Illustrations Block – 300+ Customizable SVG Images
by acosmin · Blocks
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Illustrations Block enables you to add awesome SVG illustrations which you can customize directly from the new Editor (Gutenberg).
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈40 estimated
Momentum
+93%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “editor” and “illustrations” 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.
46 health vs 71 average across 2,526 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 4.5K 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2490 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2490 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| illustrations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| svg 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
- “blocks”, “editor” and “illustrations” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
6.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 7 Jan 2020
3
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 40.
Install history since 30 May 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ martinbaron6.0y ago
First, the plug-in is great. Top Notch, is the service from the support. Quick and to the point. That is what one values highly. Really recommend this plug-in!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ helpful6.8y ago
Undraw is a great resource for illustrations. This plugin does a good job making these available to content-creators without filling your WordPress media library with hundreds of SVGs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cvladan6.8y ago
I expected this to be a full library from UnDraw. But it is only part of illustrations and they are not the same as on the original site, especially when coloured. Good idea with poor execution, probably because it relies on React component which itself is manually updated with new illustrations and therefore always behind the great UnDraw original. This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by cvladan.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Agnieszka Bury7.6y ago
This plugin is amazing! The illustrations are beautiful. There are lots of multipurpose images such as Calendar, Account, Swipe Profiles, Analytics, App Installation, Charts, Chats, Designer, Checklist, Search etc. Even if you deactivate the plugin, the illustrations will stay untouched and display correctly. Thank you very much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rhugo7.8y ago
I love this plugin! It is nice to see a creative use of the Gutenberg blocks and works perfectly for me. Love the large collection of SVG assets. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗
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
3 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 "Illustrations Block enables you to add awesome SVG illustrations which you can customize directly from the..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 295 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blocks", "images" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-29 40+ → 30+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 50+ → 40+ down after 359 days in tier
- 2025-05-15 60+ → 50+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-05-08 50+ → 60+ up after 1 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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Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ 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
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