Organic Builder Widgets – Simple WordPress Page Builder
by Organic Themes · Page Builders
Also makes 3 other plugins · 5.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple WordPress page builder, Organic Builder Widgets provides a collection of 12 custom widgets to be used in the Customizer as content sections.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.8K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “builder”, “customizer” and “slideshows” 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.
51 health vs 72 average across 1,891 Page Builders plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 285.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Page Builders plugin keeps 2.4%, across 1,266 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Page Builders 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1579 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 85 reviews, smoothed to 4.54★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1579 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customizer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| slideshows your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| testimonials your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 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
- “builder”, “customizer” and “slideshows” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 900 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
4.3y ago
latest release · v1.4.17 · 6 Jul 2022
52
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 14 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 4K.
Install history since 2 Mar 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.17 Fixed Masonry load issues in mobile 1.4.17
- — Version 1.4.16 Removed additional stylesheets and related functions Updated plugin activation script 1.4.16
- — Version 1.4.15 Added remove_theme_support( ‘widgets-block-editor’ ) function in favor of recommending Classic Widgets plugin Ensures classic widgets are not replaced by block widgets during WP 5.8 update 1.4.15
- — Version 1.4.14.1 Fixed misspelling of Classic Widgets extension 1.4.14.1
- — Version 1.4.14 Added TGM required plugin scripts Required Classic Widgets plugin in preparation for next WP update Added text alignment options to TinyMCE for all widgets Fixed class for textarea fields in widgets Enqueued YouTube API 1.4.14
- — Version 1.4.13 Updated deprecated jQuery window load function Added accessibility screen reader styles Updated slideshow arrow icons for accessibility General cleanup 1.4.13
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "great for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor, Gravity Forms and 2 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,781 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-18 4K+ → 3K+ down after 428 days in tier
- 2025-05-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 321 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-28 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 6K+ → 5K+ down after 284 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 7K+ → 6K+ down after 223 days in tier
- 2023-02-06 8K+ → 7K+ down after 125 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 9K+ → 8K+ down after 125 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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Crafthemes Demo Import 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Ocean Extra 400K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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