Link Preview Cards
by neffff · Blocks
A Gutenberg block that displays link preview cards for any URL, replacing traditional embeds with rich social media previews.
66 health vs 68 average across 1,054 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-07-24 · 358 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
30
now · peak 129
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 75 days.
Install history · since 2025-07-24 · 353 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-01 40+ → 50+ up after 21 days in band
- 2026-06-10 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in band
- 2026-05-17 40+ → 50+ up after 68 days in band
- 2026-03-10 30+ → 40+ up after 41 days in band
- 2026-01-28 20+ → 30+ up after 60 days in band
- 2025-11-29 10+ → 20+ up after 35 days in band
- 2025-10-25 — → 10+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/link-preview-cards" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Link Preview Cards — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Link Preview Cards: 50+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/link-preview-cards