Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade
by pixelgrade · Blocks
Also makes 8 other plugins · 38.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A collection of distinctive Gutenberg blocks, committed to making your site shine like a newborn star.
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Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
800+
≈850 estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “full site editing” and “gutenberg” 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.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 51.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,577 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 23 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 33 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| nova | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| pixelgrade | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| nova post | #4 | #11 | down 1 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| full site editing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 19 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
- “blocks”, “full site editing” and “gutenberg” 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.
- Already on top for “nova”. #3 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
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.
23
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.7.2 · 28 Sep 2026
87
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 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 4 Oct 2022
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.7.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Nova Blocks <= 2.1.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-01-26 CVE-2026-24528 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.9 Patched in 2.1.10
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade <= 2.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31819 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.8 Patched in 2.1.9
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Nova Blocks by Pixelgrade <= 2.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via align Attribute ↗2024-09-09 CVE-2024-8241 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.7 Patched in 2.1.8
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A collection of distinctive Gutenberg blocks, committed to making your site shine like a newborn star."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,847 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "full-site-editing", "page builder" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-09 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-08 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 900+ → 800+ down after 224 days in tier
- 2025-08-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-07 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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Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
Grids: Layout builder for WordPress 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
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