A curated database of 194+ abandoned and unmaintained WordPress plugins with over 5 million combined active installs. Check if your plugins are still being maintained before they become a security liability.
An abandoned WordPress plugin is a ticking time bomb. When a developer stops maintaining a plugin, it stops receiving security patches — but it keeps running on thousands of sites. Attackers know this. They actively search for vulnerabilities in abandoned plugins because they know those vulnerabilities will never be fixed.
The Plugin Graveyard from Royal Plugins catalogues 194+ WordPress plugins that have been abandoned or left unmaintained, representing over 5 million active installations collectively at risk. Each entry includes the last update date, known vulnerabilities, a risk assessment, and recommended alternatives so you can act immediately if you find one on your site.
New entries are added as plugins fall out of maintenance, and the database is cross-referenced against vulnerability disclosures. If you manage WordPress sites — whether one or hundreds — checking the Plugin Graveyard should be part of your regular maintenance routine.
- 194+ abandoned and unmaintained WordPress plugins catalogued with detailed profiles
- Combined 5M+ active installations across all listed plugins — a massive exposure surface
- Last update dates for every plugin so you can see exactly how long maintenance has lapsed
- Known vulnerabilities linked to public CVE and advisory databases where available
- Recommended alternatives for every abandoned plugin, vetted for active development
- Risk assessment ratings based on vulnerability severity, install count, and time since last update
Every WordPress plugin runs PHP code on your server with the same privileges as WordPress itself. When a plugin author walks away, the code freezes in time while the threat landscape keeps evolving. New vulnerabilities are discovered, PHP versions change, and WordPress core APIs shift — but the plugin never adapts. The result is code that becomes more exploitable with every month it sits unpatched. Removing or replacing an abandoned plugin is one of the highest-impact security actions a site owner can take.
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The Plugin Graveyard is maintained as a community resource based on publicly available information from the WordPress.org plugin repository and security advisory databases. Inclusion in this database means a plugin appears to be unmaintained based on update history and developer activity — it does not necessarily mean the plugin is currently being exploited. Always verify findings against your own installation and consult a security professional for critical sites.
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