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OptionTree v2.7.3

Theme Options UI Builder for WordPress. A simple way to create & save Theme Options and Meta Boxes for free or premium themes.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 7, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 7, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 5.3.0+
  • Requires WordPress 3.8+
  • Tested up to WP 5.2 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 91% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 100 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 80/100
Good

49 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

380.1 KB

1.3 MB unzipped

Total files

38

across all file types

Lines of PHP

15,204

in 15 files Medium

File types

  • PHP
  • PNG
  • JS
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 9 High
  • 55 Medium
  • 166 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of OptionTree, Security improved the most (+22). The largest regression was in Accessibility (-16). The codebase grew 45% in size.

Audited 2.1.2 → 2.7.3 · 30 versions

0 50 100 2.1.2 2.3.3 2.5.1 2.7.3

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 593 1185 2.1.2 2.3.3 2.5.1 2.7.3

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

165

downloads

Today

9

downloads

Week over week

−22%

vs previous week

Month over month

+11%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: Abandoned.

Version intelligence

8.6% of installs run an older version

≈ 4.3K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.6
  • v2.7

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

87 mo ago

May 19, 2019

Looks abandoned

Release cadence

~ every 6 days

average between releases

Total releases

61

since Nov 2010 · 16 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running OptionTree in Your Site?

Our latest audit of OptionTree v2.7.3 flagged 230 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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