WP Top News
Healthy: maintained, last release 28 Oct 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Top News still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 28 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Top News, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer mhmrajib since Jun 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Top News removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Top News safe?
- 2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.3). Not on the exploited list. 30 Apr 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Top News update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.4.4. No one-star spike after it. 11 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 30 Jun 2019 to 30 Jun 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| mhmrajib | 30 Jun 2019 to 28 Oct 2026, 148 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 7 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 4
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 7 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.4.3).
Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter | 6.1 | <= 2.4.1 | 2.4.3 | n/a |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks | 6.3 | < 2.0 | 2.0 | n/a |
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
800+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
Momentum history builds with each snapshot.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.4.4 |
|---|---|
| Author | Hossni Mubarak |
| Added | 30 Jun 2019 |
| Last updated | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 800+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | news, news grid, News list, news portal, news ticker |
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Questions
Is WP Top News still maintained?
Yes. Last release 28 Oct 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP Top News, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer mhmrajib since Jun 2019.
Was WP Top News removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Top News safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.4.3). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest WP Top News update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.4. No one-star spike after it.