Image Heading
by cy8s · Blocks
Extends the core/heading block to allow for an image to be displayed in place of the heading text.
41 health vs 67 average across 1,487 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 5.5.18.
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 2105 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 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 131
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Meow Gallery 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SVG Block 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Algori 360 Image 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Author Avatars List/Block 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Gallery Block 3K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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