GamiPress – Block Users
by Ruben Garcia · Blocks
Also makes 32 other plugins · 21.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Block users and roles from getting awarded through the GamiPress awards engine
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+44%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” and “restrict” for “block users” and “awards”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “block users” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restrict” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “awards” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 12.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 3 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 186 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 24d
38%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 24d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gamipress your tag | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| block users | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| gamification your tag | #15 | #18 | up 2 |
| awards | #20 | #22 | down 3 |
| block user | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| wordpress gamification | #19 | #21 | up 1 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| restrict your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 4 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
- Swap “block” and “restrict” for “block users” and “awards”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “block users” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “restrict” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “awards” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “gamification”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 611 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 28 Apr 2026
5
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 20 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 1 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ William4.7y ago
Reduces the email traffic from my daily login as administrator which was triggering an award email and points every time I logged into the website. Now it is much easier to evaluate user awards. Just install the plugin and go to gamipress settings, add-ons tab and block users is at the top. Add/Select Administrator to Blocked Roles. Works great so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jkillas5.8y ago
Just what I needed. Some times you don’t need some roles/users to be considered. This plugin does exactly that. thank you.
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 1 language, 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
2 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 "Block users and roles from getting awarded through the GamiPress awards engine"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 296 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gamification", "restrict" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-22 400+ → 300+ down after 605 days in tier
- 2024-10-25 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-17 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-16 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-14 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2024-10-11 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-10-10 500+ → 400+ down after 34 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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Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Crowdsignal Forms 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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