Grainy Gradient Block
by Kelly Choyce-Dwan · Blocks
A gradient with a little noise to it, this spacer block will add visual interest to your posts and pages.
41 health vs 74 average across 616 Blocks plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.9.0.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1652 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
34
now · peak 113
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
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 189 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 80+ → 90+ up after 17 days in band
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 80+ down after 8 days in band
- 2026-05-24 80+ → 90+ up after 123 days in band
- 2026-01-21 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-20 80+ → 70+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-01-11 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-10 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-01-07 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in band
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