Elfsight Blocks
by elfsight · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 5.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Custom Gutenberg Blocks to embed the Elfsight Widgets.
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Health
C 66/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
3K+
≈3.9K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “editor” and “gutenberg” 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.
66 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →11%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 27.9K 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.
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 403 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blocks”, “editor” and “gutenberg” 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 2.6K · 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
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 24 Sep 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wearecda6mo ago
Easy to use, looks clean, great plugin, but I think the pricing should be shown upfront. It is misleading to go and spend a bunch of time designing a popup only to be met with a pay screen or the very limited Free option when you go to publish it. Ultimately, I need a popup with a picture for a very simple reason and paying for the views on something so simple does not meet my needs. If you do not mind paying for limited views, and want something easy to use and build, it is great. If you truly want something Free for your site, I do not recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emicorrales5.6y ago
Great!! With the simple steps given in the video I was able to make the Feed of my Facebook page appear on my website !! I have installed and uninstalled countless plugins without getting them to work in any way. Until I found this plugin and without so much complication it worked like a charm !! The easiest and most beautiful thing there can be to have the Facebook feed on your website! Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Custom Gutenberg Blocks to embed the Elfsight Widgets."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("suitable for", "use case").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Telegram, Instagram, Facebook and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,032 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-31 2K+ → 3K+ up after 394 days in tier
- 2024-07-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 626 days in tier
- 2022-10-13 900+ → 1K+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2022-08-14 500+ → 900+ up after 320 days in tier
- 2021-09-28 400+ → 500+ up
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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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
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