Gutenverse News – News Blocks for Blog & Magazine Sites
by Jegstudio · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 39.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Build news websites, blog and magazine layouts with WordPress news blocks, post grids, post sliders, archive blocks, and a news ticker.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
800+
≈860 estimated
Momentum
+9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blog”, “magazine” and “news” 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.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.5%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 18K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 14 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 53 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| breaking news ticker | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| news magazine | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| latest news ticker | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| magazine your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| news ticker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blog”, “magazine” and “news” 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 6 Aug 2024 · 816 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · 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.
14
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.3.3 · 8 Sep 2026
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 45% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 55% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Aug 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous1.4y ago
Hi Gutenverse, First of all i have to say Gutenverse is a amazing plugin which is a must-have plugin and thanks for the efford from the team. I would like to report the “Bug” (i hope i am not wrong) in the newly release Gutenverse News plugin Pagination Not Working In fact , we have reported the same Pagination issue in the Plugin Gutenverse in previuos review issue-with-pagination-and-query-loop-in-gutenverse-post-block/#post-18351482 Environment: WordPress 6.8.1 All other Plugin deactivated PHP 8.3 Gutenverse News Module = Module 32 Symptom I have tried all the Pagination (Load More / Next / Auto Load on Scroll), all failed to bring me to the new Pages (I have 60 Posts and in the initial i set to show 6 Posts) Expectation After i presss the Pagination (e.g. Next) in the frontend, it will load new Posts. Looking forward to your good news!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.3.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched High · 7.2 Gutenverse News – News Blocks for Blog & Magazine Sites < 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-09-11 CVE-2026-85677 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 3.3.3 Patched in 3.3.3
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Gutenverse News <= 1.0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via elementId Parameter ↗2025-06-18 CVE-2025-5234 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.4 Patched in 2.0.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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, 0 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
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 "Build news websites, blog and magazine layouts with WordPress news blocks, post grids, post sliders, archiv..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for publishers", "designed for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,034 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-21 900+ → 800+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-07 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-06 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 800+ → 900+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 900+ → 800+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 800+ → 900+ up after 4 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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WP News – WordPress News / Magazine Plugin 300+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags B -
Elementor Post Grid – News, Magazine & Blog Builder – Ansar Elements 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Live News – Responsive News Ticker 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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