WebFinger
Healthy: maintained, last release 26 Aug 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WebFinger still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 26 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WebFinger, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer pfefferle since Apr 2010. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WebFinger removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WebFinger safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WebFinger update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 26 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.
| pfefferle | 20 Apr 2010 to 26 Aug 2026, 90 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2010.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 3 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 26 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.7.
| 5 star | 2 |
|---|---|
| 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
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 24 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 60 |
| 18 May 2026 | 60 |
| 25 May 2026 | 93 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 60 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 65 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 51 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 62 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 77 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 73 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 84 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 87 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 142 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,245 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 221 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 149 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 170 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 127 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 132 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 105 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 96 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 164 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 144 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 22% 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 | 4.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Matthias Pfefferle |
| Added | 20 Apr 2010 |
| Last updated | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Communication & Messaging > SMTP & Email Delivery Services |
| Tags | jrd, ostatus, discovery, Webfinger, activitypub |
Other plugins by this author: Webmention, NodeInfo(2), Open Search Document, host-meta, Blogroll & Podroll Block, ActivityStream extension, MF2 Feeds, OpenWeb Icons
Questions
Is WebFinger still maintained?
Yes. Last release 26 Aug 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WebFinger, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer pfefferle since Apr 2010.
Was WebFinger removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WebFinger safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WebFinger update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.1.0. No one-star spike after it.