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Special Text Boxes

by minimus · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 13 Sep 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Special Text Boxes
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Special Text Boxes still maintained?
Yes. Last release 13 Sep 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 13 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Special Text Boxes, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer minimus since Apr 2009. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Special Text Boxes removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Special Text Boxes safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.5). Not on the exploited list. 24 Sep 2024 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Special Text Boxes update safe to install?
No ownership change before 6.6.1. No one-star spike after it. 13 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.

Committers and their active periods
minimus17 Apr 2009 to 13 Sep 2026, 194 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2009.

Maintenance

Last release
52 days ago
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Special Text Boxes
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.4.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star5
3 star1
2 star1
1 star6

Security record

3 vulnerabilities on record, all patched (latest fixed in 6.2.5).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
24 Sep 2024Special Text Boxes <= 6.2.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution7.3<= 6.2.46.2.516
17 Jun 2022Special Text Boxes <= 5.9.110 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 5.9.1106.0.0Patched before disclosure
21 Sep 2021Special Text Boxes <= 5.9.109 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5<= 5.9.1095.9.110Patched before disclosure

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 Special Text Boxes
4 May 202662
11 May 202656
18 May 202671
25 May 202685
1 Jun 202669
8 Jun 202684
15 Jun 202663
22 Jun 202636
29 Jun 2026693
6 Jul 2026179
13 Jul 2026107
20 Jul 202685
27 Jul 2026114
3 Aug 2026105
10 Aug 202686
17 Aug 2026101
24 Aug 202696
31 Aug 202673
7 Sep 2026364
14 Sep 2026545
21 Sep 2026172
28 Sep 2026133
5 Oct 2026129
12 Oct 2026132
19 Oct 2026169
26 Oct 2026193
2 Nov 202629

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% 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

Version6.6.1
Authorminimus
Added17 Apr 2009
Last updated13 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsinfo, text, color, content, performance

Other plugins by this author: Copyrighted Post, Multilingual Comments Number

Questions

Is Special Text Boxes still maintained?

Yes. Last release 13 Sep 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Special Text Boxes, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer minimus since Apr 2009.

Was Special Text Boxes removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Special Text Boxes safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 6.2.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Special Text Boxes update safe to install?

No ownership change before 6.6.1. 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