External Link Icon for Gutenberg
by Owadud · Blocks
A Gutenberg block for creating a link with a Dashicon or Font Awesome icon. Per-block, not global.
83 health vs 67 average across 1,634 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2026-03-27 · 112 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
36
now · peak 122
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2026-03-30 · 108 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP Font Awesome 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Block for Font Awesome 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Update Icon for Twitter X 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
NM Font Awesome 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/owadud-link-icon-block" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="External Link Icon for Gutenberg — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> External Link Icon for Gutenberg: — active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/owadud-link-icon-block