Yoast Test Helper
Healthy: Yoast Test Helper is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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 | 3 Apr 2020 to 3 Apr 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| joostdevalk | 6 Apr 2020 to 19 Oct 2021, 11 commits |
| ireneyoast | 7 Apr 2020 to 7 Apr 2020, 1 commits |
| Yoast | 7 Jul 2020 to 6 Oct 2026, 50 commits |
4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 29 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Average rating 5.0 in Q3 2024.
| 5 star | 11 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
50,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,389 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 3,338 |
| 18 May 2026 | 3,786 |
| 25 May 2026 | 21,372 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 8,401 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 6,518 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 5,291 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 5,195 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 4,585 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 5,490 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 4,422 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 6,241 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 4,709 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,551 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,813 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3,677 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 4,042 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,572 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 4,049 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 4,005 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 4,053 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,903 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3,517 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,591 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,932 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 5,069 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 845 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 27% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.19 |
|---|---|
| Author | Yoast |
| Added | 6 Apr 2020 |
| Last updated | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 50,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Developer Tools & Customization > Code Snippets & Custom Code |
| Tags | Yoast, Yoast SEO, development |
Other plugins by this author: Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, Yoast Duplicate Post, ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO, Custom field finder, Redirectioner, Term Menu Order
Questions
Is Yoast Test Helper still maintained?
Yoast Test Helper was last updated on 6 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Yoast Test Helper safe?
Yoast Test Helper has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Yoast Test Helper?
The wordpress.org author is Yoast. Recent committers: Yoast, joostdevalk, ireneyoast, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Yoast Test Helper?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset.