Skip to content
PluginCanary

WP Favicon Remover

by Hiroaki Miyashita · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Nov 2025, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Favicon Remover
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Favicon Remover still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Nov 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Nov 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Favicon Remover, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Hiroaki Miyashita since Apr 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Favicon Remover removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Favicon Remover safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Favicon Remover update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.3. No one-star spike after it. 22 Nov 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

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master6 Apr 2020 to 6 Apr 2020, 1 commits
Hiroaki Miyashita6 Apr 2020 to 8 Dec 2025, 15 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
12 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Favicon Remover
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 22 Nov 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

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

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Favicon Remover
4 May 202646
11 May 202684
18 May 202673
25 May 202693
1 Jun 202686
8 Jun 202683
15 Jun 202664
22 Jun 202674
29 Jun 202672
6 Jul 202682
13 Jul 2026103
20 Jul 2026115
27 Jul 202692
3 Aug 2026120
10 Aug 202690
17 Aug 2026105
24 Aug 202699
31 Aug 2026111
7 Sep 2026116
14 Sep 2026132
21 Sep 2026160
28 Sep 2026128
5 Oct 2026143
12 Oct 2026121
19 Oct 2026362
26 Oct 2026265
2 Nov 202635

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 73% 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

Version1.0.3
AuthorHiroaki Miyashita
Added6 Apr 2020
Last updated22 Nov 2025
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management
Tags5.4, ico, delete, favicon, WordPress

Other plugins by this author: Custom Field Template, Dashboard Sticky Notes, Max Image Size Control, Barcode QRcode Generator, Payment Gateway PayPay for WooCommerce, Payment Gateway GMOPG for WooCommerce, Plugin Reinstaller, Payment Gateway Zeus for WooCommerce, Payment Gateway SMBCGP for WooCommerce, Donation Link Manager, Payment Gateway Remise for WooCommerce, Plugin Information Card

Questions

Is WP Favicon Remover still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Nov 2025, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Favicon Remover, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Hiroaki Miyashita since Apr 2020.

Was WP Favicon Remover removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WP Favicon Remover safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Favicon Remover update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.3. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue