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Widget for Yelp Reviews

by richplugins · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Widget for Yelp Reviews
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Widget for Yelp Reviews still maintained?
No. Last release 28 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago. 28 Aug 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Widget for Yelp Reviews, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer richplugins since Nov 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Widget for Yelp Reviews removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Widget for Yelp Reviews safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Widget for Yelp Reviews update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8. No one-star spike after it. 28 Aug 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
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 14 months (last release 28 Aug 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.28 Aug 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
widgetpack5 Mar 2017 to 22 Jul 2021, 46 commits
richplugins17 Nov 2022 to 28 Aug 2025, 6 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2017.

Maintenance

Last release
14 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Widget for Yelp Reviews
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Aug 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star39
4 star2
3 star0
2 star1
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

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Widget for Yelp Reviews
4 May 202646
11 May 202668
18 May 202667
25 May 202678
1 Jun 202671
8 Jun 202672
15 Jun 202659
22 Jun 202653
29 Jun 202660
6 Jul 202666
13 Jul 202677
20 Jul 202668
27 Jul 202681
3 Aug 202685
10 Aug 202685
17 Aug 202697
24 Aug 202680
31 Aug 202678
7 Sep 202689
14 Sep 202691
21 Sep 202699
28 Sep 2026114
5 Oct 202694
12 Oct 202698
19 Oct 2026135
26 Oct 2026140
2 Nov 202617

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.8
Authorrichplugins
Added2 Mar 2017
Last updated28 Aug 2025
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress2.8
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsYelp, reviews, yelp widget, yelp reviews, Reviews Widget

Other plugins by this author: Rich Showcase for Google Reviews, Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations, Cookie Law Bar, Messenger LiveChat, WidgetPack Review System

Questions

Is Widget for Yelp Reviews still maintained?

No. Last release 28 Aug 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Widget for Yelp Reviews, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer richplugins since Nov 2022.

Was Widget for Yelp Reviews removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Widget for Yelp Reviews safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Widget for Yelp Reviews update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.8. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue