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Blocks CSS

Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks
by Hardeep Asrani · 4,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Oct 2026, 27 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Blocks CSS
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Blocks CSS still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 27 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Blocks CSS, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer themeisle since Jan 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Blocks CSS removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Blocks CSS safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Blocks CSS update safe to install?
No ownership change before 3.2.8. No one-star spike after it. 19 Oct 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-master14 Feb 2019 to 14 Feb 2019, 1 commits
hardeepasrani14 Feb 2019 to 10 Feb 2021, 11 commits
themeisle7 Jan 2020 to 19 Oct 2026, 105 commits

3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.

Maintenance

Last release
16 days ago
Releases, 24 months
27
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
5.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Blocks CSS
Q1 20244
Q2 20246
Q3 20245
Q4 20245
Q1 20252
Q2 20253
Q3 20252
Q4 20252
Q1 20263
Q2 20264
Q3 20267
Q4 20261

Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star23
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Blocks CSS
4 May 2026214
11 May 2026383
18 May 20262,475
25 May 20262,275
1 Jun 2026637
8 Jun 2026441
15 Jun 2026383
22 Jun 2026335
29 Jun 2026312
6 Jul 20262,373
13 Jul 2026596
20 Jul 20262,149
27 Jul 2026798
3 Aug 2026706
10 Aug 20262,375
17 Aug 2026823
24 Aug 2026539
31 Aug 2026459
7 Sep 20263,950
14 Sep 2026868
21 Sep 20262,512
28 Sep 20262,303
5 Oct 2026868
12 Oct 2026439
19 Oct 20262,574
26 Oct 2026827
2 Nov 2026102

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 19% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version3.2.8
AuthorHardeep Asrani
Added14 Feb 2019
Last updated19 Oct 2026
Active installs4,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP5.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsdesign, gutenberg, css editor, custom css, block-editor

Other plugins by this author: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks, Advanced CSS Editor, Blocks Export Import - Backup & Move Gutenberg Blocks as JSON, BuddyPress Captcha

Questions

Is Blocks CSS still maintained?

Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 27 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Blocks CSS, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer themeisle since Jan 2020.

Was Blocks CSS removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Blocks CSS safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Blocks CSS update safe to install?

No ownership change before 3.2.8. No one-star spike after it.

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