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VS Meta Description

by Guido · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: VS Meta Description is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for VS Meta Description
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
Guido0711197520 Mar 2014 to 15 Aug 2026, 213 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for VS Meta Description
Q1 20242
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20266
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 16 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star13
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star2

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for VS Meta Description
4 May 202657
11 May 202680
18 May 202676
25 May 2026114
1 Jun 202662
8 Jun 202671
15 Jun 202658
22 Jun 202660
29 Jun 202681
6 Jul 202677
13 Jul 202673
20 Jul 202685
27 Jul 202691
3 Aug 2026113
10 Aug 20261,376
17 Aug 2026442
24 Aug 2026228
31 Aug 2026207
7 Sep 2026168
14 Sep 2026160
21 Sep 2026138
28 Sep 2026139
5 Oct 2026138
12 Oct 2026125
19 Oct 2026202
26 Oct 2026170
2 Nov 202622

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search ConsoleScore 93 · 20,000+Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for GoogleScore 93 · 20,000+XML Sitemap Generator for GoogleScore 92 · 1,000,000+The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless.Score 92 · 200,000+CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search PerformanceScore 92 · 30,000+

Facts

Version8.2
AuthorGuido
Added20 Mar 2014
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > SEO & Search Optimization
Tagsseo, bing, google, ClassicPress, meta description

Other plugins by this author: VS Event List, VS Contact Form, VS Knowledge Base, VS Website Closed, VS Link Manager, Display a Quote, VS Custom Redirects

Questions

Is VS Meta Description still maintained?

VS Meta Description was last updated on 15 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is VS Meta Description safe?

VS Meta Description has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns VS Meta Description?

The wordpress.org author is Guido. Recent committers: Guido07111975, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of VS Meta Description?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console, Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance.

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