Anchor Block
Healthy: Anchor Block is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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.
| plugin-master | 17 Sep 2019 to 17 Sep 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| audrasjb | 18 Sep 2019 to 28 Aug 2026, 11 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 28 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.1 from 8 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 5 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 25 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 39 |
| 18 May 2026 | 47 |
| 25 May 2026 | 50 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 64 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 53 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 54 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 76 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 50 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 50 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 35 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 53 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 43 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 69 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 76 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 105 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 74 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 78 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 87 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 85 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 84 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 83 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 77 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 93 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 113 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 12 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jb Audras |
| Added | 18 Sep 2019 |
| Last updated | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.2 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Menu Management & Mega Menus |
| Tags | link, ancre, anchor, gutenberg |
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Questions
Is Anchor Block still maintained?
Anchor Block was last updated on 28 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Anchor Block safe?
Anchor Block has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Anchor Block?
The wordpress.org author is Jb Audras. Recent committers: audrasjb, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Anchor Block?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks, Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More, Spectra Blocks - AI Website Builder for the Block Editor, Gmap Block, Twentig Supercharged Block Editor - Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio.