Visual Composer Website Builder

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114 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 89 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40K.

1. ★★★★★ szmo

   10mo ago

   It works well, layouts are great and you can make your own elements. However once you set your site up with this you are locked in. There is not way to make your site usable without Visual Composer once you set it up because it fills your post body with shortcodes.

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2. ★★★★★ sayermcshane

   11mo ago

   Thanks for providing this EXCELLENT platform and proficient page builder! Please continue, as I (like many others) am looking forward to the next improvements and continued support :>) Thanks again!

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3. ★★★★★ Alexander Gilmanov

   1.3y ago

   I work with products of this company since very early years (2014 and before), Visual composer, in my mind, is a cool, and a very underrated builder. Try it!

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4. ★★★★★ meganetrix

   1.7y ago

   The buggiest, slowest and most incompatible plugin I have ever used. Seems every other plugin breaks VC.

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5. ★★★★★ aj2602213

   2.7y ago

   Praised as the best composer on the market, we immediately noticed that it had major flaws. The use of our own cloud immediately revealed itself to be a major flaw because it took us up to 6 minutes to wait to be able to make a change to the text block. We installed the Virtual Composer Tester template on the site to ensure maximum compatibility but nevertheless the problems continued. Not only that, but after the last plugin update it became impossible to make any changes to the pages because trying to remove or delete a widget, even a simple text block, caused the page to crash and lose all its content. Furthermore, the cloud system slows down the loading times of the site which receives a poor score on GTMetrix. We contacted the support center but after 10 hours of waiting we received no assistance. Even though on the manufacturer’s website they say to respond to everyone within 60 minutes and we didn’t do it over the weekend but during the week. We tried uninstalling the plugin and re-installing the previous version of the plugin, the one that initially worked, but this crashed the entire site, forcing us to carry out 3 restore/backups of the site. Very bad experience. We hope for a refund but we are not sure we will be able to obtain it, given that support does not provide a specific “satisfied or refunded” item, nor does it provide a specific ticket to request a refund

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6. ★★★★★ game writer

   2.7y ago

   I’m not a pro, but I can tell you this: Unlike other page builders, VC required me to bump my PHP memory settings up by 100%, from 128MB to 256MB. Never had to do this for Beaver Builder. In VC’s system status dashboard, my site is never connecting to VC’s AWS, account, or large data transfer. My ISP has audited the connection and there is no blockage on their end. Hmm. Sluggish. Default responsive setup is awful – my site content is using 15% of the screen width, with huge margins on either side. I don’t want to have to hand-tune every page element to make it readable. Right now I can’t even edit my pages. Gutenberg loads fine, but VC just sits there and spins the loading indicator. I’m done with it.

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7. ★★★★★ alexkarc

   2.8y ago

   Nice Builder!!! This topic was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by alexkarc.

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8. ★★★★★ ssaward

   3.0y ago

   I’ve been using Visual Composer Website Builder for over a year now. I absolutely love how interactive it is and how I could custom my website live and easily! Highly recommend for anyone who has a beautiful vision for their website but isn’t exact sure how to do it! I recently ran into an issue that came up after updating to the newest version of WordPress, where the plugin disappeared off my dashboard and my website looked like a complete mess. I reached out to the support team for some guidance and they told me exactly what to do to fix it as it was just an issue that came up with WordPress. My website was back to looking flawless in less than 24 hours! I have a lot of praise for this plugin; just try it and you will not be disappointed!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 45.16.1 Release Date – 2026-07-23 Free: Fix: Vendor folder has been properly included 45.16.1
2. — Version 45.16.0 Release Date – 2026-07-22 Free: Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with WooCommerce 10.9.1 Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with BackWPup plugin Compatibility: Visual Composer works properly with 45.16.0
3. — Version 45.15.0 Release Date – 2025-08-06 Free: Fix: Vendor folder has been properly included 45.15.0
4. — Version 45.14.0 Release Date – 2025-08-06 Free: Update: Violation of WordPress.org rules has been removed Fix: XSS vulnerability removed 45.14.0
5. — Version 45.13.0 Release Date – 2025-07-16 Free: Update: Customer survey mechanism removed to comply with the WordPress repository terms Compatibility: Compatibility with WPBakery improved Compatibility: Compatibility with WPML improved 45.13.0
6. — Version 45.12.0 Release Date – 2025-05-15 Free: Fix: Prevent XSS for post grid pagination Fix: Improved vulnerability issue for encoded shortcode content Premium: Compatibility: Works properly with PHP 8.3 and WordPress 6.8 45.12.0

All 14 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (45.16.4). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-08 CVE-2026-106596 Missing Authorization Affects <= 45.16.3 Patched in 45.16.4
2. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-09-30 CVE-2026-97262 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.16.2 Patched in 45.16.3
3. Patched Critical · 9.8 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion via 'vcv-template' Parameter ↗
   2026-09-23 CVE-2026-12227 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 45.16.0 Patched in 45.16.1
4. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-09-10 CVE-2026-62138 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.16.1 Patched in 45.16.2
5. Patched Medium · 4.3 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.15.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-07-24 CVE-2026-65568 Missing Authorization Affects <= 45.15.0 Patched in 45.16.0
6. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.13.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-08-14 CVE-2025-55709 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.13.0 Patched in 45.15.0
7. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.11.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-05-19 CVE-2025-48276 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.11.0 Patched in 45.12.0
8. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.10.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-04-22 CVE-2025-46254 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.10.0 Patched in 45.11.0
9. Patched Medium · 4.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.8.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-06-03 CVE-2024-35653 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.8.0 Patched in 45.9.0
10. Patched Medium · 4.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-03-15 CVE-2024-27997 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.6.0 Patched in 45.7.0
11. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Premium <= 45.6.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2024-02-29 CVE-2023-6880 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.6.0 Patched in 45.7.0
12. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Title' ↗
    2022-08-29 CVE-2022-2516 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.0 Patched in 45.0.1
13. Patched Medium · 6.4 Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.0 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Text Block' ↗
    2022-08-29 CVE-2022-2430 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 45.0 Patched in 45.0.1
14. Patched Medium · 5.5 Visual Composer <= 26.0 - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting ↗
    2020-05-18 CVE-2020-36722 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 26.0 Patched in 27.0

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 24 languages, 2 at 90% or more

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-10-12 40K+ → 30K+ down after 13 days in tier
2. 2026-09-29 30K+ → 40K+ up after 8 days in tier
3. 2026-09-21 40K+ → 30K+ down after 330 days in tier
4. 2025-10-26 50K+ → 40K+ down after 330 days in tier
5. 2024-11-30 60K+ → 50K+ down after 340 days in tier
6. 2023-12-26 70K+ → 60K+ down after 334 days in tier
7. 2023-01-26 80K+ → 70K+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2023-01-25 70K+ → 80K+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

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Visual Composer Website Builder: 30K+ active installs, 4.6★ (220 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/visualcomposer