WP Display Header
Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Sep 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Display Header still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 2 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Display Header, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer obenland since Oct 2014. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Display Header removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Display Header safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Display Header update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 9. No one-star spike after it. 2 Sep 2026 · Release history
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.
| obenland | 13 Oct 2014 to 2 Sep 2026, 24 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2011.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 2 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| 5 star | 22 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
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
7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 21 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,214 |
| 18 May 2026 | 620 |
| 25 May 2026 | 380 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 268 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 251 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 248 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 183 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 182 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 203 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 229 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 223 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 230 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 238 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 220 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 247 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 192 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,145 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 494 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 546 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 415 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 288 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 284 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 230 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 442 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 303 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 51 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 48% below 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
| Version | 9 |
|---|---|
| Author | Konstantin Obenland |
| Added | 28 Mar 2011 |
| Last updated | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 7,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Themes & Templates |
| Tags | posts, Dynamic, header-image, custom header, display header |
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Questions
Is WP Display Header still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Sep 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP Display Header, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer obenland since Oct 2014.
Was WP Display Header removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Display Header safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Display Header update safe to install?
No ownership change before 9. No one-star spike after it.