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Simple Blog Card

by Katsushi Kawamori · 3,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Simple Blog Card is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Simple Blog Card
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
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-master12 Nov 2019 to 12 Nov 2019, 1 commits
Katsushi Kawamori12 Nov 2019 to 30 Oct 2026, 175 commits

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

Maintenance

Last release
5 days ago
Releases, 24 months
8
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Simple Blog Card
Q1 202454
Q2 202412
Q3 20240
Q4 20242
Q1 20251
Q2 20253
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 30 Oct 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
14 Feb 2026Simple Blog Card <= 2.37 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery6.4<= 2.372.380
3 Aug 2023Simple Blog Card <= 1.31 - Sensitive Information Exposure4.3< 1.321.32233
31 Jul 2023Simple Blog Card <= 1.30 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode6.4<= 1.301.31236

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 3 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star3
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Simple Blog Card
4 May 2026141
11 May 2026202
18 May 2026146
25 May 2026171
1 Jun 2026147
8 Jun 2026150
15 Jun 2026141
22 Jun 2026121
29 Jun 2026129
6 Jul 2026127
13 Jul 2026148
20 Jul 2026158
27 Jul 2026187
3 Aug 2026277
10 Aug 2026192
17 Aug 2026390
24 Aug 2026209
31 Aug 2026343
7 Sep 2026228
14 Sep 2026273
21 Sep 2026177
28 Sep 2026259
5 Oct 2026298
12 Oct 2026198
19 Oct 2026298
26 Oct 20261,500
2 Nov 2026123

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 112% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.39
AuthorKatsushi Kawamori
Added12 Nov 2019
Last updated30 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.0
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagsblock, blogcard, linkcard, external link, internal link

Other plugins by this author: Mime Types Plus, Bulk Media Register, Disable Generate Thumbnails, Bulk Datetime Change, Plus WebP or AVIF, Fixed Bottom Menu, Organize Media Folder, Moving Media Library, Simple Block Gallery, Plugins Condition & Site Check, Media from ZIP, Exif Caption

Questions

Is Simple Blog Card still maintained?

Simple Blog Card was last updated on 30 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Simple Blog Card safe?

Simple Blog Card has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Simple Blog Card?

The wordpress.org author is Katsushi Kawamori. Recent committers: Katsushi Kawamori, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Simple Blog Card?

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

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