Dev Content Blocks
by Allon Sacks · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 270+ installs across the portfolio →
Content blocks for global content, with revisions. Use HTML without formatting being broken. Not only for devs.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content blocks”, “html” and “modular” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 4.1K 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.
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2868 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2868 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| modular your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reusable content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcodes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content blocks”, “html” and “modular” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 108 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.9y ago
latest release · v1.4.1 · 25 Dec 2018
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months 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 2 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kazuyk9.0y ago
This plugin is really useful when I want to add scripts into specific post/page. Also this makes possible to create some html components with scripts and css easily. I love this! This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by kazuyk.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Content blocks for global content, with revisions. Use HTML without formatting being broken. Not only for d..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 12 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for developers", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,988 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "reusable content" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-10 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 300+ → 200+ down after 308 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-02 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 400+ → 300+ down after 198 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 500+ → 400+ down after 42 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 400+ → 500+ up after 1 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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Blocks: Reusable Content, Shortcodes & Site Variables 600+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post Content Shortcode 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Insert Title 30+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Column Shortcodes 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag D
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