Block Navigation
by Alvaro · Blocks
Also makes 10 other plugins · 3.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Block Navigation sidebar panel for the new Block editor.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “drag and drop” and “editor” 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.
52 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 63K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 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
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1626 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.46★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1626 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 | ||
| drag and drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| navigation 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). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blocks”, “drag and drop” and “editor” 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 611 · 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
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
4.5y ago
latest release · v4.1.1 · 19 May 2022
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ anja11mo ago
I use this with all of my wordpress installations. It’s so super useful.Thanks a lot for providing this. Hopefully it will work also with the newer wp-versions – I’ll try.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Izandi3.8y ago
Thank you very much for the plugin. Default list view makes me crazy especially the “Move to”. I wonder why this is not built-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Li-An3.9y ago
A great little plugin that improves greatly block navigation and, super important, blocks movement. Put a block into another block precisely is so important.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stempelschneider4.7y ago
This is one of the best Gutenberg Builder Add-ons I’ve seen so far. Great tool that compensates the lack of an block overview feature in the Gutenberg Builder itself. Hope this will become part of Gutenberg sooner or later.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stevenorlosky4.9y ago
I learned about this from the Kadence WP tutorial on YouTube. They need to make a Pro version of this plugin so I can buy it! I absolutely love it, and it’s smooth. I just downloaded it and it works amazingly so far. So glad you made this plugin, and I can’t believe it’s free! Gutenburg needed something like this badly! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrewei945.1y ago
Coming from Elementor I think that a navigator is a really helpful feature for a pagebuilder. Per default Gutenberg unfortunately does not provide such feature. This is where this plugin comes in very handy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nawawi Jamili5.5y ago
Help me a lot, thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DIMITRIS5.6y ago
I install in all Gutenberg sites. Very useful when editing page, no bugs so far. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.1.1 Fixed incompatibility with some custom blocks 4.1.1
- — Version 4.1.0 Minor fixes for WP 5.9 Updated dependencies 4.1.0
- — Version 4.0.1 Minor style fixes 4.0.1
- — Version 4.0.0 Code base refactor for improved performance Fixed WP 5.8 incompatibility of the drag-and-drop functionality Added duplicate button in block menu Display block variant icon and name when there is no block content Added to 4.0.0
- — Version 3.4.1 Added a temporary patch for WP 5.8 drop event 3.4.1
- — Version 3.4.0 Fixed bug in WP 5.7, drop events not being triggered Updated dependencies 3.4.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.9.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 6 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
5 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 "Block Navigation sidebar panel for the new Block editor."
- ! 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 Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,133 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "drag-and-drop" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 4K+ → 3K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-23 3K+ → 4K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 418 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 5K+ → 4K+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2024-03-14 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2024-02-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-16 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 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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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
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