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WP Header Images

by Fahad Mahmood · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: WP Header Images is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Header Images
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
fahadmahmood3 Jul 2015 to 28 Oct 2026, 134 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
7 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for WP Header Images
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
11 Oct 2021WP Header Images <= 2.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1< 2.0.12.0.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.4 from 35 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star30
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star5

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Header Images
4 May 202680
11 May 202653
18 May 202647
25 May 202669
1 Jun 202664
8 Jun 202669
15 Jun 202659
22 Jun 202643
29 Jun 202643
6 Jul 202644
13 Jul 202652
20 Jul 202655
27 Jul 202677
3 Aug 202684
10 Aug 202677
17 Aug 202685
24 Aug 202658
31 Aug 202663
7 Sep 202681
14 Sep 202693
21 Sep 2026106
28 Sep 2026116
5 Oct 202698
12 Oct 202692
19 Oct 2026143
26 Oct 20261,669
2 Nov 202663

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 271% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Carousel Slider Block for GutenbergScore 93 · 50,000+Ultimate Responsive Image SliderScore 93 · 30,000+Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce - Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce)Score 93 · 20,000+

Facts

Version2.1.4
AuthorFahad Mahmood
Added3 Jul 2015
Last updated28 Oct 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress3.0.1
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsimage slider, custom header, custom images, header images, images slideshow

Other plugins by this author: WP Sort Order, WP Datepicker, External Store for Shopify, RSS Feed Widget, Injection Guard, WP Docs, Stock Locations for WooCommerce, Products Coming Soon for WooCommerce, Easy Upload Files During Checkout, Export Customers Data, Export Variable Products, Alphabetic Pagination

Questions

Is WP Header Images still maintained?

WP Header Images was last updated on 28 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is WP Header Images safe?

WP Header Images has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns WP Header Images?

The wordpress.org author is Fahad Mahmood. Recent committers: fahadmahmood, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of WP Header Images?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg, Ultimate Responsive Image Slider, Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce - Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce).

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