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Recent Posts Widget Advanced

by kgmservizi · 300+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
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Limited data: Recent Posts Widget Advanced has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Recent Posts Widget Advanced
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Recent Posts Widget Advanced still maintained?
Yes. Last release 17 Nov 2025, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 17 Nov 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Recent Posts Widget Advanced, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kgmservizi since Dec 2017. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Recent Posts Widget Advanced removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Recent Posts Widget Advanced safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Recent Posts Widget Advanced update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it. 17 Nov 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 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
kgmservizi28 Dec 2017 to 17 Nov 2025, 63 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
12 months ago
Releases, 24 months
3
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Recent Posts Widget Advanced
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20253
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
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

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.1
Authorkgmservizi
Added28 Dec 2017
Last updated17 Nov 2025
Active installs300+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.6
Categorynot stated
Tagswidget

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Questions

Is Recent Posts Widget Advanced still maintained?

Yes. Last release 17 Nov 2025, 3 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Recent Posts Widget Advanced, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kgmservizi since Dec 2017.

Was Recent Posts Widget Advanced removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Recent Posts Widget Advanced safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Recent Posts Widget Advanced update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.4.1. No one-star spike after it.

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