Jamie's Visual HTML Editor
by jamiemarsland · Blocks
Also makes 3 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
Edit text, images, links and backgrounds directly in the WordPress Custom HTML block, and give it Wide and Full width alignment.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈100 estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block editor” and “custom html” for “visual” and “inline editor”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom html” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #19 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 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 1.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 8 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 37 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
47
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
36%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| html editor | #7 | #19 | down 1 |
| inline editing your tag | #12 | #19 | down 1 |
| visual | #14 | #19 | up 4 |
| full width your tag | #16 | #21 | up 8 |
| wide width align | #6 | #17 | — |
| visual editor | #16 | #22 | up 2 |
| html edit | #10 | #20 | up 1 |
| inline editor | #19 | #21 | up 2 |
| editor visual | #12 | #22 | down 2 |
| visual editor button | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| block visual editor | #18 | #24 | up 3 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| custom html your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 16 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 editor” and “custom html” for “visual” and “inline editor”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “custom html” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #19 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 “full width”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “inline editing”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 23 Jun 2026 · 130 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 642 · 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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v0.6.2 · 24 Sep 2026
8
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
At the current install trend, crossing 200+ in roughly 142 days.
Install history since 24 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP4mo ago
Great plugin, Jamie! Thought I’d give it a try on a new website I’ve been building which has a few custom HTML blocks. Works really well. 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Edson Vieira Demetrio4mo ago
I had been dreaming of a plugin with this functionality for years, congratulations, my friend! This topic was modified 3 weeks, 1 day ago by Edson Vieira Demetrio.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Muhammad Abdullah4mo ago
Amazing plugin by the unstoppable creative guy. I love the plugin. The overall experience its just hats-off.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohan4mo ago
The plugin is a great advancement for WordPress. It helps us easily edit the AI-generated content blocks on the go!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
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 "Edit text, images, links and backgrounds directly in the WordPress Custom HTML block, and give it Wide and..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,651 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "block-editor", "inline editing" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 90+ → 100+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 80+ → 90+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 70+ → 80+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 60+ → 70+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 40+ → 60+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-08-13 20+ → 40+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-12 20+ → 10+ down after 2 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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WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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