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VK Blocks

by Vektor,Inc. · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 2 Nov 2026, 93 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for VK Blocks
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is VK Blocks still maintained?
Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 93 releases in the last 24 months. 2 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns VK Blocks, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer vektor-inc since Nov 2018. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was VK Blocks removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is VK Blocks safe?
7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.126.2). Not on the exploited list. 14 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest VK Blocks update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.130.0. No one-star spike after it. 2 Nov 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.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master25 Nov 2018 to 25 Nov 2018, 1 commits
vektor-inc26 Nov 2018 to 2 Nov 2026, 548 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
93
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for VK Blocks
Q1 20248
Q2 202418
Q3 202425
Q4 202422
Q1 202511
Q2 202511
Q3 202516
Q4 202512
Q1 20269
Q2 20268
Q3 20269
Q4 20263

Last release 2 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.8.

Rating distribution
5 star5
4 star1
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (7 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 1.126.2).

Show 7 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
14 Oct 2026VK Blocks <= 1.126.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Group Block 'linkToPost' Feature6.4<= 1.126.11.126.2Patched before disclosure
6 Mar 2025VK Blocks <= 1.94.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure4.3<= 1.94.2.21.95.0.3Patched before disclosure
24 Oct 2023VK Blocks <= 1.63.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block6.4<= 1.63.0.11.64.0.01
2 Jun 2023VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update4.3<= 1.57.0.51.58.0.017
2 Jun 2023VK Blocks <= 1.57.0.5 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Settings Update4.3<= 1.57.0.51.57.0.10n/a
9 May 2023VK Blocks <= 1.53.0.1 - Stored (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting in Post6.4<= 1.53.0.11.54.0n/a
9 May 2023VK Blocks <= 1.53.0.1 - Stored (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting in Tag Edit6.4<= 1.53.0.11.54.0n/a

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 1.125.0 (security, escaping); 1.126.2 (security, XSS); 1.126.4 (security, escaping); 1.129.0 (security, escaping); 1.130.0 (security).

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

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for VK Blocks
4 May 20264,172
11 May 2026100,234
18 May 202668,872
25 May 202647,123
1 Jun 20266,735
8 Jun 20264,608
15 Jun 20263,925
22 Jun 202646,048
29 Jun 20266,272
6 Jul 202646,623
13 Jul 20266,040
20 Jul 202647,573
27 Jul 20267,696
3 Aug 20265,166
10 Aug 202644,455
17 Aug 202647,591
24 Aug 202666,945
31 Aug 20266,859
7 Sep 202646,560
14 Sep 20266,239
21 Sep 20264,900
28 Sep 202644,571
5 Oct 20268,923
12 Oct 20264,740
19 Oct 202660,550
26 Oct 20267,657
2 Nov 202636,677

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 6% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version1.130.0
AuthorVektor,Inc.
Added26 Nov 2018
Last updated2 Nov 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress6.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Page Builders & Visual Editors
Tagsfaq, alert, gutenberg

Other plugins by this author: VK Block Patterns, VK Link Target Controller, VK Filter Search, VK Dynamic If Block, VK Google Job Posting Manager, VK Simple Copy Block, VK Plugin Beta Tester

Questions

Is VK Blocks still maintained?

Yes. Last release 2 Nov 2026, 93 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns VK Blocks, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer vektor-inc since Nov 2018.

Was VK Blocks removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is VK Blocks safe?

7 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 1.126.2). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest VK Blocks update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.130.0. No one-star spike after it.

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