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What The File

by Barry Kooij · 40,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

81/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for What The File
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
barrykooij26 Aug 2012 to 19 Feb 2026, 90 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for What The File
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 19 Feb 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

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

Average rating per quarter for What The File
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20254.0
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star828
4 star37
3 star6
2 star4
1 star8

Momentum

40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for What The File
4 May 2026523
11 May 2026932
18 May 20261,183
25 May 2026990
1 Jun 2026921
8 Jun 2026918
15 Jun 20261,052
22 Jun 2026785
29 Jun 2026825
6 Jul 2026864
13 Jul 2026843
20 Jul 20261,065
27 Jul 2026884
3 Aug 2026877
10 Aug 2026925
17 Aug 2026749
24 Aug 2026872
31 Aug 2026986
7 Sep 2026995
14 Sep 2026805
21 Sep 2026948
28 Sep 2026745
5 Oct 2026874
12 Oct 2026906
19 Oct 20261,563
26 Oct 20261,377
2 Nov 2026263

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+Query MonitorScore 91 · 200,000+

Facts

Version1.6.1
AuthorBarry Kooij
Added26 Aug 2012
Last updated19 Feb 2026
Active installs40,000+
Requires WordPress3.1
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP5.3
CategoryDeveloper Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code
Tagsfile, toolbar, template, development, template editing

Other plugins by this author: Related Posts for WordPress, WP Notification Center, Page Tag Cloud, Post Connector, WP Simple Web Services, Admin Restriction, Conversion Blocks

Questions

Is What The File still maintained?

What The File was last updated on 19 Feb 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is What The File safe?

What The File has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns What The File?

The wordpress.org author is Barry Kooij. Recent committers: barrykooij, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of What The File?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset, Query Monitor.

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