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Latest Posts Block

Latest Posts Block - Dynamic Posts Grid, Posts List, Posts Tile with Stunning Layouts for WordPress Blogs & Pages
by AF themes · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Nov 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Latest Posts Block
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Latest Posts Block still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 1 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Latest Posts Block, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer afthemes since Sep 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Latest Posts Block removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Latest Posts Block safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Latest Posts Block update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.4. No one-star spike after it. 20 Nov 2024 · 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-master16 Sep 2020 to 16 Sep 2020, 1 commits
afthemes17 Sep 2020 to 1 Nov 2026, 18 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.

Maintenance

Last release
3 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.3 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Latest Posts Block
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 1 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

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

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

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Latest Posts Block
4 May 202670
11 May 2026186
18 May 2026200
25 May 2026191
1 Jun 2026144
8 Jun 2026154
15 Jun 2026139
22 Jun 2026351
29 Jun 2026114
6 Jul 2026130
13 Jul 2026104
20 Jul 2026120
27 Jul 2026166
3 Aug 2026164
10 Aug 2026141
17 Aug 2026155
24 Aug 2026142
31 Aug 2026124
7 Sep 2026130
14 Sep 2026157
21 Sep 2026157
28 Sep 2026129
5 Oct 2026144
12 Oct 2026127
19 Oct 2026190
26 Oct 2026283
2 Nov 20262,767

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 230% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.1.4
AuthorAF themes
Added17 Sep 2020
Last updated1 Nov 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPressnot stated
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.3
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsblog, blocks, post grid, posts list, gutenberg blocks

Other plugins by this author: WP Post Author - Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars, AF Companion - Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing, Magic Content & CTA Box Builder - Advanced Gutenberg Blocks for Flexible Page Sections, Headers, Buttons, Shape Dividers, and Layout Options, AF Translate - AI Translation Editor, PO Editor & POT Generator for WordPress

Questions

Is Latest Posts Block still maintained?

Yes. Last release 1 Nov 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Latest Posts Block, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer afthemes since Sep 2020.

Was Latest Posts Block removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Latest Posts Block safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Latest Posts Block update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.1.4. 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