Magnet Blocks vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Magnet Blocks

by Plugin Magnet

Health B71

Gutenberg Essential Blocks

by WPDeveloper

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Magnet Blocks	Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	200K–300K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 71	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	76/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	96/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.81★ ✓
Reviews	0	213 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	26	243.6K ✓
Category	Blocks	Blocks

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Magnet Blocks Gutenberg Essential Blocks

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.