Hover Highlights – Editor highlighting
by Sybre Waaijer · Blocks
Also makes 6 other plugins · 204.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds highlighting on hover with a distraction-free experience for the Gutenberg/Block Editor.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈29 estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “a11y”, “accessibility” and “block editor” 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.
59 health vs 71 average across 2,526 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 572 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 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: Last updated 572 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| a11y your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| accessibility your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “a11y”, “accessibility” and “block editor” 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 13 May 2023 · 1,268 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 127 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.6y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 8 Apr 2025
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 53 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 12 May 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Kadim Gültekin11mo ago
This plugin makes block editor more useful. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous3.1y ago
Simple but effective. Finally giving Gutenberg a try but man.. that interface is so hard to get used to. This little perk helps me a lot. Thanks guys (and Chat GPT haha)
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 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
4 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 "Adds highlighting on hover with a distraction-free experience for the Gutenberg/Block Editor."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "who want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, ChatGPT.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 451 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "a11y", "accessibility" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-09 30+ → 20+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-05 20+ → 30+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 20+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-12 30+ → 20+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 20+ → 30+ up after 18 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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Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Custom Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
aThemes Blocks 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Grids: Layout builder for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags B -
Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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