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WordPress Beta Tester

by Andy Fragen · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WordPress Beta Tester is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WordPress Beta Tester
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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
afragen15 May 2017 to 13 Aug 2026, 196 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WordPress Beta Tester
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.0 from 47 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star30
4 star2
3 star5
2 star3
1 star7

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WordPress Beta Tester
4 May 2026852
11 May 20261,044
18 May 20261,114
25 May 2026402
1 Jun 2026262
8 Jun 2026409
15 Jun 20261,108
22 Jun 2026588
29 Jun 2026373
6 Jul 2026320
13 Jul 2026651
20 Jul 20261,398
27 Jul 2026498
3 Aug 2026762
10 Aug 20262,739
17 Aug 20262,351
24 Aug 20261,158
31 Aug 20261,244
7 Sep 20261,613
14 Sep 20261,155
21 Sep 2026729
28 Sep 2026802
5 Oct 20263,096
12 Oct 20264,592
19 Oct 20262,294
26 Oct 20265,957
2 Nov 2026136

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 133% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

MCP AdapterScore 93 · 60,000+WP-SCSSScore 93 · 40,000+Show Pages IDsScore 93 · 10,000+WP ResetScore 92 · 300,000+

Facts

Version4.0.1
AuthorAndy Fragen
Added19 Jun 2009
Last updated13 Aug 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsbeta, testing, advanced

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Questions

Is WordPress Beta Tester still maintained?

WordPress Beta Tester was last updated on 13 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WordPress Beta Tester safe?

WordPress Beta Tester has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WordPress Beta Tester?

The wordpress.org author is Andy Fragen. Recent committers: afragen, mlteal, SergeyBiryukov, Otto42, obenland. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WordPress Beta Tester?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset.

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