Lorem Ipsum Block – Placeholders for everyone
by eedee · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 11.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Rapidly prototype your posts and pages with lorem ipsum paragraphs and headings.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈500 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “lorem ipsum” and “placeholder” 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.
47 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 12.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.0.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2417 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.0; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2417 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lorem ipsum your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| placeholder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “blocks”, “lorem ipsum” and “placeholder” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 237 · 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.
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 500.
Install history since 12 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ WPExplorer5.8y ago
I was thinking of making the plugin, but looks like you already have and it’s very well done. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Richard Long6.2y ago
Lorem Ipsum Block has saved so much time in generating test and dummy content. The auto-complete feature – typing lorem and p/h/h2 + enter is a brilliant addition. Works just fine with WordPress 5.5 Great work, really nice plugin, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpaesthetic7.0y ago
I love this plugin. It actually help me to creates dummy contents for testing. I want to request two improvements: Custom word number. Support other blocks, such as List, Quote. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leonardo Gandini7.2y ago
Works very well, finally a quick way to add Lorem bits quickly!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
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
3 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,467 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("blocks", "placeholder", "text" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-19 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-18 500+ → 400+ down after 291 days in tier
- 2025-12-31 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-25 600+ → 500+ down after 1 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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Simple Note 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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