Blocks to Shortcode – Use blocks everywhere: in page templates, Elementor, etc.
by Plugin Envision · Page Builders
Also makes 5 other plugins · 5.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily convert blocks into shortcodes and reuse them anywhere on your site - in posts, pages, widgets, templates, and page builders like Elementor.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈620 estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “elementor blocks” for “reuse”. “elementor blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “reuse” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 72 average across 1,896 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 5.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,272 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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 2 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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| use blocks anywhere your tag | #6 | #14 | 0 |
| gutenberg in shortcode your tag | #13 | #22 | down 2 |
| content reuse your tag | #14 | #20 | 0 |
| gutenberg shortcode your tag | #17 | #22 | down 2 |
| convert widget to shortcode | #8 | #22 | down 1 |
| reuse | #21 | #23 | down 1 |
| do shortcode | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| gutenberg blocks shortcode | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| convert to blocks | #15 | #22 | 0 |
| etc to your pages | #16 | #23 | — |
| widgets to shortcode | #22 | #23 | — |
| gutenberg blocks anywhere | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| reusable content blocks | #24 | #21 | down 3 |
| elementor blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “elementor blocks” for “reuse”. “elementor blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “reuse” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “content reuse”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “gutenberg in shortcode”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Nov 2024 · 716 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 541 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v0.13 · 13 Jul 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 59 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 600.
At the current install trend, crossing 700+ in roughly 71 days.
Install history since 16 Nov 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Heitor_tito10mo ago
I found the plugin very useful for those who want to start using blocks and can’t change the theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WP-Henne1.3y ago
I like to use an encoder to hide forms from bots. Now, thanks to this fine plugin, I can put Gutenberg blocks in a Shrotcode and then put it in the encoder. Note:It also works to put several blocks in a shortcode and display them using user roles. Therefore, only one shortcode is needed to display different content for registered users / public. Ingenious!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rohart1.5y ago
Best way to connect Gutenberg Blocks in Elementor via this Shortcode Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertorefresh1.7y ago
Best plugin for now
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DL1.7y ago
Very rarely leave reviews, but this plugin deserves to be well known. Some might wonder what is the use case for a Gutenberg shortcode? Sometimes a commercial plugin will come with some nice Gutenberg blocks but not blocks or modules for the page builder you are using, but most all are able to use shortcodes. Very nice.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Bobby Clapp1.8y ago
You can create an entire page or just a single block and it will generate a shortcode that you can use anywhere to display the block contents.
Read on wp.org ↗
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily convert blocks into shortcodes and reuse them anywhere on your site - in posts, pages, widgets, temp..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "who want", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,256 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Elementor Blocks", "gutenberg in shortcode", "use blocks anywhere" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-04 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 500+ → 600+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2026-06-25 400+ → 500+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 300+ → 400+ up after 58 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 200+ → 300+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 100+ → 200+ up after 187 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 90+ → 100+ 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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