WP Term Colors
Healthy: released 23 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Term Colors still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 12 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Term Colors, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer johnjamesjacoby since Aug 2015. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Term Colors removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Term Colors safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Term Colors update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it. 12 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.
| johnjamesjacoby | 24 Aug 2015 to 12 Oct 2026, 21 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 23 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 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 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 2 |
Last release 12 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.2 |
| 5 star | 4 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
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
700+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | John James Jacoby |
| Added | 24 Aug 2015 |
| Last updated | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 700+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Categories & Taxonomies |
| Tags | meta, term, color, metadata, taxonomy |
Other plugins by this author: Post Type Switcher, bbPress, WP User Avatars, WP Term Order, WP Term Images, WP Media Categories, WP User Groups, WP User Profiles, WP User Activity, WP Term Icons, bbPress Capabilities, WP Comment Humility
Questions
Is WP Term Colors still maintained?
Yes. Last release 12 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP Term Colors, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer johnjamesjacoby since Aug 2015.
Was WP Term Colors removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Term Colors safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Term Colors update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.0.1. No one-star spike after it.