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Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices

by bPlugins · Blocks

Also makes 98 other plugins · 212.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

Display alerts and notices in WordPress with a customizable Gutenberg block. Multiple alert types, ready-made presets, and dismissible boxes.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins

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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-17% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

301

now · peak 840

29630d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Alert Box Block · #9251 you Carousel Block · #2707 bSlider · #2937 Magic Content & CTA · #3080

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.

740per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

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

5

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v2.0.2

19

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.0.2 · 2mo ago2.0.1 · 2mo ago2.0.0 · 4mo ago1.2.0 · 6mo ago1.1.4 · 10mo ago1.1.3 · 1.4y ago1.1.2 · 1.5y ago1.1.1 · 1.6y ago1.1.0 · 1.6y ago1.0.9 · 2.3y ago1.0.8 · 3.1y ago1.0.7 · 3.4y ago1.0.6 · 4.1y ago1.0.5 · 4.4y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v2.0 68%
v1.1 18%
v1.2 9.1%
v1.0 4.8%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
400–500 ≈460

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,421 observations

400Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.0.2
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2021-10-13 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
6.5
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.1

Recent reviews

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  1. srabonr
    4.9y ago

    It’s Very useful and handy for Gutenberg lover.

    Read on wp.org ↗

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2025-03-24 CVE-2024-13731 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.3 Patched in 1.1.4
  2. 2025-02-03 CVE-2025-22675 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.0 Patched in 1.1.1

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

German (Formal) 18%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 96 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-05-24 500+ → 400+ down after 14 days in tier
  4. 2026-05-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-05-09 500+ → 400+ down after 284 days in tier
  6. 2025-07-29 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-07-28 500+ → 400+ down after 28 days in tier
  8. 2025-06-30 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier

Competes with

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Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alert-box-block