Genesis Custom Blocks
Healthy: released 16 days ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is Genesis Custom Blocks still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Genesis Custom Blocks, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer studiopress since Sep 2020. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Genesis Custom Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Genesis Custom Blocks safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Genesis Custom Blocks update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7.4. No one-star spike after it. 19 Oct 2026 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 31 Aug 2020 to 31 Aug 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| studiopress | 1 Sep 2020 to 19 Oct 2026, 22 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 16 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 19 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- 0%
- Threads, last 2 months
- 1
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.5.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 4.5 |
| 5 star | 17 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 2 |
- Translations (WPML) not supported · 1 star · 5 Jan 2023
- Why So Costly for the Pro Version · 1 star · 28 Feb 2021
Momentum
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 1,617
| 4 May 2026 | 213 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 691 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,013 |
| 25 May 2026 | 731 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 523 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 468 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 458 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 320 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 346 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 327 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 339 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 446 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 426 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 389 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 324 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 360 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 404 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 347 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 318 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 345 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 374 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 382 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 287 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 345 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 5,129 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 1,617 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 183% above the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 1.7.4
- Author
- StudioPress
- Added
- 1 Sep 2020
- Last updated
- 19 Oct 2026
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 6.0
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Category
- Design & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
- Tags
- blocks, fields, template, gutenberg, block-editor
Other plugins by this author: Genesis Blocks, Genesis Simple Sidebars, Genesis Simple Menus, SEO Data Transporter, Pattern Manager, Genesis Beta Tester, Atlas Content Modeler
Questions about Genesis Custom Blocks
Is Genesis Custom Blocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Oct 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Genesis Custom Blocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer studiopress since Sep 2020.
Was Genesis Custom Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Genesis Custom Blocks safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Genesis Custom Blocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.4. No one-star spike after it.