Advanced Posts Blocks
by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe) · Blocks
Also makes 24 other plugins · 214K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create Blocks filtered by any post type and any categories, tags or custom taxonomy terms.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks” and “posts” 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.
47 health vs 71 average across 2,523 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 22K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1195 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1195 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blocks” and “posts” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 629 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.3y ago
latest release · v5.2.0 · 24 Jul 2023
54
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Apr 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Michelle Curran4.8y ago
This plugin is awesome – thank you so much! It is very easy to use and simple to create a custom template of the block.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tyler Tork6.2y ago
Tried single post mode. Doesn’t have any options to select display layout. Doesn’t use featured image. Makes the entire text — excerpt included — a hyperlink with default formatting. Ugly as sin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alanander6.3y ago
Very useful plugin. Technical support is fast and efficient!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chiakikouno6.6y ago
With this plugin, you can customise the display for posts and pages lists, just as you did edit with the traditional php template. I was able to control the display/hide of thumbnail images in posts and pages lists within BLOCK! Amazing! このプラグインがあれば、従来のphpテンプレート編集と同じように、投稿や固定ページのリスト表示をカスタマイズできます。 これで固定ページと投稿のサムネイル画像の表示/非表示を、ブロックの中でコントロールできました。すんばらしい！
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Masahiko Kawai7.0y ago
With this plugin, designers can customize blocks very easily.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous7.4y ago
I wanted this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mimi7.8y ago
I wanted this!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create Blocks filtered by any post type and any categories, tags or custom taxonomy terms."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 32 headings and 29 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,894 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-26 300+ → 200+ down after 516 days in tier
- 2024-02-26 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-25 300+ → 200+ down after 53 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-02 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-12-29 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-12-27 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-12-23 200+ → 300+ up after 2 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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