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Pattern Wrangler

Pattern Wrangler - Manage Block Patterns and Pattern Categories
by Matt Cromwell · 400+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Limited data

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

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Pattern Wrangler
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Pattern Wrangler still maintained?
Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 22 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Pattern Wrangler, and has it changed hands?
Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Pattern Wrangler removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Pattern Wrangler safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Pattern Wrangler update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.6.0. 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.

No ownership change recorded. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Maintenance

Last release
13 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Pattern Wrangler
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

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

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star5
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

400+ 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

Version2.6.0
AuthorMatt Cromwell
Added15 Apr 2024
Last updated22 Oct 2026
Active installs400+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
Categorynot stated
Tagspattern, patterns, block patterns, pattern builder, synced-patterns

Other plugins by this author: Reorder Posts - Quick Post Type and Page Ordering, Reorder by Term, Reorder Terms, Synced Pattern Popups

Questions

Is Pattern Wrangler still maintained?

Yes. Last release 22 Oct 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns Pattern Wrangler, and has it changed hands?

Not enough data. Commit history is collected for plugins with 1,000+ installs or on a watchlist.

Was Pattern Wrangler removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Pattern Wrangler safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Pattern Wrangler update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.6.0. 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