PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Core Extend safe?
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What this plugin does
- Slug:
core-extend - Author: Yoast
- 10000000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (27818 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 991166513 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2010-10-11
Content analysisReadabilityschemaseoxml sitemap
Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 28.2
- Last updated: 2026-08-18 4:48am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.4+
Known vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities are recorded in our database for Core Extend. This does not mean the plugin is audited or guaranteed safe — only that no CVE or vulnerability report is on file.
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