Hyperlink Group Block
by Daniel Floeter · Blocks
Also makes 5 other plugins · 11.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Combine blocks into a group wrapped with an hyperlink (<a>).
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.4K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” and “gutenberg” for “combine” and “anchors”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “combine” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anchors” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.5%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 73.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hyperlink your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| group | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| group plugins | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| plugin group | #2 | #7 | up 1 |
| combine | #9 | #19 | up 2 |
| anchor your tag | #14 | #18 | down 3 |
| anchors | #15 | #19 | down 3 |
| block anchor | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| block link | #22 | #21 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 44 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 “gutenberg” for “combine” and “anchors”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “combine” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “anchors” sits at #15 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 “anchor”. #14 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.1K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
yesterday
latest release · v2.1.0 · 1 Nov 2026
29
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “7K+”. 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 40% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 8K+ in roughly 195 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hellowpj1.4y ago
The unnecessary and non-urgent modification in 2.0.3 causes an incompatible problem.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous1.7y ago
This should be part of WordPress core blocks. Thanks for fixing Gutenberg!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcizus2.0y ago
Easy to use. Thank you developer. Don’t forget to remove links from inside the group.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ efrap2.1y ago
Nicely put together. Will be using this block regularly. The 4 star review mentions missing abitility to add title tag, but the excellent Attributes for Blocks plugin will do that for you and more, for all your blocks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous2.3y ago
Thank you. I try to keep my sites lean and mean and appreciate that it’s not bloated and elegantly integrated. Nice job. This topic was modified 2 years ago by tracysurf.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Warren2.5y ago
Thanks for this, works great for me, no need to hand code blocks to wrap href’s around divs etc…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rafał2.6y ago
Since the block received aria-label is very useful. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toomanyphils2.6y ago
Editor content disappeared when I activated this plugin. Deactivating solved my issue.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.5 Set tab name to open link in the same tab 2.0.5
- — Version 2.0.4 Update block.json’s API version 2.0.4
- — Version 2.0.3 Replace classnames with clsx 2.0.3
- — Version 2.0.2 Bugfix Escaping data 2.0.2
- — Version 2.0.1 Support disable Force page reload with Query Loop 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Title attribute 2.0.0
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Hyperlink Group Block <= 2.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31885 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.1 Patched in 2.0.2
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Hyperlink Group Block <= 1.17.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-15 CVE-2024-49279 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.17.5 Patched in 1.17.6
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.
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
5 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 "Combine blocks into a group wrapped with an hyperlink (<a>)."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("WPML support (translate the anchor)").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,319 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
- 2026-06-09 6K+ → 7K+ up after 172 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 5K+ → 6K+ up after 176 days in tier
- 2025-06-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-20 4K+ → 5K+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2025-01-12 3K+ → 4K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2025-01-03 4K+ → 3K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-12-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 288 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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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Crowdsignal Forms 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Flexible Table Block 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
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