Heckler
by Maštarija · Blocks
Create custom text and code snippets, and attach them to hooks or use them as short codes, along with programmable display rules.
41 health vs 68 average across 1,165 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.15.
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 1832 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
21
now · peak 54
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-06-25 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2023-06-07 10+ → 20+ up after 124 days in tier
- 2023-02-03 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 10+ → 20+ up after 57 days in tier
- 2022-12-04 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2022-11-16 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2022-11-14 20+ → 10+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2022-11-04 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Advance Custom HTML – Show Live Code, Share Snippets, Embed Code, and Style Them Your Way. 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
Shortcode Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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