Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display notices/alerts on the page.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈480 estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” and “gutenberg block” for “attention” and “info box”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attention” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “info box” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 13.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 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.
This plugin shipped 5 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 14 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, 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
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alert box your tag | #1 | #13 | 0 |
| alert box block your tag | #1 | #14 | 0 |
| grab | #2 | #19 | 0 |
| alert your tag | #6 | #22 | up 1 |
| attention | #6 | #22 | 0 |
| popup alert box | #3 | #21 | 0 |
| notification and alert box | #3 | #20 | 0 |
| typewriter | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| notices | #14 | #23 | up 1 |
| box | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| info box | #10 | #24 | up 1 |
| alerts | #19 | #24 | down 2 |
| icon box | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| eye one | #15 | #24 | up 1 |
| block notices | #21 | #24 | 0 |
| in box | #22 | #24 | up 1 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
94 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 78 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
- Swap “block” and “gutenberg block” for “attention” and “info box”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attention” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “info box” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 840 · peaks are release surges
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
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
Actively maintainedHow 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
14d ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 18 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ srabonr5.0y ago
It’s Very useful and handy for Gutenberg lover.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Alert Box Block – Display notice/alerts in the front end <= 1.1.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Alert Box Block ↗2025-03-24 CVE-2024-13731 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.1.3 Patched in 1.1.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Alert Box Block – Display notice/alerts in the front end <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-03 CVE-2025-22675 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation 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 HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 35 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,428 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
- 2026-08-29 500+ → 400+ down after 96 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-24 500+ → 400+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 500+ → 400+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 500+ → 400+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
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