Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver
by wpweaver · Blocks
Also makes 5 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Discover the power of the Block Editor! This plugin adds Designer Blocks that make it easy to add Images, Text, and Parallax.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈49 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block editor”, “blocks” and “editor blocks” 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.
45 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 12.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2884 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2884 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| weaver | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| weaver plugins | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| guten text block | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| web design your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block editor”, “blocks” and “editor blocks” 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 2 Nov 2024 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 206 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Discover the power of the Block Editor! This plugin adds Designer Blocks that make it easy to add Images, T..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,348 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "editor blocks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-13 50+ → 40+ down
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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Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Custom Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
aThemes Blocks 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Grids: Layout builder for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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