Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News
Healthy: Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 85 |
| 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.
| pluginandplay | 6 Apr 2018 to 14 Mar 2025, 89 commits |
|---|---|
| infornweb | 26 Mar 2025 to 11 Oct 2026, 15 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 24 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 25
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | 2 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 2 |
| Q4 2026 | 3 |
Last release 11 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter | 6.1 | <= 3.4.9 | 3.4.11 | 0 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | News & Blog Designer Pack <= 4.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion | 9.8 | <= 4.0 | 4.0.1 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | News & Blog Designer Pack – WordPress Blog Plugin <= 3.4.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Local File Inclusion | 8.1 | <= 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 21 |
| 18 Jul 2023 | Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get | 6.1 | <= 3.4 | 3.4.1 | n/a |
| 6 Jan 2023 | News & Blog Designer Pack <= 3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site SQcripting via Shortcode | 6.4 | <= 3.2 | 3.3 | 136 |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks | 6.3 | < 2.3.1 | 2.3.1 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 4.7 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 70 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Paid for Upgrade, Where is my upgrade? · 1 star · 13 Sep 2023
- No customization options · 2 stars · 19 Mar 2023
Momentum
30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 614 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,137 |
| 18 May 2026 | 2,127 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,159 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 930 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 926 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 829 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 731 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 716 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 721 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 669 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 766 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 749 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 775 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 828 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 722 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 11,454 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,768 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,627 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,171 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,700 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,160 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 5,026 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 8,708 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,455 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 2,787 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 251 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 76% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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Facts
| Version | 4.0.14 |
|---|---|
| Author | InfornWeb |
| Added | 6 Apr 2018 |
| Last updated | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 30,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | blog, news, post grid, post slider, post carousel |
Other plugins by this author: Logo Showcase - Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid, Post List Designer - Category Post, Recent Post, Post List
Questions
Is Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News still maintained?
Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News was last updated on 11 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News safe?
Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News?
The wordpress.org author is InfornWeb. Recent committers: infornweb, pluginandplay, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Blog Designer Pack - Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor, WP Blog Post Layouts, Display Post Types - Post Grid, post list and post sliders, Latest Posts Block - Dynamic Posts Grid, Posts List, Posts Tile with Stunning Layouts for WordPress Blogs & Pages, WP Ultimate Post Grid.