Animate Blocks Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/animate-blocks

Animate Gutenberg blocks plugin for WordPress.

500 active installs v1.0.1 PHP 5.6+ WP 5.0+ Updated Mar 29, 2019
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85
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Safety Verdict

Is Animate Blocks Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 85/100

Animate Blocks has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 7yr ago
Risk Assessment

Based on the static analysis and vulnerability history, the 'animate-blocks' v1.0.1 plugin exhibits a strong security posture. The absence of any identified entry points, dangerous functions, raw SQL queries, unescaped output, file operations, or external HTTP requests is highly commendable. Furthermore, the plugin's vulnerability history is clean, with no recorded CVEs of any severity, indicating a well-maintained and secure codebase over time. The lack of taint analysis findings further reinforces this positive assessment, suggesting no exploitable data flow issues were detected.

While the lack of nonce and capability checks is noted, the critical factor here is the complete absence of attack surface. If there are truly no entry points exposed to users or external systems, then the absence of these security mechanisms is not a direct risk. However, it's a practice that should be monitored, as future updates or expanded functionality could introduce such entry points. In conclusion, the plugin appears robustly secure given the current analysis, demonstrating excellent adherence to secure coding practices.

Vulnerabilities
None known

Animate Blocks Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Animate Blocks Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
0
7 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
0
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

100% escaped7 total outputs
Attack Surface

Animate Blocks Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 4
actionenqueue_block_editor_assetssrc\class-animate-blocks.php:86
actionwp_enqueue_scriptssrc\class-animate-blocks.php:89
actionplugins_loadedsrc\class-animate-blocks.php:92
actioninitsrc\class-animate-blocks.php:95
Maintenance & Trust

Animate Blocks Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested5.1.22
Last updatedMar 29, 2019
PHP min version5.6
Downloads5K

Community Trust

Rating100/100
Number of ratings2
Active installs500
Developer Profile

Animate Blocks Developer Profile

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2 plugins · 520 total installs

84
trust score
Avg Security Score
85/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Animate Blocks

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/aos-3.0.0-beta.6/aos.css/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/aos-3.0.0-beta.6/aos.js/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/aos-init.js
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/aos-3.0.0-beta.6/aos.js/wp-content/plugins/animate-blocks/dist/aos-init.js
Version Parameters
animate-blocks/dist/blocks.build.js?ver=animate-blocks/dist/aos-3.0.0-beta.6/aos.css?ver=animate-blocks/dist/aos-3.0.0-beta.6/aos.js?ver=animate-blocks/dist/aos-init.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

JS Globals
Animate_Blocks
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Animate Blocks