MRW Simplified Editor
by mrwweb · Blocks
Also makes 7 other plugins · 7.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Focus editors on making great content and letting their themes make it beautiful by removing block editor features.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block editor” for “verse”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verse” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 71 average across 2,526 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 22.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 129 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| verse | #17 | #13 | up 1 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
48 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 47 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
- Swap “block editor” for “verse”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “verse” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 527 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.15.2 · 25 Jun 2026
28
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 56% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 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 "Focus editors on making great content and letting their themes make it beautiful by removing block editor f..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Full List of Hidden Blocks").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Jetpack.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,378 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "editor styles", "gutenberg" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-16 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-14 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-06-28 200+ → 100+ down after 385 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 300+ → 200+ down after 130 days in tier
- 2024-01-30 200+ → 300+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-01-04 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-03 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2023-12-23 300+ → 200+ down after 3 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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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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