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PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg

by Jb Audras · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

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-master27 Jan 2019 to 27 Jan 2019, 1 commits
audrasjb29 Jan 2019 to 28 Aug 2026, 22 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
2 months ago
Releases, 24 months
0
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.6 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 28 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
20 Sep 2021Gutenberg PDF Viewer Block <= 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting5.4< 1.0.11.0.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2025 and Q3 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star8
4 star0
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg
4 May 2026150
11 May 2026354
18 May 2026377
25 May 2026287
1 Jun 2026274
8 Jun 2026270
15 Jun 2026318
22 Jun 2026203
29 Jun 2026276
6 Jul 2026231
13 Jul 2026185
20 Jul 2026234
27 Jul 2026286
3 Aug 2026258
10 Aug 2026340
17 Aug 2026244
24 Aug 2026283
31 Aug 2026339
7 Sep 2026433
14 Sep 2026443
21 Sep 2026375
28 Sep 2026379
5 Oct 2026413
12 Oct 2026329
19 Oct 2026386
26 Oct 2026380
2 Nov 202684

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 2% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.1
AuthorJb Audras
Added29 Jan 2019
Last updated28 Aug 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.6
CategoryContent Management > Document Management & Downloads
Tagspdf, reader, viewer, pdf block

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Questions

Is PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg still maintained?

PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg was last updated on 28 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg safe?

PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg?

The wordpress.org author is Jb Audras. Recent committers: audrasjb, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of PDF Viewer Block for Gutenberg?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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