Code Blocks
by subins2000 · Blocks
Add Code Blocks to your posts and pages. Customize the code blocks and add custom CSS to the WordPress Visual Editor.
45 health vs 69 average across 958 Blocks plugins
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4102 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
27
now · peak 73
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 20+ down after 284 days in band
- 2025-09-29 40+ → 30+ down after 182 days in band
- 2025-03-31 30+ → 40+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-03-27 40+ → 30+ down after 360 days in band
- 2024-04-01 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-31 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-30 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-03-29 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- A Admin Collapse Subpages 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Quick Bulk Post & Page Creator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/code-blocks" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Code Blocks — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Code Blocks: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/code-blocks