VK Link Target Controller
Healthy: maintained, last release 24 Aug 2026, 14 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is VK Link Target Controller still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months. 24 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns VK Link Target Controller, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer vektor-inc since Jan 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was VK Link Target Controller removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is VK Link Target Controller safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest VK Link Target Controller update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.10.5. No one-star spike after it. 24 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.
| vektor-inc | 8 Jan 2015 to 24 Aug 2026, 60 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 14
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 8 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 3 |
| Q3 2026 | 4 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 24 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.10.2 (security, nonce).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 257 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 722 |
| 18 May 2026 | 803 |
| 25 May 2026 | 541 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 509 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 473 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 413 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 391 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 385 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 359 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 366 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 596 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 535 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 467 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 315 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 10,700 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 11,254 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,372 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 941 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 794 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 735 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 628 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 610 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 478 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,540 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,019 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 128 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% below 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
| Version | 1.10.5 |
|---|---|
| Author | Vektor,Inc. |
| Added | 8 Jan 2015 |
| Last updated | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | link, list, page, redirection, recent posts |
Other plugins by this author: VK Block Patterns, VK Blocks, VK Filter Search, VK Dynamic If Block, VK Google Job Posting Manager, VK Simple Copy Block, VK Plugin Beta Tester
Questions
Is VK Link Target Controller still maintained?
Yes. Last release 24 Aug 2026, 14 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns VK Link Target Controller, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer vektor-inc since Jan 2015.
Was VK Link Target Controller removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is VK Link Target Controller safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest VK Link Target Controller update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.10.5. No one-star spike after it.