Material Design for WordPress

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

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

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 71% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Jupitercow

   3.4y ago

   Using the buttons in the Gutenberg editor caused problems. The preview keeps breaking. The cards are basically unusable, because they only allow very basic text without any formatting. They show the markup for any html you try to use to add an image or headline or bold… Cards look ok in the editor, but not on the front end. I tried the theme as well, but not any better. I gave up there. I was really excited to use these, but had to uninstall.

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2. ★★★★★ materialmeme

   4.2y ago

   If you want to design a website that looks and functions like an APP this is it. BONUS > > Google Stories is programmed perfectly if you add the plug in. Material properly creates professional looking PREVIEWS for facebook twitter pinterest etc. Thanks to people like Steve Jobs that founded the concept of LIMITED options and simple clean design, you can’t lose with this template. The navigation is intuitive and clean. Also it’s fast which is the best thing for search… This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by materialmeme.

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3. ★★★★★ F

   5.3y ago

   what is Review look like? I use that, but it don’t have any different style in there website, just look the rounded in there.don’t have shaow apperance in there.

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4. ★★★★★ mahi7783

   5.4y ago

   i was waiting for this long time. i love material design . thanks please bring new features as soon as possible

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5. ★★★★★ l33b072

   5.4y ago

   This plugin is great! Thanks for making it available. Makes utilizing MDC super easy! I think the low marks are reflective of people that don’t know or understand the Material Design concept. Great work!

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6. ★★★★★ Taig Mac Carthy

   5.7y ago

   Like so many SaaS businessess, my company markets a web application that has been developed in ReactJS with Material-UI. However, our marketing-oriented website is a WordPress site where the marketing people are capable of editing content and posting stuff. The problem is: how do you maintain a coherent user experience across both channels? Now, thanks to this template, it’s not just possible, but also easy. I’m working with the beta release and it’s already awesome – I’m really looking forward to future versions.

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7. ★★★★★ Marcel Tujetsch

   5.7y ago

   Some things I miss: Language file for translation Google analytics code integration

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8. ★★★★★ GrampaB

   5.7y ago

   BEWARE – This plugin starts with a simple on/off panel that when selected on (default), adds example pages and posts, text and graphics to a site along with a very basic theme. If you already have a site theme with content, this will replace it. It made a pretty fair mess of my established site. Better to learn material design and apply it yourself. This plugin is way too basic for theme design. Definitely NOT for use on an established web site.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-18 800+ → 700+ down after 180 days in tier
2. 2026-01-19 900+ → 800+ down after 142 days in tier
3. 2025-08-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-08-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-08-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
6. 2025-08-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-08-23 1K+ → 900+ 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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Material Design for WordPress: 700+ active installs, 4.1★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/material-design