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Widget for Zen

by fromgate · 300+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Widget for Zen has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Widget for Zen
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Widget for Zen still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 May 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 20 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Widget for Zen, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer fromgate since Jan 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Widget for Zen removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Widget for Zen safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Widget for Zen update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.13. No one-star spike after it. 20 May 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.

Committers and their active periods
fromgate10 Jan 2018 to 7 Sep 2026, 48 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Widget for Zen
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20244
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 20 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

300+ 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

Version1.2.13
Authorfromgate
Added10 Jan 2018
Last updated20 May 2026
Active installs300+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
Categorynot stated
Tagszen, dzen, widget, дзен, виджет

Other plugins by this author: Prozen Integration for Dzen, Prozen AI Proofreader

Questions

Is Widget for Zen still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 May 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Widget for Zen, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer fromgate since Jan 2018.

Was Widget for Zen removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Widget for Zen safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Widget for Zen update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.2.13. No one-star spike after it.

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