AppearanceTools
by James Roberts · Blocks
This plugin will activate every Block Editor setting available in WordPress.
43 health vs 74 average across 591 Blocks plugins
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.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1209 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-03-27 · 1,208 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 76
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-03-26 · 1,205 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-26 30+ → 20+ down after 408 days in band
- 2025-05-14 40+ → 30+ down after 38 days in band
- 2025-04-06 30+ → 40+ up after 161 days in band
- 2024-10-27 40+ → 30+ down after 70 days in band
- 2024-08-18 30+ → 40+ up after 138 days in band
- 2024-04-02 20+ → 30+ up after 51 days in band
- 2024-02-11 10+ → 20+ up after 238 days in band
- 2023-06-18 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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