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Plan a move Radar no. 72 · Quiet

Options Framework

By Devin Price

What it does: Gives theme developers a ready-made settings panel.

Why it’s listed: Older themes may store their settings through it, and it was last updated in 2017.

View on WordPress.org ↗ Checked Reviewed by Abhishek Deshpande

Active installs
10k+
Last updated
2017-11-01
Tested up to
4.8.34
Rating
4.8 / 5 (27)
Version
1.8.5
Maintainers
1

Is Options Framework still maintained?

It has gone over two years without an update.

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 2017-11-01. That was 9 yr before our check. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Compatibility Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34. WordPress 7.1.4 was current on 2026-10-31. WordPress.org plugin directory · checked 2026-10-31
Security No public advisories found. A quiet record is not proof of safety. wpvulnerability.net · checked 2026-10-31
Reviews The latest 10 reviews average 5.0 stars, against 4.8 overall. None of them gave 1 or 2 stars. Newest activity: 2018-02-17. 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 773 downloads in the last 30 days, including updates. 95.63% of sites run version 1.8. 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. Check whether your theme needs it before you change anything.
  3. Developers can try one of the alternatives below.

If it works today, no need to panic. Plan the change around your next update.

Recommended alternatives to Options Framework

Secure Custom Fields ↗

Build settings pages with custom fields.

100k+ installs · 4.8 stars · Updated 2026-10-21 · Tested 7.1.4

Kirki ↗

Also a page builder, so check it suits your project.

500k+ installs · 4.5 stars · Updated 2026-10-28 · Tested 7.1.4

Customizer API ↗

Built-in theme settings for developers.

No extra plugin needed

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.

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