Post Blocks & Tools
by ThemezHut · Blocks
Post grid, post list, and post slider Gutenberg blocks to design blog and magazine layouts easily.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
500+
≈520 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “gutenberg blocks”, “post blocks” and “post grid” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.4%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 5.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 5 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 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post slider 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
- “gutenberg blocks”, “post blocks” and “post grid” 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 27 Sep 2023 · 1,131 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 520 · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 20 Aug 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 89% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 500.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 88 days.
Install history since 26 Sep 2023
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Post Blocks & Tools <= 1.3.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'sliderStyle' Block Attribute ↗2026-04-08 CVE-2026-5711 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.0 Patched in 1.3.1
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Magazine Companion <= 1.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-11-10 CVE-2025-11828 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.3 Patched in 1.2.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Post grid, post list, and post slider Gutenberg blocks to design blog and magazine layouts easily."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("designed for", "suitable for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,118 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-05 400+ → 500+ up after 74 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 300+ → 400+ up after 70 days in tier
- 2026-03-14 200+ → 300+ up after 41 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-29 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 100+ → 200+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 80+ → 90+ 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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Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate – with Shortcode, Gutenberg Block & Elementor Widget 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
PostExtra – News and Magazine Blog Post Blocks for Gutenberg & FSE 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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