Universal Honey Pot
Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 20 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Universal Honey Pot still maintained?
- No. Last release 8 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago. 8 Oct 2025 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Universal Honey Pot, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer ludwigyou since Jun 2023. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Universal Honey Pot removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Universal Honey Pot safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Universal Honey Pot update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 6.0.0. No one-star spike after it. 24 Jun 2024 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 15 Jun 2023 to 15 Jun 2023, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| ludwigyou | 16 Jun 2023 to 20 May 2026, 14 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 6.8 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 8 Oct 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 20 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 55 |
| 18 May 2026 | 40 |
| 25 May 2026 | 57 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 42 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 52 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 23 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 41 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 41 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 46 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 48 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 62 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 75 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 64 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 41 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 43 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 66 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 67 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 68 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 87 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 66 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 63 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 92 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 90 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 18 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 6.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Ludwig You |
| Added | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Last updated | 8 Oct 2025 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | forms, security, anti-spam, honey pot, spam protection |
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Questions
Is Universal Honey Pot still maintained?
No. Last release 8 Oct 2025, over 1 year ago.
Who owns Universal Honey Pot, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ludwigyou since Jun 2023.
Was Universal Honey Pot removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Universal Honey Pot safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Universal Honey Pot update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.0.0. No one-star spike after it.