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GutenBee

GutenBee - Gutenberg Blocks
by The CSSIgniter Team · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 22 Oct 2026, 9 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for GutenBee
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is GutenBee still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns GutenBee, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer anastis since Dec 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was GutenBee removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is GutenBee safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.20.2). Not on the exploited list. 27 May 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest GutenBee update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.20.5. No one-star spike after it. 22 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.

Committers and their active periods
cssigniterteam29 Jan 2018 to 22 Oct 2026, 55 commits
anastis20 Dec 2018 to 14 Oct 2025, 94 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
13 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for GutenBee
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20241
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20252
Q1 20261
Q2 20263
Q3 20260
Q4 20262

Last release 22 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star2
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months, all patched (latest fixed in 2.20.2).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
27 May 2026GutenBee <= 2.20.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload via wp_check_filetype_and_ext Filter8.8<= 2.20.12.20.2Patched before disclosure
29 Sep 2025GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks <= 2.18.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.18.02.18.1Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for GutenBee
4 May 2026159
11 May 20262,803
18 May 20262,867
25 May 20263,052
1 Jun 2026776
8 Jun 2026438
15 Jun 2026313
22 Jun 2026204
29 Jun 2026198
6 Jul 2026346
13 Jul 2026173
20 Jul 2026205
27 Jul 2026182
3 Aug 2026193
10 Aug 2026170
17 Aug 2026178
24 Aug 2026164
31 Aug 2026192
7 Sep 2026155
14 Sep 2026213
21 Sep 2026215
28 Sep 2026210
5 Oct 2026204
12 Oct 20262,553
19 Oct 20262,924
26 Oct 2026849
2 Nov 202675

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 116% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.20.5
AuthorThe CSSIgniter Team
Added29 Jan 2018
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsblocks, gutenberg

Other plugins by this author: AudioIgniter Music Player, MaxSlider, Elements Plus!, VideoIgniter - Video Player, CSSIgniter Quick View for WooCommerce

Questions

Is GutenBee still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns GutenBee, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer anastis since Dec 2018.

Was GutenBee removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is GutenBee safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.20.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest GutenBee update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.20.5. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue