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Orphans v3.4.4

Supports the grammar rule for orphan words at the end of a line.

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 15 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 8.0+
  • Requires WordPress 6.0+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 62% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 98 Passed
  • 21 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 78/100
Needs Improvement

29 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 79/100
Needs Improvement

48 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 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

193.4 KB

532.9 KB unzipped

Total files

124

across all file types

Lines of PHP

6,856

in 39 files Medium

File types

  • JS
  • PHP
  • PNG
  • CSS
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 5 Critical
  • 12 High
  • 22 Medium
  • 58 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 15 audited versions of Orphans, Accessibility improved the most (+16). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 40% in size.

Audited 3.3.0 → 3.4.4 · 15 versions

0 50 100 3.3.0 3.4.0 3.4.4

How issues changed across versions

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

0 58 115 3.3.0 3.4.0 3.4.4

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

1,062

downloads

Today

65

downloads

Week over week

−5%

vs previous week

Month over month

−75%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

38% of installs run an older version

≈ 19.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v2.7
  • v3.2
  • v3.3
  • v3.4

Ratings

164 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 164
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 0

Maintenance & history

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

Last updated

1 mo ago

Jul 16, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 17 days

average between releases

Total releases

15

since Dec 2024 · 2 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Orphans in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Orphans v3.4.4 flagged 97 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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