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VK Post Author Display v1.28.2

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  • Audit coverage Not yet audited newest version pending
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 14, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 15, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

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

  • Requires PHP 7.4+
  • Requires WordPress 5.3+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 33% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

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

  • 96 Passed
  • 24 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 84/100
Good

31 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 77/100
Needs Improvement

47 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 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

1.5 MB

2.8 MB unzipped

Total files

67

across all file types

Lines of PHP

2,218

in 16 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • CSS
  • JS
  • PNG
  • Other

Top issues

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

  • 0 Critical
  • 75 High
  • 26 Medium
  • 47 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 VK Post Author Display, Performance improved the most (+17). No category regressed over this span. The codebase shrank 17% in size.

Audited 1.18.6 → 1.28.0 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.18.6 1.20.3 1.24.0 1.28.0

How issues changed across versions

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

0 85 170 1.18.6 1.20.3 1.24.0 1.28.0

Download momentum

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

Last 7 days

354

downloads

Today

25

downloads

Week over week

−42%

vs previous week

Month over month

+296%

vs previous month

Download trend: Growing. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

67% of installs run an older version

≈ 6.7K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.18
  • v1.21
  • v1.24
  • v1.25
  • v1.26
  • v1.27
  • v1.28

Ratings

8 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 6
  • 4 1
  • 3 0
  • 2 1
  • 1 0

Maintenance & history

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

Last updated

This month

Jul 8, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 4 days

average between releases

Total releases

116

since Feb 2013 · 13 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running VK Post Author Display in Your Site?

Our latest audit of VK Post Author Display v1.28.2 flagged 148 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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