Plum Code Box
by jtgraphic · Blocks
Plum Code Box makes it easy to insert and manage code blocks using the Chili javascript syntax highlighter.
41 health vs 69 average across 980 Blocks plugins
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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5562 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
50
now · peak 171
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,374 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-04-22 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-04-21 20+ → 10+ down after 6 days in band
- 2026-04-15 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2026-04-12 20+ → 10+ down after 662 days in band
- 2024-06-19 30+ → 20+ down after 63 days in band
- 2024-04-17 20+ → 30+ up after 14 days in band
- 2024-04-03 30+ → 20+ down after 387 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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- S SyntaxHighlighter – Spacegray 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- I Insert ShortCode Pattern 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Code View 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D - H HTML Helpers 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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