Bold Timeline Lite

69 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs, Bold Timeline Lite has a modest footprint, placing it behind most alternatives in the category and suggesting limited mainstream adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

A maintenance score of 100 indicates the plugin was updated very recently (June 2026), which is a strong positive signal for ongoing developer commitment.

User Rating

4/15

A user rating score of 24 is weak, driven by only 2 total ratings, which is far too small a sample to draw meaningful conclusions about user satisfaction.

Support Health

8/15

A support health of 50 is middling; with 0 support threads opened and 0 resolved, there is simply no public track record to evaluate how the developer handles user issues.

WP Compatibility

15/15

A perfect compatibility score reflects that the plugin declares support up to WordPress 7.0, which is unusually forward-looking, though that claim cannot be fully verified until that version is widely deployed.

Scores higher than 21% of indexed plugins

About

Bold Timeline Lite – WordPress Timeline Plugin

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★ 3/5

Last Updated 2026-06-01 1:55pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.5+

Tested Up To 7.0.6

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

5 Medium

Most recent: September 10, 2026

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Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes Medium

September 10, 2026 Patched in ["1.3.0"] CVE-2026-7438

Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

December 27, 2025 Patched in ["1.2.8"] CVE-2025-68513

Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'title' Parameter in 'bold_timeline_group' Shortcode Medium

December 11, 2025 Patched in ["1.2.8"] CVE-2025-14032

Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 16, 2024 Patched in ["1.2.1"] CVE-2024-43294

Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

January 3, 2023 Patched in ["1.1.5"] CVE-2022-4828

What It Does

Bold Timeline Lite is a WordPress plugin that lets site owners build vertical and horizontal timelines to display chronological content such as company histories, project milestones, or event sequences. It ships with a Lite edition that offers the core timeline builder, with the expectation that more advanced features live behind a paid Bold Timeline Pro upgrade. The plugin is aimed at users who want a dedicated timeline shortcode or block rather than a general-purpose page builder add-on.

Who It's For

This plugin fits small business owners, educators, museums, and event planners who need a simple, standalone timeline without committing to a full page builder ecosystem. It works well for sites on older WordPress installations, since it only requires WordPress 4.5, making it a reasonable choice for legacy or long-running sites that cannot easily upgrade. Users happy with a Lite version and willing to pay for Pro features will get the most out of it.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use Elementor, you are better served by Timeline Widget For Elementor or Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor, which integrate directly into your existing builder and have far larger user bases. Users who want a richly reviewed, actively supported plugin should look at Cool Timeline, which has 20,000 installs and an 80.86 score compared to this plugin's 69.01.

The Bottom Line

Bold Timeline Lite is a competent but unproven timeline plugin with a current overall score of 69.01/100. The strong recent update and broad WordPress compatibility are real positives, but the near-absence of ratings and support activity make it hard to recommend over Cool Timeline or the Elementor-based alternatives. Consider it only if you specifically want a standalone, non-builder timeline and are comfortable being an early adopter.

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Choose Cool Timeline for a similarly scoped standalone timeline plugin with 20,000 installs, better reviews, and a higher 80.86 score.

Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor

Pick this if you want a lighter vertical-only Elementor timeline at the same 10,000 install tier.

Use Cases

company history website corporate milestones page event chronology display historical events showcase business achievements timeline nonprofit organization history educational institution timeline project progress tracker biography and life events brand storytelling