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Blaze Ads

Blaze Ads - Fully Integrated Ads Solution
by Automattic · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Jan 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Blaze Ads
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Blaze Ads still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Jan 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Blaze Ads, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Nov 2024. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Blaze Ads removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Blaze Ads safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Blaze Ads update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.9.0. No one-star spike after it. 27 Jan 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master1 Oct 2024 to 1 Oct 2024, 1 commits
automattic4 Nov 2024 to 27 Jan 2026, 11 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2024.

Maintenance

Last release
9 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Blaze Ads
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 27 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews.

Rating distribution
5 star0
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

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Blaze Ads
4 May 202668
11 May 2026299
18 May 2026313
25 May 2026358
1 Jun 2026353
8 Jun 2026325
15 Jun 2026328
22 Jun 2026306
29 Jun 2026345
6 Jul 2026379
13 Jul 2026313
20 Jul 2026358
27 Jul 2026420
3 Aug 2026408
10 Aug 2026389
17 Aug 2026248
24 Aug 2026182
31 Aug 2026203
7 Sep 2026230
14 Sep 2026250
21 Sep 2026236
28 Sep 2026253
5 Oct 2026260
12 Oct 2026277
19 Oct 2026339
26 Oct 2026329
2 Nov 202649

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 14% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version0.9.0
AuthorAutomattic
Added4 Nov 2024
Last updated27 Jan 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryMarketing & Advertising > Advertising & PPC Management
Tagsblaze, blaze ads, woo blaze, advertising

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Questions

Is Blaze Ads still maintained?

Yes. Last release 27 Jan 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Blaze Ads, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer automattic since Nov 2024.

Was Blaze Ads removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Blaze Ads safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Blaze Ads update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.9.0. No one-star spike after it.

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