Pattern Wrangler – Manage Block Patterns and Pattern Categories
by Matt Cromwell · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 12.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Curate, build, and manage your block patterns, registered patterns, synced patterns, and pattern categories efficiently with Pattern Wrangler.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block patterns” for “block pattern”. “block patterns” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “block pattern” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 10.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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 19 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 9 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| synced patterns your tag | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| pattern your tag | #3 | #8 | up 2 |
| pattern builder your tag | #4 | #18 | down 1 |
| patterns your tag | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| block pattern | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| block patterns your tag | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| synced | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| curate | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| custom block pattern | #11 | #23 | 0 |
| custom block pattern builder | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| custom patterns | #13 | #23 | up 1 |
| manage categories | #18 | #24 | 0 |
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “block patterns” for “block pattern”. “block patterns” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “block pattern” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “block patterns”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Apr 2024 · 929 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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
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.
19
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.6.0 · 25 Sep 2026
25
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Apr 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Paul Jones4mo ago
Brilliant plugin! Is well maintained and has worked perfectly for over year now. You can export all block pattern from site to site, which is great for developers who need a set of starter patterns or wireframes to work from.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim in Seattle10mo ago
This 2.0+ version of Pattern Wrangler is fantastic. I consider this a “must install” plugin for websites that heavily rely on Local and Synced Patterns. For years, I’ve use a collection of snippets to add features to the WordPress Pattern Library. This plugin essentially wraps all the features I’ve been adding via snippets into a nice package with a better user interface.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ istronanet2.0y ago
This plugin is excellent when you build websites for clients. I was looking for something like this for a long long time. Great job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike Oliver2.1y ago
This is exactly what I was looking for. I was surprised to see that the WordPress importer does not allow you to export all of your patterns at once via a xml file. Having to export them in bulk and import them individually into a new site is not ideal. This plugin allows you to import one xml file and saves you a ton of time. The option to hide core patterns is another great feature as well. Thank you! This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Mike Oliver.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ celestacat2.5y ago
This plugin is a miracle. I’m migrating a site that had a lot of messed-up settings that I wasn’t able to remedy (pages called post etc) from the bad site to a new one I set up. But I’d already created most of the pages on the original site and was happy with them. How to get all that content across? While I was trying to figure this out, I received an email from the developer announcing the creation of this plugin. Oh my goodness! Create pattern from content on old site, export as JSON, import JSON to patterns on new site, add pattern to page, bam! Images and everything came across perfectly. What a timesaver. I’m a happy user of GBHacks as well, but this is next level.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
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
8 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 "Curate, build, and manage your block patterns, registered patterns, synced patterns, and pattern categories..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you manage", "designed for", "ideal for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,143 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
- 2026-04-27 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 300+ → 400+ up after 95 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-01-12 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-11 200+ → 300+ up after 78 days in tier
- 2025-10-25 100+ → 200+ up after 184 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 90+ → 100+ up after 7 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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Pattern Manager 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags D -
BlockMeister – Block Pattern Builder 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Synced Patterns for Themes 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Block Pattern Builder For WordPress – Boost Up Gutenberg Patterns — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Block Patterns for Food Bloggers 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Styles Library 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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