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Pattern CSS

Pattern CSS - The CSS Editor For Blocks
by Kevin Batdorf · 100+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Limited data

Limited data: Pattern CSS has under 1,000 active installs and less than 12 weeks of history, so we do not rate it yet.

100/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Pattern CSS
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Pattern CSS still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Pattern CSS, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kbat82 since Nov 2023. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Pattern CSS removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Pattern CSS safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Pattern CSS update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.7. No one-star spike after it. 15 Aug 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-master3 Nov 2023 to 3 Nov 2023, 1 commits
kbat824 Nov 2023 to 15 Aug 2026, 57 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2023.

Maintenance

Last release
3 months ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Pattern CSS
Q1 20243
Q2 20242
Q3 20243
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20254
Q3 20251
Q4 20250
Q1 20262
Q2 20261
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
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

100+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Momentum history builds with each snapshot.

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

Version1.5.7
AuthorKevin Batdorf
Added4 Nov 2023
Last updated15 Aug 2026
Active installs100+
Requires WordPress6.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
Categorynot stated
Tagscss, block, editor, inline, styles

Other plugins by this author: Code Block Pro - Beautiful Syntax Highlighting, Animate In View, Wavy Divider, Unlimited Photos - Unsplash images, Static Posts for Twitter - Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe, Block Diffusion - Generate images from text prompts, WP Instant Links, Image Filters, Fit To Width - CSS-only stretchy text, Command Palette Tools

Questions

Is Pattern CSS still maintained?

Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Pattern CSS, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kbat82 since Nov 2023.

Was Pattern CSS removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Pattern CSS safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Pattern CSS update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.5.7. 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 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue