Disable Widget Block Editor
by Express Themes · Blocks
Disables the new widget block editor page of gutenberg and brings back the old widgets page.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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 “400+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-23 500+ → 400+ down after 305 days in band
- 2025-06-22 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-21 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-06-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-06-17 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in band
- 2025-06-14 600+ → 500+ down after 217 days in band
- 2024-11-09 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-11-08 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in band
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