Curiosity POTD
by Andrea Benzi · Blocks
NASA Mars Curiosity rover latest image widget & current sol static block.
61 health vs 69 average across 1,003 Blocks 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 520 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
24
now · peak 200
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,376 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 20+ → 10+ down after 124 days in band
- 2026-01-29 10+ → 20+ up after 21 days in band
- 2026-01-08 20+ → 10+ down after 589 days in band
- 2024-05-29 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Hot Random Image 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
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