Category Filter Block
by Misha Rudrastyh · Search
Just a simple category filter block with the Interactivity API support.
83 health vs 71 average across 162 Search plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-04-07 · 466 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
131
now · peak 232
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “80+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 31 days.
Install history · since 2025-04-07 · 465 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-10 80+ → 70+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-06-24 70+ → 80+ up after 15 days in band
- 2026-06-09 60+ → 70+ up after 29 days in band
- 2026-05-11 50+ → 60+ up after 23 days in band
- 2026-04-18 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-17 50+ → 40+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-04-11 40+ → 50+ up after 29 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
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