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Averroes

by Riad Benguella · Blocks

Also makes 2 other plugins · 120+ installs across the portfolio →

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A Gutenberg compatible markdown editor. Write in Markdown, edit in Markdown and preview in HTML.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
44 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 71/100
Support 70/100

44 health vs 67 average across 1,683 Blocks plugins

10+

Active installs

≈16 estimated

3.0K

Total downloads

since 2018

3.86★

Rating (adjusted)

3.8★ raw · 4 reviews

+8%

28

Downloads · 30d

category median +14%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.

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.

37 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 0/100
WP compatibility 10/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Last updated 2944 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-06 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+8% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

28

now · peak 60

2830d 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

Averroes · #43351 you Classic Editor · #4 Classic Widgets · #24 Advanced Editor Tool · #30

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.8Stars · Aug 26

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.

2.8Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
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.

0

releases in the last 12 months

8.1y ago

latest release · v1.1.1

4

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.1.1 · 8.1y ago1.1.0 · 8.1y ago1.0.1 · 8.2y agov1.0.0 · 8.2y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.1 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
10–20 ≈16

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

Install history · since 2019-02-24 · 1,379 observations

10Installs · 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.

Ratings · 4 reviews

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5★
2 4★
1 3★
0 2★
0 1★
1

Details

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
8.1y ago
Added
2018-06-14 · 8 yrs old
Requires WP
4.9
Tested up to
4.9.31
Requires PHP
5.2.4
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ Li-An
    7.7y ago

    For some reason it does not work for me (or I miss something) : when adding some Markdown in a text block, nothing is showing. I just found the button but it gives The editor has encountered an unexpected error. This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Li-An.

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  2. ★★★★★ blablabla
    8.1y ago

    It kinda works, but when you try to edit classic block things get ugly. But it’s fine for creating new post with Gutenberg in markdown mode. If I’m forced to use Gutenberg that will be the way.

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  3. ★★★★★ Gregoire Noyelle
    8.1y ago

    When you have to replace quickly the content of many blocks, this plugin is your best friend. You need to learn Markdown (in 15 minutes). Merci Riad !

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  4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 10765487
    8.2y ago

    Thanks a lot. Works fine !!!

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4

✓ 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

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Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

German 100%

Growth timeline

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

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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