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Advanced Columns Block

Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder
by Evolve · 100+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Advanced Columns Block has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Advanced Columns Block
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Advanced Columns Block still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Sep 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Advanced Columns Block, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer evolvesnc since Jan 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Advanced Columns Block removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Advanced Columns Block safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Advanced Columns Block update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.6.4. No one-star spike after it. 25 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master21 Jan 2024 to 21 Jan 2024, 1 commits
evolvesnc23 Jan 2024 to 25 Sep 2026, 106 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.

Maintenance

Last release
40 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Advanced Columns Block
Q1 202412
Q2 202411
Q3 20246
Q4 20243
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20251
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 25 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star1
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.6.4
AuthorEvolve
Added23 Jan 2024
Last updated25 Sep 2026
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress7.0.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
Categorynot stated
Tagsgrid, layout, columns, responsive, site editor

Other plugins by this author: Grids: Layout builder for WordPress, Private Area for WordPress, Brix: WordPress page builder

Questions

Is Advanced Columns Block still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Sep 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Advanced Columns Block, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer evolvesnc since Jan 2024.

Was Advanced Columns Block removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Advanced Columns Block safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Advanced Columns Block update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.6.4. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue