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Custom Block Patterns

by LOOS · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch1 Warning

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

79/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Custom Block Patterns
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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-master15 Aug 2020 to 15 Aug 2020, 1 commits
looswebstudio15 Aug 2020 to 1 Apr 2026, 8 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
7 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Custom Block Patterns
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Apr 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 3 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star2
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Custom Block Patterns
4 May 202641
11 May 202667
18 May 202679
25 May 202695
1 Jun 2026105
8 Jun 202660
15 Jun 202646
22 Jun 202663
29 Jun 202665
6 Jul 202672
13 Jul 202659
20 Jul 202680
27 Jul 202686
3 Aug 202673
10 Aug 202669
17 Aug 202690
24 Aug 202688
31 Aug 202673
7 Sep 202669
14 Sep 202683
21 Sep 2026143
28 Sep 202694
5 Oct 202698
12 Oct 202693
19 Oct 2026144
26 Oct 2026148
2 Nov 202622

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 25% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.1
AuthorLOOS
Added15 Aug 2020
Last updated1 Apr 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
TagsGuternberg, block pattern

Other plugins by this author: SEO SIMPLE PACK, Useful Blocks, Highlighting Code Block, Lorem Ipsum Blocks, LOOS Featured Image Automator

Questions

Is Custom Block Patterns still maintained?

Custom Block Patterns was last updated on 1 Apr 2026. Its Canary status is Watch.

Is Custom Block Patterns safe?

Custom Block Patterns has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Watch.

Who owns Custom Block Patterns?

The wordpress.org author is LOOS. Recent committers: looswebstudio, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Custom Block Patterns?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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