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Category Dropdown by GCS Design

by Chandrika Sista · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Avoid2 Criticals1 Warning

Avoid: no release in 25 months (last release 9 Oct 2024).

39/ 100 Canary Score

Capped at 39: a vulnerability has no patch.

Sub-scores for Category Dropdown by GCS Design
Ownership100
Maintenance0
Security35
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Category Dropdown by GCS Design still maintained?
No. Last release 9 Oct 2024, over 2 years ago. 9 Oct 2024 · wordpress.org
Who owns Category Dropdown by GCS Design, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Category Dropdown by GCS Design removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Category Dropdown by GCS Design safe?
No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version. 22 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Category Dropdown by GCS Design update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.9. No one-star spike after it. 3 Dec 2022 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • CriticalMNT-1No release in 25 months (last release 9 Oct 2024). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.9 Oct 2025Evidence
  • CriticalSEC-2Vulnerability published 22 Sep 2025 still has no fix after 14 days. Disable or replace the plugin. No fix has been released.6 Oct 2025Evidence
  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11, 5 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
plugin-master26 Jun 2019 to 26 Jun 2019, 1 commits
cguntur1 Jul 2019 to 9 Oct 2024, 18 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
2 years ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
6.6 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Category Dropdown by GCS Design
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 9 Oct 2024. Tested up to 6.6, 5 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), 1 with no fix in the current version.

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Sep 2025WP Category Dropdown <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.9No fixn/a
Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
23 Sep 2024WP Category Dropdown <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via align Parameter6.4<= 1.81.9n/a

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Category Dropdown by GCS Design
4 May 202627
11 May 202670
18 May 202678
25 May 202671
1 Jun 202648
8 Jun 202659
15 Jun 202637
22 Jun 202636
29 Jun 202642
6 Jul 202638
13 Jul 202639
20 Jul 202641
27 Jul 202656
3 Aug 202662
10 Aug 202655
17 Aug 202663
24 Aug 202652
31 Aug 202649
7 Sep 202667
14 Sep 202678
21 Sep 202677
28 Sep 202670
5 Oct 202655
12 Oct 202664
19 Oct 2026102
26 Oct 2026122
2 Nov 202613

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.9
AuthorChandrika Sista
Added1 Jul 2019
Last updated9 Oct 2024
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.6.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsAjax WordPress category, child category dropdown, Parent and Child Categories, WordPress Category Dropdown

Questions

Is Category Dropdown by GCS Design still maintained?

No. Last release 9 Oct 2024, over 2 years ago.

Who owns Category Dropdown by GCS Design, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded.

Was Category Dropdown by GCS Design removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Category Dropdown by GCS Design safe?

No. 1 known vulnerability has no fix in the current version.

Is the latest Category Dropdown by GCS Design update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.9. 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