Is roots/wordpress-core-installer safe to use?

roots/wordpress-core-installer has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (v4.0.0). DepScope rates its health at 54/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of roots/wordpress-core-installer?

The latest version of roots/wordpress-core-installer is v4.0.0, released 2026-03-22.

Does roots/wordpress-core-installer have known vulnerabilities?

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of roots/wordpress-core-installer.

Is roots/wordpress-core-installer deprecated?

No, roots/wordpress-core-installer is actively maintained. Latest release: v4.0.0 (2026-03-22).

What are alternatives to roots/wordpress-core-installer?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for roots/wordpress-core-installer at this time.

What license does roots/wordpress-core-installer use?

roots/wordpress-core-installer is licensed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

roots/wordpress-core-installer

composervv4.0.0

A Composer custom installer to handle installing WordPress as a dependency

License GPL-2.0-or-later6 versions2 maintainers2 deps

54

/ 100

Health

safe to use

roots/[email protected] is safe to use (health: 54/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

6/15

maturity

3/15

community

Vulnerabilities

0

none known

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

1

Contributors (12m)

1

Primary author dominance

100%

GitHub stars

39

single active maintainer 3msingle author dominance

Health History

Dependency Tree

License Audit

Dependencies (2)

composer-plugin-api php

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Last updated · 2026-03-22T03:17:23+00:00