Is Gutenberg still maintained?

Maintained, with caveats

Actively maintained, but 86% of recent support threads are unresolved. The code is being updated; the questions are not being answered.

400K+

Active installs

2.1/5

Rating

2026-09-07

Last update

7.0.4

Tested up to WP

Does the author answer?

Of the last 7 support threads on WordPress.org, 1 are marked resolved and 6 are not — 86% unanswered. The plugin directory shows the threads but never this ratio, which is the part that tells you whether anyone is home.

Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on 2026-09-16, covering 71,729 plugins. Active install counts are the directory’s own rounded buckets. “Looks abandoned” describes update cadence, not code quality — a simple plugin that does one thing may need no updates, but it also stops being tested against new WordPress releases.