Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Oct 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is VRTs still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns VRTs, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer bleechberlin since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was VRTs removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is VRTs safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest VRTs update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it. 2 Oct 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.
| plugin-master | 25 Nov 2022 to 25 Nov 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| bleechberlin | 28 Nov 2022 to 2 Oct 2026, 57 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 33 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 12
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 2 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 2 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 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
800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bleech |
| Added | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Last updated | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 800+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization |
| Tags | vrts, tests, visual, regression, visual regression |
Other plugins by this author: ACF Hide Layout
Questions
Is VRTs still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns VRTs, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bleechberlin since Nov 2022.
Was VRTs removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is VRTs safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest VRTs update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.2.1. No one-star spike after it.