Animations for Blocks
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 8 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Animations for Blocks still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Animations for Blocks, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer websevendev since Aug 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Animations for Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Animations for Blocks safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Animations for Blocks update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.2.7. No one-star spike after it. 20 Aug 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.
| plugin-master | 23 Aug 2021 to 23 Aug 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| websevendev | 24 Aug 2021 to 23 Feb 2025, 23 commits |
| skadev | 21 Apr 2025 to 20 Aug 2026, 7 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 8
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.1 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 3.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 25 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
- It worked and then it stopped · 2 stars · 17 Nov 2025
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
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 171 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 365 |
| 18 May 2026 | 6,381 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,383 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 839 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 802 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 570 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 489 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 532 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 512 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 472 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 670 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 574 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 669 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 572 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 6,050 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,330 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,029 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 896 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 728 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 650 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 588 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 648 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 439 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 712 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 652 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 92 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 56% below the 27-week average.
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
| Version | 1.2.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | ska-dev |
| Added | 24 Aug 2021 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Animations & Visual Effects |
| Tags | block, Slide, animate, animation, gutenberg |
Other plugins by this author: Attributes for Blocks, Disable Gutenberg Autosave, ska-blocks - TailwindCSS for Block Editor, ska-toolbar
Questions
Is Animations for Blocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 8 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Animations for Blocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer websevendev since Aug 2021.
Was Animations for Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Animations for Blocks safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Animations for Blocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.2.7. No one-star spike after it.