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LightStart

LightStart - Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder
by Themeisle · 400,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Oct 2026, 12 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

93/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for LightStart
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation85

How the score works

Quick answers

Is LightStart still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns LightStart, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer themeisle since Jan 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was LightStart removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is LightStart safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.10). Not on the exploited list. 1 Feb 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest LightStart update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.25. No one-star spike after it. 29 Oct 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.

Committers and their active periods
GeorgeJipa1 Sep 2014 to 13 May 2021, 68 commits
creativethemeshq20 Jul 2021 to 18 Jan 2022, 4 commits
themeisle27 Jan 2022 to 29 Oct 2026, 56 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
12
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for LightStart
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20252
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20262
Q4 20261

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 5.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.3.

Average rating per quarter for LightStart
Q3 20255.0
Q4 20254.4
Q1 20263.4
Q2 20264.3
Q3 20264.8
Q4 20265.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q3 2025 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star672
4 star40
3 star31
2 star18
1 star113
Latest low reviews

Security record

7 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 2.6.10).

Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
1 Feb 2024ThemeIsle SDK <= Various Versions - Missing Authorization5.3<= 2.6.92.6.1028
5 Jan 2024LightStart – Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder <= 2.6.8 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.6.82.6.9Patched before disclosure
20 Jun 2022WP Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon <= 2.4.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery8.8<= 2.4.42.4.5Patched before disclosure
14 Dec 2018WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Remote Code Execution9.1< 2.0.72.0.7Patched before disclosure
6 Jul 2016WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Missing Authorization5.4< 2.0.72.0.71
6 Jul 2016WP Maintenance Mode <= 2.0.6 - Authenticated Information Disclosure4.3< 2.0.72.0.71
5 Jun 2013WP Maintenance Mode <= 1.8.7 - Missing Authorization Checks & Cross-Site Request Forgery5.4< 1.8.81.8.81

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

Support

100% of 2 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

400,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for LightStart
4 May 20267,246
11 May 202613,950
18 May 2026173,509
25 May 202626,543
1 Jun 202618,459
8 Jun 202614,860
15 Jun 202613,688
22 Jun 202612,496
29 Jun 202612,213
6 Jul 202611,478
13 Jul 202611,822
20 Jul 202613,631
27 Jul 2026149,163
3 Aug 202645,317
10 Aug 202618,958
17 Aug 202616,930
24 Aug 202617,978
31 Aug 202614,272
7 Sep 202612,045
14 Sep 202611,956
21 Sep 202612,379
28 Sep 2026151,322
5 Oct 202643,835
12 Oct 202617,930
19 Oct 202640,752
26 Oct 2026153,388
2 Nov 20268,725

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 43% 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

Version2.6.25
AuthorThemeisle
Added26 Feb 2010
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs400,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.1
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Maintenance Mode
Tagscoming soon, splash page, landing page, maintenance mode, under construction

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Questions

Is LightStart still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 12 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns LightStart, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer themeisle since Jan 2022.

Was LightStart removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is LightStart safe?

7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.6.10). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest LightStart update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.25. No one-star spike after it.

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