Latest Posts Block – Dynamic Posts Grid, Posts List, Posts Tile with Stunning Layouts for WordPress Blogs & Pages
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Dynamic Posts Grid, Posts List, Posts Tile with Stunning Layouts for WordPress Blogs & Pages
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.8K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blocks”, “blog” and “gutenberg blocks” for “latest”, “grid posts” and “tile”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “latest” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “grid posts” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tile” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 237.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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
4.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.10★ 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.
49
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
35%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+1.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| latest posts | #2 | #20 | up 4 |
| latest posts block | #5 | #23 | down 2 |
| latest | #7 | #22 | up 1 |
| posts list your tag | #7 | #23 | up 17 |
| grid posts | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| tile | #9 | #24 | down 1 |
| blogs | #21 | #23 | — |
| latest category posts | #8 | #24 | up 1 |
| posts block | #23 | #24 | — |
| list posts | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| posts grid | #24 | #24 | — |
| latest posts order | #10 | #23 | 0 |
| latest post | #13 | #24 | down 5 |
| custom latest post | #17 | #24 | — |
| blog page | #18 | #23 | — |
| posts 2 posts | #18 | #24 | — |
| get latest post | #19 | #24 | — |
| list updated posts | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| posts blog | #21 | #24 | — |
| blog list | #22 | #23 | — |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “blocks”, “blog” and “gutenberg blocks” for “latest”, “grid posts” and “tile”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “latest” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “blog” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “grid posts” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “tile” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11K · 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
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
2.0y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 20 Nov 2024
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 85% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.0 WordPress 6.5 Compatibility Check 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.6 WordPress 6.2 Compatibility Check 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 WordPress 6.1.1 Compatibility Check 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 WordPress 5.8 Compatibility Check 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 WordPress 5.7 Compatibility Check 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 Screenshots Updated 1.0.2
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
6 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 16 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,422 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "post grid" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-15 7K+ → 6K+ down after 150 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 8K+ → 7K+ down after 103 days in tier
- 2025-12-05 9K+ → 8K+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2025-08-25 10K+ → 9K+ down
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 -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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