Visual Composer Website Builder v45.16.1
Drag and drop page builder that gives the freedom to design WordPress websites, landing pages, custom themes, maintenance mode & coming soon pages.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 23 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 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 5.5+
- Tested up to WP 7.0.2 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 32% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 97 Passed
- 23 Warnings
- 5 Failed
29 of 37 checks passed.
53 of 61 checks passed.
8 of 12 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
0 of 3 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
7.1 MB
18.9 MB unzipped
Total files
780
across all file types
Lines of PHP
46,049
in 338 files Large
File types
- PHP
- JS
- PNG
- SVG
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 11 High
- 97 Medium
- 40 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 23 audited versions of Visual Composer Website Builder, Performance improved the most (+9). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 3% in size.
Audited 45.0 → 45.16.1 · 23 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
1,836
downloads
Today
171
downloads
Week over week
−16%
vs previous week
Month over month
−79%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
68% of installs run an older version
≈ 27.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v45.10
- v45.15
- v45.16
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
1 mo ago
Jul 23, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 14 days
average between releases
Total releases
38
since Aug 2022 · 4 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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