Widgets Area Chooser
Limited data: Widgets Area Chooser has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.
Capped at 59: a Critical signal is open.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 10 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Widgets Area Chooser still maintained?
- No. Last release 25 Oct 2013, over 13 years ago. 25 Oct 2013 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Widgets Area Chooser, and has it changed hands?
- Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Widgets Area Chooser removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Widgets Area Chooser safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Widgets Area Chooser update safe to install?
- Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version. Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- CriticalMNT-1No release in 158 months (last release 25 Oct 2013). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.25 Oct 2014Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 13 years ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- not stated vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
Last release 25 Oct 2013. Release history builds as we see new versions.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
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
10+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
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 | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | shaunandrews |
| Added | 16 Oct 2013 |
| Last updated | 25 Oct 2013 |
| Active installs | 10+ |
| Requires WordPress | not stated |
| Tested up to | not stated |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | not stated |
| Tags | widgets |
Other plugins by this author: Media Grid, Menu Recent Pages, Better Widgets
Questions
Is Widgets Area Chooser still maintained?
No. Last release 25 Oct 2013, over 13 years ago.
Who owns Widgets Area Chooser, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.
Was Widgets Area Chooser removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Widgets Area Chooser safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Widgets Area Chooser update safe to install?
Not enough data. No release date on record for the current version.