IndieBlocks
by Jan Boddez · Blocks
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Use blocks, and, optionally, "short-form" post types to easily "IndieWebify" your WordPress site.
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Health
C 68/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “indieweb”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
68 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
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 504 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 3 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 504 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| microblog your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| webmention your tag | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| indieweb your tag | #12 | #10 | down 3 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “indieweb”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “blocks” and “notes” 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 16 Oct 2022 · 1,477 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
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
1.4y ago
latest release · v0.13.3 · 14 Jun 2025
15
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cybeardjm3.1y ago
Stumbled on this plugin after a long day of testing Webmention, Indieweb, Bridgy and the like in the context of a fedified blog (via ActivityPub).A lot of interesting experiments, including the basic Microformats2 implementation. Waiting for the next updates!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shawfactor3.2y ago
Seems to work well
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chuck Grimmett3.8y ago
This plugin works really well and is a nice block-based upgrade to the Post Kinds plugin in the main IndieWeb plugin for Likes, Notes, Replies, and Bookmarks. Great Webmention support. I like being able to add the context block anywhere, too. Currently in use on cagrimmett.com.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.13.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 IndieBlocks <= 0.13.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via kind Parameter ↗2025-06-12 CVE-2025-5950 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.13.2 Patched in 0.13.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
2 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 "Use blocks, and, optionally, "short-form" post types to easily "IndieWebify" your WordPress site."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 963 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "microblog", "notes" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-24 90+ → 100+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-08-03 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-01 90+ → 80+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-30 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-07-27 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 90+ → 100+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 100+ → 90+ down after 152 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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Webmention 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
IndieWeb 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Note 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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