Business Card Block
Healthy: maintained, last release 27 Oct 2026, 16 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 95 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Business Card Block still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months. 27 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Business Card Block, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer charlescormier since Mar 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Business Card Block removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Business Card Block safe?
- 1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.6). Not on the exploited list. 23 Feb 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Business Card Block update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.7. No one-star spike after it. 13 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.
| plugin-master | 16 Mar 2022 to 16 Mar 2022, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| abuhayat | 16 Mar 2022 to 10 Jul 2024, 5 commits |
| charlescormier | 16 Mar 2022 to 23 Oct 2025, 49 commits |
| ruhulamin2026 | 4 Dec 2025 to 15 Mar 2026, 15 commits |
| asadsuzan | 4 May 2026 to 27 Oct 2026, 20 commits |
| bplugins | 26 Jul 2026 to 26 Jul 2026, 2 commits |
New committer bplugins made a first commit on 26 Jul 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 8 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 16
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | 4 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 27 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 1.0.6).
Show 1 patched vulnerability
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2025 | Business Card Block <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | Patched before disclosure |
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.1.4 (security, XSS, escaping).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 53 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 124 |
| 18 May 2026 | 96 |
| 25 May 2026 | 112 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 129 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 467 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 149 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 550 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 546 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 562 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 164 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 165 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 144 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 158 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 129 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 173 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 433 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 306 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 199 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 666 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 213 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 184 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 255 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 645 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 242 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 329 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 42 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 17% above 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 | 2.1.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | bPlugins |
| Added | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Last updated | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | vcard, qr code, contact card, Business card, Gutenberg block |
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Questions
Is Business Card Block still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 Oct 2026, 16 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Business Card Block, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer charlescormier since Mar 2022.
Was Business Card Block removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Business Card Block safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 1.0.6). Not on the exploited list.
Is the latest Business Card Block update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.7. No one-star spike after it.