Word Balloon
Healthy: released 4 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
History: 3 past vulnerabilities, all patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.
Quick answers
- Is Word Balloon still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 31 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 31 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Word Balloon, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer back2nature since Mar 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Word Balloon removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Word Balloon safe?
- 3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.22.0). Not on the exploited list. 19 Jun 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Word Balloon update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 4.23.3. No one-star spike after it. 31 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| back2nature | 11 Mar 2018 to 31 Oct 2026, 680 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2018.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 4 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 7
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.3 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 3 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 2 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 31 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- 100%
- Threads, last 2 months
- 1
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
3 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 4.22.0).
Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
| Date | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2024 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion | 8.8 | <= 4.21.1 | 4.22.0 | Before disclosure |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 4.20.2 | 4.20.3 | 71 |
| 28 Dec 2022 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 4.19.2 | 4.19.3 | 1 |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 5.0 |
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 4,180
| 4 May 2026 | 50 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 126 |
| 18 May 2026 | 157 |
| 25 May 2026 | 356 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 161 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 136 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 124 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 142 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 110 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 124 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 104 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 195 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 237 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 156 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 184 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,765 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 774 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 499 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 352 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 326 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 324 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 291 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 320 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 226 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,096 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,180 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 161% above the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 4.23.3
- Author
- YAHMAN
- Added
- 11 Mar 2018
- Last updated
- 31 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 3.9.3
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.3
- Category
- Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing
- Tags
- chat, comic, bubble, speech, balloon
Other plugins by this author: Pages with category and tag, YAHMAN Add-ons
Questions about Word Balloon
Is Word Balloon still maintained?
Yes. Last release 31 Oct 2026, 7 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Word Balloon, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer back2nature since Mar 2018.
Was Word Balloon removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Word Balloon safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.22.0). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Word Balloon update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.23.3. No one-star spike after it.