Piano Block
by Aki Hamano · Blocks
Also makes 5 other plugins · 53K+ installs across the portfolio →
Can play a variety of tones using the piano keyboard.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “audio”, “gutenberg” and “music” 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.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 98 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 10d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 10d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| piano your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| audio your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| music your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “audio”, “gutenberg” and “music” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 523 · 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3mo ago
latest release · v2.10.0 · 25 Jul 2026
17
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gransort1.7y ago
Great plugin, would be great if there was an option to visually expand to 3 and 5 octaves.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ musictheorist4.6y ago
I really like this plugin. I use it whenever I get bored when developing. Not encountered any problems with it, although it would be great if it could be toggled to show on the frontend for music education websites.
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 2 languages, 1 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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,092 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "gutenberg" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-05-06 90+ → 100+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 80+ → 90+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2023-03-06 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-02-17 60+ → 70+ up after 30 days in tier
- 2023-01-18 50+ → 60+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-01-09 60+ → 50+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2022-12-21 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-12-20 60+ → 50+ down after 6 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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Cue by AudioTheme.com 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
Audio Album 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
mb.miniAudioPlayer – an HTML5 audio player for your mp3 files 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Meks Audio Player 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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