Prospect
Prospect is a flexible and powerful plugin that allows administrators to create curated Digital Humanities projects whose data can be visualized, accessed and analyzed in flexible ways. See: prospect.web.unc.edu for…
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Prospect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Prospect stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| data visualization | >100 |
| digital humanities | #7 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Prospect
From the official readme · v1.8.9.1Description
Prospect is a flexible and powerful plugin that allows administrators to create curated Digital
Humanities projects whose data can be visualized, accessed and analyzed in flexible ways.
See: prospect.web.unc.edu for documentation, sample data sets, training videos, etc.
Notes on System Requirements:
- Requires PHP 5.4 or later.
- WordPress 4.2 or higher recommended to ensure UTF-8 handled properly.
- MySQL 5.5.14 or higher recommended to ensure UTF-8 handled properly.
- HTML relies on FlexBox CSS styles, so up-to-date browser required.
License
By downloading, installing or using a copy of the code and documentation (“Software”), you (“End User”) agree to the following terms of this Agreement:
The Software was developed for research and educational purposes and is copyrighted by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”). You can redistribute the software and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2.
End User agrees that any publication of results obtained with the Software will acknowledge its use by the statement, “POWERED BY PROSPECT.”
END USER acknowledges and agrees that UNC will not be responsible for updating the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ‘AS-IS.’ UNC MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE END USER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY. SPECIFICALLY, UNC MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE SOFTWARE. UNC MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ALL ERRORS HAVE BEEN OR CAN BE ELIMINATED FROM THE SOFTWARE. UNC MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE SOFTWARE WITH ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY THIRD PARTY COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND/OR HARDWARE, AND UNC ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY OR INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY CONTENT WITH THE SOFTWARE.
UNC SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE. UNC WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS OR ITS EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
If any provision of this Agreement is held unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable under any circumstance, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of all other provisions of this Agreement.
All actions or proceedings related to this Agreement shall be litigated in state courts of competent jurisdiction located within the State of North Carolina. End User (i) consents and submits to the jurisdiction of any North Carolina state court with competent jurisdiction, and (ii) shall not bring any action or claim in any other jurisdiction.
The distribution of modified versions of the software under the PROSPECT trademark is prohibited, except to the extent used in the required statement, “Based on PROSPECT technology,” which must be prominently displayed to users or recipients of any modified or derivative versions of the software.
Changelog
Please see GitHub release notes at https://github.com/Digital-Innovation-Lab/prospect/releases
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Prospect: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 8, 2026
Is Prospect free?
Yes. Prospect is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Prospect safe to use in 2026?
Prospect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Prospect?
Prospect is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,547 times since it launched in March 2016. It was downloaded 152 times in the last 30 days.
Does Prospect work with WordPress 7.1?
Prospect is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Prospect last updated?
The latest version, 1.8.9.1, was released on November 30, 2018 (8 years ago).
Who makes Prospect?
Prospect is developed and maintained by msnewton.
What are the best alternatives to Prospect?
The most popular alternatives to Prospect are Visualizer (20K+ installs), Tableberg (4K+ installs) and Ninja Charts (3K+ installs).
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