FrontBlocks Site Tools
by closemarketing · Blocks
Also makes 12 other plugins · 4.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Essential toolkit for a WordPress site: block editor enhancements, cookie consent, maintenance mode, image optimization, login and more.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈540 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “generatepress”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
85 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 11.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 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 17 releases 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 32 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carrusel your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| site tools | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| login bg | #5 | #9 | — |
| generatepress your tag | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| typewriter | #18 | #13 | 0 |
| cookies your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightweight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
73 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 68 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “generatepress”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “cookies”, “gutenberg” and “lightweight” 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 12 Feb 2024 · 993 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
17
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.5.5 · 29 Sep 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 35% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 178 days.
Install history since 11 Feb 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Álvaro Dallas1.2y ago
This is one of my favorite plugins for layouts. It saves me time and stops me from adding extra code that makes the website messy. 👌 This topic was modified 10 months, 3 weeks ago by Álvaro Dallas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mariano Pérez Caro1.2y ago
It works wonderfully. There aren’t many carousel plugins that work as well as this one.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
5 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 "Essential toolkit for a WordPress site: block editor enhancements, cookie consent, maintenance mode, image..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "ideal for", "use this").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Gravity Forms and 1 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 17,451 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "carrusel", "cookies" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-25 400+ → 500+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 500+ → 400+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 400+ → 500+ up after 62 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 300+ → 400+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 200+ → 300+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2025-10-21 100+ → 200+ up after 63 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 90+ → 100+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 80+ → 90+ 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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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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