Cards Layout – showcase content in responsive card grids
by bPlugins · Blocks
Also makes 105 other plugins · 209.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build stunning, professional-grade content cards in seconds—right inside the Gutenberg editor. No page builder or custom CSS required.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈510 estimated
Momentum
+100%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blocks” and “gutenberg” for “layout” and “cards”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “layout” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cards” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →10%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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, 28d
34%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| content cards your tag | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| feature cards | #2 | #13 | 0 |
| card layout | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| responsive cards | #2 | #13 | down 1 |
| layout | #7 | #20 | up 5 |
| feature boxes your tag | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| card grid | #3 | #17 | down 1 |
| grid layout your tag | #10 | #23 | up 9 |
| cards | #11 | #21 | down 2 |
| post cards | #7 | #22 | up 1 |
| content layout | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| responsive layout | #8 | #22 | up 1 |
| card | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| post layout | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| id card | #13 | #17 | down 2 |
| custom layout | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| card to card | #18 | #23 | down 1 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
61 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 44 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blocks” and “gutenberg” for “layout” and “cards”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “layout” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cards” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 3 Jun 2025 · 516 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 761 · 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
4mo ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 18 Jul 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% 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 21 days 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 84 days.
Install history since 2 Jun 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ shanto991.3y ago
Quick to configure, responsive card grid looks great on mobile. Support was prompt when I asked about alignment options. Would love drag-and-drop ordering in future versions, but overall super useful!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MD. Shihab Uddin1.3y ago
I’ve used this plugin on multiple client websites. It’s lightweight, easy to use, and the card designs are very modern. The responsiveness and customization options are great. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
6 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 "Build stunning, professional-grade content cards in seconds—right inside the Gutenberg editor. No page buil..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 12 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,474 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("blocks", "feature boxes", "grid layout" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-08 400+ → 500+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 300+ → 400+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 200+ → 300+ up after 68 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 100+ → 200+ up after 85 days in tier
- 2025-11-07 90+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 80+ → 90+ up after 13 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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Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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