Simple Block Gallery
Healthy: released 3 months ago, tested with WordPress 7.1, no open vulnerabilities.
Based on 3 of 5 areas
Capped at 95: not enough support or review data for a full score.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Active signals
Open issues right now, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Quick answers
- Is Simple Block Gallery still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 27 releases in the last 24 months. 16 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Simple Block Gallery, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer Katsushi Kawamori since Jan 2020. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Simple Block Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Simple Block Gallery safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Simple Block Gallery update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.29. No one-star spike after it. 14 Jun 2025 · Release history
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 22 Jan 2020 to 22 Jan 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| Katsushi Kawamori | 22 Jan 2020 to 16 Aug 2026, 109 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 27
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 8.0 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 16 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
- Resolved, last 2 months
- n/a
- Threads, last 2 months
- 0
Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.0.
| Last 90 days | No reviews |
|---|---|
| Lifetime | 3.0 |
| 5 star | 0 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Downloads, last full week
- 98
| 4 May 2026 | 23 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 49 |
| 18 May 2026 | 44 |
| 25 May 2026 | 53 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 54 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 49 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 32 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 35 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 43 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 40 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 42 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 49 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 60 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 63 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 78 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 90 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 66 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 62 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 71 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 60 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 67 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 75 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 90 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 119 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 98 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 56% above the 26-week average.
Facts
- Version
- 1.29
- Author
- Katsushi Kawamori
- Added
- 22 Jan 2020
- Last updated
- 16 Aug 2026
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Requires WordPress
- 6.6
- Tested up to
- 7.1.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Category
- Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing
- Tags
- block, images, slider, gallery, masonry
Other plugins by this author: Mime Types Plus, Bulk Media Register, Disable Generate Thumbnails, Bulk Datetime Change, Plus WebP or AVIF, Fixed Bottom Menu, Simple Blog Card, Moving Media Library, Organize Media Folder, Plugins Condition & Site Check, Exif Caption, Media from ZIP
Questions about Simple Block Gallery
Is Simple Block Gallery still maintained?
Yes. Last release 16 Aug 2026, 27 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Simple Block Gallery, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer Katsushi Kawamori since Jan 2020.
Was Simple Block Gallery removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Simple Block Gallery safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Simple Block Gallery update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.29. No one-star spike after it.