Sitekit

49 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

With only 3,000 active installs, Sitekit is a niche plugin rather than a mainstream choice, though the scoring framework still rates its relative footprint as adequate.

Update Freshness

12/25

The plugin was updated on June 15, 2025 and is tested against WordPress 6.8.5, which signals recent and responsible upkeep.

User Rating

3/15

A single 5-star review is essentially no signal at all, so the 100/100 rating is statistically meaningless and should not influence your decision.

Support Health

8/15

There are zero support threads in the repository, so there is no evidence of either active help or a community answering questions.

WP Compatibility

11/15

Requiring WordPress 4.0 and showing no specific PHP version requirement points to broad compatibility, though the lack of a declared PHP minimum is a minor transparency gap.

Scores higher than 3% of indexed plugins

About

Widgets: search, archives and categories. Shortcodes: archives, bloginfo, iframe and categories.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2025-06-15 11:28pm GMT

Requires WordPress 4.0+

Tested Up To 6.8.8

Security History

6 known vulnerabilities, all patched

6 Medium

Most recent: September 22, 2025

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Sitekit <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

September 22, 2025 Patched in [] CVE-2025-58229

Sitekit <= 1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 19, 2025 Patched in ["2.0"] CVE-2025-50047

Sitekit <= 1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

March 27, 2025 Patched in ["1.9"] CVE-2025-30776

Sitekit <= 1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

March 16, 2024 Patched in ["1.7"] CVE-2024-29111

Sitekit <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe' shortcode Medium

August 28, 2023 Patched in ["1.5"] CVE-2023-5071

Sitekit <= 1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sitekit_iframe ' shortcode Medium

August 28, 2023 Patched in ["1.4"] CVE-2023-27628

What It Does

Sitekit adds a small collection of sidebar widgets (search, archives, categories) and shortcodes (archives, bloginfo, iframe, categories) to a WordPress site. In practice, it bundles a few common navigational and informational display elements into a single lightweight plugin rather than relying on WordPress core or multiple separate widget plugins.

Who It's For

This plugin suits owners of modest blogs or documentation sites that want a few extra widget and shortcode options without installing a full widget framework. It is a reasonable fit for hobby sites, small content libraries, and anyone already comfortable with shortcode-based content insertion.

Who Should Skip It

If you already run a popular widget bundle like SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, or any modern block-based theme, you likely do not need Sitekit since most of its functionality is available in core or in those alternatives. Anyone running a high-traffic news portal, e-commerce store, or community forum will find the feature set far too limited.

The Bottom Line

Sitekit is a small, recently maintained plugin that covers very basic widget and shortcode needs, but its tiny install base and absence of any support history make it hard to recommend over established alternatives. With a Quality Score of 52.59/100, it sits below the threshold of plugins we feel confident endorsing for most users. Consider SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle if you want this functionality with far greater depth and a proven track record.

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Go with this when you want to surface trending content to readers, which is something Sitekit does not address at all.

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