The Icon Block
Healthy: The Icon Block is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
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 | 24 Sep 2021 to 24 Sep 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| ndiego | 25 Sep 2021 to 14 Sep 2026, 25 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 50 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 2 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 14 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 29 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
40,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 696 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,373 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,465 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,404 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,470 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,510 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,466 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,585 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 2,065 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,777 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,784 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,277 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,932 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,131 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 2,115 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 2,913 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 2,584 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 2,278 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 2,161 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 19,673 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 5,226 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 4,635 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 4,006 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,995 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,806 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 6,866 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,404 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 35% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Nick Diego |
| Added | 25 Sep 2021 |
| Last updated | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 40,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Design & Themes > Icon Libraries & Fonts |
| Tags | SVG, icon, block, SVG block, icon-block |
Other plugins by this author: Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Genesis Columns Advanced, Social Sharing Block, Genesis Featured Page Advanced
Questions
Is The Icon Block still maintained?
The Icon Block was last updated on 14 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is The Icon Block safe?
The Icon Block has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns The Icon Block?
The wordpress.org author is Nick Diego. Recent committers: ndiego, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of The Icon Block?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts, Custom Adobe Fonts (Typekit), WP Menu Icons, Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor - Elementor Icons library - 14300+ Icons.