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Useful Blocks v1.9.0

This plugin adds “useful” Gutenberg blocks to the writing of blog posts. How to use (For Block Editor) Open the “Useful Blocks” category of the Block Inserter. There are cust...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 25 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.0+
  • Requires WordPress 6.0+
  • Tested up to WP 6.9 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 62% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 99 Passed
  • 20 Warnings
  • 6 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 77/100
Needs Improvement

47 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

1.1 MB

3.3 MB unzipped

Total files

167

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,575

in 26 files Medium

File types

  • JS
  • SCSS
  • PHP
  • JSON
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 100 High
  • 29 Medium
  • 54 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 25 audited versions of Useful Blocks, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-33). The codebase grew 508% in size.

Audited 1.0.0 → 1.9.0 · 25 versions

0 50 100 1.0.0 1.2.0 1.7.3 1.9.0

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 100 200 1.0.0 1.2.0 1.7.3 1.9.0

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

197

downloads

Today

24

downloads

Week over week

+1%

vs previous week

Month over month

−17%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.

Version intelligence

38% of installs run an older version

≈ 7.6K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.7
  • v1.8
  • v1.9

Ratings

1 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 1
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 0

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

5 mo ago

Mar 31, 2026

Release cadence

~ every 4 days

average between releases

Total releases

25

since Jul 2020 · 6 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Useful Blocks in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Useful Blocks v1.9.0 flagged 183 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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