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Magazine Blocks

Magazine Blocks - Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid
by BlockArt · 6,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 29 Oct 2026, 33 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

84/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Magazine Blocks
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security70
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Magazine Blocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 33 releases in the last 24 months. 29 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Magazine Blocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer wpblockart since Apr 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Magazine Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Magazine Blocks safe?
9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.7). Not on the exploited list. 17 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Magazine Blocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.8.10. No one-star spike after it. 29 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
plugin-master28 Mar 2022 to 28 Mar 2022, 1 commits
wpblockart4 Apr 2022 to 29 Oct 2026, 90 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
33
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Magazine Blocks
Q1 20245
Q2 20243
Q3 20246
Q4 20247
Q1 20259
Q2 20259
Q3 20253
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20261
Q3 20265
Q4 20261

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

6 vulnerabilities in 24 months (9 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.8.7).

Show 9 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
17 Sep 2026Magazine Blocks <= 1.8.6 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Modification / Site-Wide Template Takeover via Builder Templates REST Endpoint4.3<= 1.8.61.8.7Patched before disclosure
17 Sep 2026Magazine Blocks <= 1.8.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'clientId' Block Attribute6.4<= 1.8.61.8.7Patched before disclosure
24 Aug 2026Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid <= 1.8.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.8.61.8.7Patched before disclosure
26 Jun 2026Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid <= 1.8.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.8.31.8.4Patched before disclosure
26 Feb 2026Magazine Blocks <= 1.8.3 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 1.8.31.8.435
30 Dec 2024Magazine Blocks <= 1.3.20 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.201.3.21Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2024Magazine Blocks <= 1.3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.151.3.18Patched before disclosure
1 Oct 2024Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid <= 1.3.14 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 1.3.141.3.151
14 May 2024Magazine Blocks <= 1.3.6 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 1.3.61.3.7Patched before disclosure

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

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

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Magazine Blocks
4 May 2026318
11 May 2026514
18 May 2026533
25 May 2026423
1 Jun 2026418
8 Jun 2026391
15 Jun 2026360
22 Jun 2026304
29 Jun 2026337
6 Jul 2026353
13 Jul 2026413
20 Jul 20262,306
27 Jul 2026760
3 Aug 2026719
10 Aug 20262,410
17 Aug 20262,710
24 Aug 20261,644
31 Aug 2026695
7 Sep 20262,523
14 Sep 20262,861
21 Sep 2026746
28 Sep 2026587
5 Oct 2026509
12 Oct 2026550
19 Oct 2026638
26 Oct 20262,524
2 Nov 2026196

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.8.10
AuthorBlockArt
Added4 Apr 2022
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs6,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsnews, editor, gutenberg, post blocks, magazine blocks

Other plugins by this author: BlockArt Blocks - Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library

Questions

Is Magazine Blocks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 29 Oct 2026, 33 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Magazine Blocks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer wpblockart since Apr 2022.

Was Magazine Blocks removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Magazine Blocks safe?

9 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.8.7). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Magazine Blocks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.8.10. No one-star spike after it.

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