Layout Grid Block
by Automattic · Blocks
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
A Gutenberg container block to let you align items consistently across a global grid.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200K+
≈220K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “blocks” and “design” 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.
49 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →97%
of downloads still active
At least 200K of 205.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1209 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.2.15; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1209 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| design your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| layout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “blocks” and “design” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 11.6K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.3y ago
latest release · v1.8.4 · 11 Jul 2023
20
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 “200K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago and the previous band took 4.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just over 200K.
Install history since 1 Dec 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ leemon2.6y ago
Great block that allows placing and resizing blocks in a more flexible way than the regular columns block. I hope it is continually supported.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boibox2.9y ago
This is very helpful grid too. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neoswf3.3y ago
Test your site with this plugin and without it, on lighthouse. it costs between like 5-6 points, on mobile!!!!! It loads 45K of unused classes!!!!!!! 45K gzipped, and 186unzipped. No idea how come a company like Automattic can release a feature so funfumental, written so bad like that. This topic was modified 2 years, 12 months ago by neoswf.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sunny3.4y ago
Pretty great – keeping my eye on this one. Looking forward to seeing how it evolves.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rick Curran3.7y ago
The is a more flexible replacement for the standard columns block. If you’ve ever battled with the standard columns to make multi-column components that adapted at mobile, tablet and desktop then I would definitely recommend this block.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hitesh3.7y ago
Nice to use and apply on website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Cromwell5.0y ago
Already working really well. It’s clean and solid and intuitive. I’m working with it with the Kadence theme and it’s excellent. Hope to see this in Gutenberg core soon!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcus5.1y ago
we definitive need this in core! the default columns in gutenberg are crap.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.8.4 Fix error in editor with icons 1.8.4
- — Version 1.8.3 Fix crash in site editor 1.8.3
- — Version 1.8.2 Update device preview handling to be more consistent 1.8.2
- — Version 1.8.1 Change layout grid to not be fullwide by default 1.8.1
- — Version 1.8 General updates for recent Gutenbergs 1.8
- — Version 1.7.2 Prefer site editor viewport settings when changing the preview device type 1.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 27 languages, 25 at 90% or more
Plus 3 more locales with partial translations.
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A Gutenberg container block to let you align items consistently across a global grid."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 670 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blocks", "design" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-31 100K+ → 200K+ up after 1663 days in tier
- 2021-04-12 90K+ → 100K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2021-03-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2021-01-11 70K+ → 80K+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2020-12-10 60K+ → 70K+ up
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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Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Lightweight Accordion 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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