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Smart Blocks

Smart Blocks - WordPress Gutenberg Blocks
by hashthemes · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 7 Dec 2025, 7 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for Smart Blocks
Ownership100
Maintenance55
Security95
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Smart Blocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 7 Dec 2025, 7 releases in the last 24 months. 7 Dec 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Smart Blocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer hashthemes since Jul 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Smart Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Smart Blocks safe?
2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5). Not on the exploited list. 22 Sep 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Smart Blocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8. No one-star spike after it. 7 Dec 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master27 Jun 2022 to 27 Jun 2022, 1 commits
hashthemes1 Jul 2022 to 7 Dec 2025, 32 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
11 months ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Smart Blocks
Q1 20245
Q2 20244
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20253
Q2 20250
Q3 20251
Q4 20253
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 7 Dec 2025. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

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

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months (2 on record), patched (latest fixed in 2.5).

Show 2 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
22 Sep 2025Smart Blocks <= 2.4 - Missing Authorization4.3<= 2.42.5Patched before disclosure
14 Oct 2024Smart Blocks <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.02.1Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

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

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Smart Blocks
4 May 202625
11 May 202656
18 May 202655
25 May 202651
1 Jun 202647
8 Jun 202658
15 Jun 202641
22 Jun 202643
29 Jun 202649
6 Jul 202653
13 Jul 202650
20 Jul 202657
27 Jul 202656
3 Aug 202683
10 Aug 2026118
17 Aug 202670
24 Aug 202657
31 Aug 202654
7 Sep 202670
14 Sep 202685
21 Sep 202695
28 Sep 2026126
5 Oct 202670
12 Oct 202696
19 Oct 2026101
26 Oct 2026112
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 24% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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Facts

Version2.8
Authorhashthemes
Added1 Jul 2022
Last updated7 Dec 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.3
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagsblock, blocks, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks, wordpress blocks

Other plugins by this author: Simple Floating Menu, HashThemes Demo Importer, Hash Elements, Hash Form - Drag & Drop Form Builder, Easy Elementor Addons - Addons Pack for Elementor Page Builder, Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce, Onyx Dark Mode Switcher, Super Product Filter for WooCommerce

Questions

Is Smart Blocks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 7 Dec 2025, 7 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Smart Blocks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer hashthemes since Jul 2022.

Was Smart Blocks removed from wordpress.org?

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

Is Smart Blocks safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Smart Blocks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8. 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