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FancyTube

FancyTube - Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube
by Pluginic · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 16 Aug 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for FancyTube
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is FancyTube still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 16 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns FancyTube, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer frohadpro since Sep 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was FancyTube removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is FancyTube safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest FancyTube update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.2. No one-star spike after it. 16 Aug 2026 · Release history

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
plugin-master5 May 2020 to 5 May 2020, 1 commits
grandplugin14 May 2020 to 17 Nov 2021, 16 commits
wpqode3 Sep 2022 to 16 Aug 2026, 7 commits
frohadpro20 Sep 2022 to 15 Dec 2024, 23 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for FancyTube
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star9
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 FancyTube
4 May 202625
11 May 202681
18 May 202689
25 May 202654
1 Jun 202653
8 Jun 202673
15 Jun 202637
22 Jun 202637
29 Jun 202640
6 Jul 202645
13 Jul 202638
20 Jul 202660
27 Jul 202663
3 Aug 202674
10 Aug 2026596
17 Aug 2026503
24 Aug 2026132
31 Aug 2026116
7 Sep 2026116
14 Sep 2026107
21 Sep 2026126
28 Sep 2026121
5 Oct 2026121
12 Oct 2026140
19 Oct 2026166
26 Oct 2026140
2 Nov 202627

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.4.2
AuthorPluginic
Added14 May 2020
Last updated16 Aug 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress4.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagsvideo gallery, youtube slider, youtube gallery, youtube playlist, youtube to gallery

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Questions

Is FancyTube still maintained?

Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns FancyTube, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer frohadpro since Sep 2022.

Was FancyTube removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is FancyTube safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest FancyTube update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.4.2. 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