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Widget Menuizer

by cornershop · 600+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
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Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Widget Menuizer
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Widget Menuizer still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Widget Menuizer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kenjigarland since May 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Widget Menuizer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Widget Menuizer safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Widget Menuizer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.3. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 2025 · Release history

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
drywallbmb20 Sep 2014 to 19 Jul 2021, 20 commits
kenjigarland8 May 2020 to 3 Dec 2025, 14 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2014.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Widget Menuizer
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 3 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

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

600+ 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.

User MenusScore 93 · 80,000+Advanced Sidebar MenuScore 90 · 10,000+

Facts

Version1.1.3
Authorcornershop
Added20 Sep 2014
Last updated3 Dec 2025
Active installs600+
Requires WordPress3.9.2
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHPnot stated
CategorySite Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus
Tagsmenus, widgets, sidebars

Other plugins by this author: Media Deduper, WP Popup, Better Section Navigation, Integration for Engaging Networks and Gravity Forms, Integration for CardConnect and Gravity Forms, Integration for Salsa Engage and Gravity Forms, Integration for Luminate and Gravity Forms, Pumpkin Spice Admin

Questions

Is Widget Menuizer still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Dec 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Widget Menuizer, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kenjigarland since May 2020.

Was Widget Menuizer removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Widget Menuizer safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Widget Menuizer update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.3. No one-star spike after it.

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