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Category Archives Block

by Daniel Floeter · 900+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 15 Jun 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

95/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Category Archives Block
Ownership100
Maintenance85
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Category Archives Block still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Jun 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Jun 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Category Archives Block, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Kometschuh since Mar 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Category Archives Block removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Category Archives Block safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Category Archives Block update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it. 31 Dec 2023 · 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-master8 Mar 2021 to 8 Mar 2021, 1 commits
Kometschuh9 Mar 2021 to 15 Jun 2026, 33 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.

Maintenance

Last release
5 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Category Archives Block
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.2.

Rating distribution
5 star4
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star1

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

900+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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Facts

Version1.0.4
AuthorDaniel Floeter
Added9 Mar 2021
Last updated15 Jun 2026
Active installs900+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHP7.0.0
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsblock, yearly, archive, archives, category

Other plugins by this author: Hyperlink Group Block, Same Category Posts, Gallery Styles - Sort & Style the Gallery Block (Exif, Hover, Duotone), Description List Block

Questions

Is Category Archives Block still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Jun 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Category Archives Block, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer Kometschuh since Mar 2021.

Was Category Archives Block removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Category Archives Block safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Category Archives Block update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.0.4. No one-star spike after it.

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