Custom Block Patterns
by LOOS · Blocks
Also makes 5 other plugins · 121.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
You can easily create your own block patterns and register them.
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Health
B 77/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “block patterns”, “patterns” and “pattern” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #8 and #9 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
77 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 19.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 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 1 release 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 214 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| guternberg your tag | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| block patterns | #6 | #18 | 0 |
| patterns | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| custom patterns | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| custom block pattern | #3 | #14 | 0 |
| block pattern your tag | #9 | #20 | down 1 |
| pattern | #9 | #17 | down 1 |
| custom block | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “block patterns”, “patterns” and “pattern” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #8 and #9 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.1K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 1 Apr 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Bego Mario Garde3.7y ago
I’m a great fan of plugins which without bells and whistles simply do, what you expect and this plugin certainly is one of them. It allows you easily to create your own block patterns and use them as you like. The plugin is lean and the code clean. So far 5 stars. So, why did I only rate it 4 stars? I like to read the code of plugins, that I want to use on my client’s websites. All functions do have a single line comment, but unfortunately in Japanese, which makes it difficult to read (i.e. I have to use a translation programm to understand the comments). The plugin also doesn’t seem to follow WordPress’ coding standards, e.g. by using short array syntax and inline control structures. Personally, I would have liked it better if the Custom Post Type Block Patterns menu was a submenu of Appearance. A remaining comment // 'menu_position' => 6 looks like the plugin author had some other position in mind, too. Don’t let these nitpicky comments fool you – the plugin does what it’s supposed to and it can be used without hesitation despite these really minor flaws. Thanks for sharing the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AlfredG5.1y ago
A very easy to use and not bloated pluging. Very small footprint. I used to use Blockmeister but they bloated it for commercial use. Now I use this one and it does everything you should ever need.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aoi61n6.2y ago
ブロックパターンを再利用ブロックみたいに自分で作れたらいいのになあと思っていたところ、Twitterでこのプラグインを知りました。 まさに私の理想の形でブロックパターンを管理できるようになり、感動です。
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "You can easily create your own block patterns and register them."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 358 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "Guternberg" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-09-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-24 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-23 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-09-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 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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VK Block Patterns 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Useful Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
VK Filter Search 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
MyWP Block Pattern – Block Pattern Builder for WordPress 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Custom Block Pattern Builder — installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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