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Load Combined Core Block Assets

by Weston Ruter · Performance

Also makes 17 other plugins · 436.9K+ installs across the portfolio →

Workaround for sites experiencing issues with WordPress 6.9's changed default behavior to load block styles on demand in classic themes.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
85 Health · A
Maintenance 98/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

85 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance 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.

67 / 100

Room to improve

Biggest win: Support resolution

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 58/100
Listing tuning 52/100
Support resolution 0/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-12-09 · 264 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+14% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

432

now · peak 1.4K

42730d downloads · Aug 26

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

Load Combined Core B · #5759 you LiteSpeed Cache · #5 Jetpack · #18 WP Super Cache · #38

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.

427per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v1.1.0

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.1.0 · 3mo ago1.0.0 · 9mo ago0.1.0 · 9mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.1 75%
v1.0 25%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.6K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2025-12-08 · 258 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.1.0
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2025-12-08
Requires WP
6.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.2

Recent reviews

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  1. tlgtimeshare
    7mo ago

    This workaround fixed the issue on my site, kudos to the developer. However, even after 6.9.1 the issue is not resolved without this plugin. Other users report the same, so now not sure how to get a permanent resolution. Surely, WordPress are aware of this?!

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  2. Senri Miura
    7mo ago

    My website, which was broken due to WordPress 6.9, has now been restored. I’m very grateful to the author.

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  3. CultTVman
    9mo ago

    Thanks for this workaround! Fixed my site! Steve

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  4. driven to design
    9mo ago

    Confirming this fixes layouts broken due to WP 6.9 update on several sites running Genesis with Mai Lifestyle Pro. Thanks!

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  5. chrisandrew
    9mo ago

    We built and maintain a hybrid classic/headless WordPress website for a national client. A number of our frontend components (CoreButton, CoreMediaText, etc.) tap into WordPress core editor classnames, props, and critically, CSS rulesets, to provide our client the flexibility they expect when editing blocks and posts.After updating to WordPress 6.9, these components failed to render as expected. Our investigation led us to the post on wordpress-6-9-hotfixes, and subsequently, this plugin. Thankfully, installing this plugin resolved the issue.Thanks to @westonruter for taking the time to publish this hot-fix.

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  6. Erik Molenaar
    9mo ago

    This little plugin is a life saver for anyone running classic themes on WordPress 6.9+. In my case it instantly fixed broken layouts caused by the new “block styles on demand” system clashing with a 3rd party WooCommerce plugin on a Genesis site. If your front end suddenly looks off after updating to WordPress 6.9, install this first before you start tearing your frontend apart!

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Japanese 85%
Russian 85%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-02-05 900+ → 1K+ up after 15 days in tier
  2. 2026-01-21 800+ → 900+ up after 13 days in tier
  3. 2026-01-08 700+ → 800+ up after 13 days in tier
  4. 2025-12-26 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
  5. 2025-12-22 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
  6. 2025-12-20 300+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
  7. 2025-12-17 100+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
  8. 2025-12-13 50+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier

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