WordPress Plugins · Maintenance Watch
editor plugins overdue for an update
Listed at 18+ months since the last release and 2+ major WordPress versions behind on tested compatibility, above an install floor. Counted from the release dates — no score, no ranking. As of 2026-07-30.
Leaderboard
| Plugin | Months since update | Tested-WP lag (majors) |
|---|---|---|
| WP Emmet | 137 | 2 |
| Better Internal Link Search | 115 | 2 |
| f(x) Editor | 115 | 2 |
| Three Column Screen Layout | 115 | 2 |
| Super Emoji Plus+ | 109 | 2 |
| Customize Posts | 104 | 2 |
| Paste as Plain Text | 104 | 2 |
| Preserve Editor Scroll Position | 104 | 3 |
| Restore Link Title Field | 104 | 2 |
| Thumbnail Upscale | 104 | 2 |
| Advanced Image Styles | 101 | 2 |
| Disable Visual Editor WYSIWYG | 101 | 2 |
| WP Edit | 93 | 2 |
Both figures above are counted from WordPress.org’s own plugin API: months since the plugin’s last release, and how many major WordPress versions its tested-up-to marker is behind. Nothing modeled, nothing estimated. See how we verify →
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