Classic Widgets

Classic Widgets is solid but leaving growth on the table.

Active installs

2M+

Rating

4.9★

272 reviews

Downloads / 30d

64.8K

Momentum

+13%

30d vs the 30d before

Against 2526 tracked Blocks plugins: health 78 vs 71 average · rating 4.84★ vs 3.80★.

What we found

2 to fix 1 strengths

Update cadence is slipping

Needs work

Last updated 11 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.

What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.

Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks

Needs work

AI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for, headings and lists and enough to quote. Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.

What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.

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✓

Trusted by users. 272 reviews at 4.84★ adjusted, a durable reputation.

Downloads, last 2 years

From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.

Full report for Classic Widgets →

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