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Universal Honey Pot

by Ludwig You · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Universal Honey Pot
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

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.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 13 months (last release 8 Oct 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.8 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master15 Jun 2023 to 15 Jun 2023, 1 commits
ludwigyou16 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+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Universal Honey Pot
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

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.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

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.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Universal Honey Pot
4 May 202620
11 May 202655
18 May 202640
25 May 202657
1 Jun 202642
8 Jun 202652
15 Jun 202635
22 Jun 202623
29 Jun 202641
6 Jul 202641
13 Jul 202646
20 Jul 202648
27 Jul 202662
3 Aug 202675
10 Aug 202664
17 Aug 202664
24 Aug 202641
31 Aug 202643
7 Sep 202666
14 Sep 202667
21 Sep 202668
28 Sep 202687
5 Oct 202666
12 Oct 202663
19 Oct 202692
26 Oct 202690
2 Nov 202618

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version6.0.0
AuthorLudwig You
Added16 Jun 2023
Last updated8 Oct 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.0.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsforms, 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.

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