Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder
by Evolve · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 2.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
The professional plugin for creating responsive layouts in WordPress.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Slipping on “columns”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-19, now #19. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 14.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| columns your tag | #19 | #24 | down 5 |
| responsive columns | #17 | #24 | down 2 |
| grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| layout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Slipping on “columns”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-19, now #19. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
- “grid”, “layout” and “responsive” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 25 Jan 2024 · 1,010 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 770 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.6.4 · 25 Sep 2026
40
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 24 Jan 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ onetrev2.2y ago
I am so excited I found this plugin! This plugin is so powerful thanks to the power of CSS Grid which this plugin brings to you in full. Anyone struggling to get their layout to look like they want in the Block Editor seriously have to give this plugin a look! In the hands of a web developer it is incredibly power and just what we need. Note, I wish it showed up better in the WP plugin directory search, since it would have saved me so much pain. Oddly, even search the exact name usually doesn’t bring it up. 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for designers", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 17 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,279 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-22 90+ → 100+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 90+ → 100+ up after 18 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 100+ → 90+ down after 40 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-02 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
PixGridder 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D -
WEN Responsive Columns 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gridable 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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