Catch Web Tools

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Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ FinnSommer

   8.9y ago

   Thank you for a great plugin. I have translated it into Danish (please approve it)

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2. ★★★★★ Coccorito

   10.7y ago

   Great plugin and great support. I always use their themes, for me the best for wordpress.

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3. ★★★★★ mariushosting

   10.7y ago

   Awesome plugin, works perfect in all wordpress installation. No more to say, just try it and enter to be a part of powerful web tools. @marius and @ciglianoweb

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.3 Security: Improved input sanitization across AJAX handlers, taxonomy fields, and social icon URLs Bug Fixed: Social icons not displaying correctly due to transient cache key mismatch Bug Fixed: Open Graph title output un 3.3
2. — Version 3.2.1 Bug Fixed: Attributes not added in script tags and conditionally rendering Comments 3.2.1
3. — Version 3.2 Bug Fixed: Added esc_attr__ for escapes it for a safe use Bug Fixed: Removed unwanted CSS enqueue Compatibility check up to version 7.0 3.2
4. — Version 3.1 Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.SafeRedirect.wp_redirect_wp_redirect Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions.strip_tags_strip_tags Bug Fixed: WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I1 3.1
5. — Version 3.0.1 Bug Fixed: Email, Google Plus and cart icon not rendering on frontend and remove extra http text from a email value. Bug Fixed: Color correction and enqueue font awesome in frontend 3.0.1
6. — Version 3.0 Added: Replace genericons to font-awesome in CWT social icons Added: Twitter X, Bluesky, Twitter, Threads, Discord, Phone, Line, Vk, Xing and Telegram icons Added: Replace genericons to font-awesome in CWT social icons U 3.0

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 Catch Web Tools <= 2.7.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2022-01-24 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.7.0 Patched in 2.7.1
2. Medium · 5.4 CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization ↗
   2021-09-20 CVE-2021-24752 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.7 Patched in 2.7

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 132 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 108 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-08-21 20K+ → 10K+ down

Competes with

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Catch Web Tools: 10K+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/catch-web-tools