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Typing Effect

By 93digital

What it does: Adds an animated typing effect to text on a page.

Why it’s listed: A public advisory covers the current version, and no fix is listed. It was last updated in 2023.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2023-10-26
Tested up to
6.3.14
Rating
4.3 / 5 (28)
Version
1.3.7
Maintainers
1

Is Typing Effect still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update, and it has a second warning sign: public advisory with no fix listed.

Quiet: No update for over a year.

Placements are our opinion, based on public evidence. Risk here means a plugin may not get a fix if a problem appears. It doesn’t mean we found a flaw, unless we show an advisory. Going quiet alone never puts a plugin in Replace now.

Updates No release since 2023-10-26. That was 3 yr before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security 2 public advisories on record, and 1 has no fix listed. Details are below. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 4.6 stars, against 4.3 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2022-09-10. We see no negative trend. WordPress.org reviews · checked 2026-10-31
Maintainers 1 listed contributor. No recent support threads. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Usage 706 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 99.72% of sites run version 1.3. WordPress.org stats · checked 2026-10-31

What to do next

  1. Back up the site, and use a staging copy for any change.
  2. Find pages that use the effect, then rebuild them with one of the alternatives below or remove the effect.

If it works today, no need to panic, but don’t leave this for long.

Recommended alternatives to Typing Effect

Animated Text Block ↗

A block for typing and looping text.

4k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-27 · Tested 7.1.4

Gutenberg Essential Blocks ↗

A block collection with animated text.

100k+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-27 · Tested 7.1.4

Premium Addons for Elementor ↗

Elementor widgets, including animated headings.

600k+ installs · 4.9 stars · Updated 2026-10-26 · Tested 7.1.4

Each listed plugin was updated in the last six months, is tested with WordPress 7.0 or newer, and had no open advisory in WPVulnerability when we checked. We have not tried them ourselves. No one pays to appear here.

Security record

AdvisorySeverityFixed in
CVE-2026-66644 ↗
Cross-site scripting
Medium (6.5) No fix listed
CVE-2023-40605 ↗
Cross-site scripting
Medium (6.5) 1.3.7

wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31

A listed advisory does not mean the current version is exploitable.

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