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Updater by BestWebSoft

by bestwebsoft · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Updater by BestWebSoft
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Updater by BestWebSoft still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months. 3 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Updater by BestWebSoft, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bestwebsoft since Jan 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Updater by BestWebSoft removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Updater by BestWebSoft safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.35). Not on the exploited list. 12 Apr 2017 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Updater by BestWebSoft update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.48. No one-star spike after it. 22 Nov 2024 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
bestwebsoft22 Jan 2013 to 3 Dec 2025, 86 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Updater by BestWebSoft
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.

Rating distribution
5 star48
4 star0
3 star0
2 star2
1 star2

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 1.35).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
12 Apr 2017Updater by BestWebSoft <= 1.34 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.341.3516

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Updater by BestWebSoft
4 May 202646
11 May 202648
18 May 202641
25 May 202649
1 Jun 202646
8 Jun 202651
15 Jun 202636
22 Jun 202643
29 Jun 202639
6 Jul 202640
13 Jul 202638
20 Jul 202649
27 Jul 202662
3 Aug 202668
10 Aug 202658
17 Aug 202674
24 Aug 202656
31 Aug 202657
7 Sep 202655
14 Sep 202677
21 Sep 202681
28 Sep 202677
5 Oct 202682
12 Oct 202679
19 Oct 2026112
26 Oct 2026144
2 Nov 202628

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 50% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.48
Authorbestwebsoft
Added22 Jan 2013
Last updated3 Dec 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsupdater, update wordpress core, update wordpress plugins, wordpress plugin updates, auto update wordpress plugins

Other plugins by this author: reCaptcha by BestWebSoft, Contact Form by BestWebSoft - Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress, Sitemap by BestWebSoft - WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin, Gallery by BestWebSoft - Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress, Captcha by BestWebSoft - Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft - WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin, Error Log Viewer by BestWebSoft, Pagination by BestWebSoft - Customizable WordPress Content Splitter and Navigation Plugin, Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft - WordPress Anti-Bot and Security Plugin for Login and Forms, Multilanguage by BestWebSoft - WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher, User Role by BestWebSoft - Add and Customize Roles and Capabilities in WordPress, Profile Extra Fields by BestWebSoft

Questions

Is Updater by BestWebSoft still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Updater by BestWebSoft, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer bestwebsoft since Jan 2013.

Was Updater by BestWebSoft removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Updater by BestWebSoft safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.35). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Updater by BestWebSoft update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.48. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue