PixGridder
by manuelmasia · Uncategorized
A simple page grid composer that splits your pages into ordered grids, a builder for rows and columns
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “columns”, “drag drop” and “grid” 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.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 43K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4154 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4154 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| columns your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| drag drop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| grid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| layout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| responsive your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “columns”, “drag drop” and “grid” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 293 · 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
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
11.4y ago
latest release · v2.0.6 · 17 Jun 2015
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 12 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bofslime9.7y ago
Abandonware Hasn’t been updated in over 2 years, unable to edit any postings where the plug in is in use. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by bofslime.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dukes11.6y ago
I am not able to edit HTML or CSS as I am new to websites. This plugin is allowing me to easily organise content into rows and colunms without a lot of knowledge. I searched for many hours to find a plugin that would do this. Good job, well done to the developer. I would like to be able to copy entire rows to another page, but have asked if this is possible through support, if not I have a few extra hours of work, but still an excellent plugin so far.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ellenanneeddy11.8y ago
This plug in swallowed all my input on my site. All I had was a thing with pixgridder options, my posts were gone. I got them back by uninstalling your plug in, but this was a ghastly experience. I tried to listen to your tutorial. You need to find someone who can voice over for you. I couldn’t understand what you were saying at all. This may work beautifully for someone more experienced. It was a nightmare for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ didr11.9y ago
I use it successfully but very careful because there are some weak point: The content of the columns are in my case usually shortcodes of the Plugin List category posts (catlist). If I edit it under wysiwig whole the structure of the page are destroyed. If I strictly use the text editor, everything works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ newedgemarketing12.0y ago
Just what i was looking for great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boutzamat12.1y ago
Lacks a few features, but the premium version has them. Very good plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lukas Malak12.2y ago
very, very nice plugin. thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dl_rod12.2y ago
Thank you very much Manuel! You’ve made my life so much easier. You’re a coding hero. This is the best page builder in the market. PERIOD. As a journalism student my coding knowledge is zero. I tried to use Minimax, Widgetize Pages Ligt, and Page Builder by Site Origin. All of them without success. The issue? Well all of them don’t keep the css style of the plugins. I’m using several plugins with customizable typography and image dimensions, but they don’t work well with the page builder plugins I mentioned before. I spent a week trying to figure out why they didn’t work. However, PixGridder works perfectly. It doesn’t overwrite the css of the plugins. I just love this plugin. I don’t need the premium features, but I’m going to buy the plugin to support the developer. This plugin is worth every dollar it cost. Again Manuel, you’re the best! Cheers, Daniel Rodriguez Calgarianvanguard.com (my website is still under construction, but you can see how easy it has been to create a grid for the post widgets I’m using in the homepage).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 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 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("No questions available").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,010 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "drag drop", "responsive" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-05 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-02-01 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 200+ → 100+ down after 427 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 300+ → 200+ down after 261 days in tier
- 2024-03-13 400+ → 300+ down after 240 days in tier
- 2023-07-17 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-16 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-07-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 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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Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 900+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags B -
Advanced Columns Block: Layout builder 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 4 shared tags B -
WEN Responsive Columns 800+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags C -
Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Gridable 4K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags B
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