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FancyPost – Post Blocks, Grids & Sliders for Block Editor and Elementor

by Pluginic · Page Builders

Also makes 5 other plugins · 4.2K+ installs across the portfolio →

FancyPost provides advanced post blocks, grids, layouts, carousels, and sliders for Block Editor & Elementor. Includes featured posts and sliders.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 94/100
Rating quality 82/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 69 average across 1,268 Page Builders 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.

90 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 58/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+33% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

201

now · peak 1.2K

20530d downloads · Aug 26

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

FancyPost · #8964 you Content Views · #364 ShopLentor · #510 Post Grid Gutenberg · #910

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.

410per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

2

releases in the last 12 months

5mo ago

latest release · v6.0.6

4

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

6.0.6 · 5mo ago6.0.1 · 8mo ago6.0.0 · 1.7y ago5.3.2 · 2.1y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v6.0 79%
v5.3 21%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
500–600 ≈560

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-05-22 · 1,421 observations

500Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
6.0.6
Last updated
5mo ago
Added
2022-01-20 · 4 yrs old
Requires WP
4.5
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

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  1. nancyrcrane
    2.3y ago

    One of the best plugins I have ever used. it has helped me create my home page with amazing designs.

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  2. Robert Williams
    3.8y ago

    It is by far my favorite plugin for creating that homepage I’ve been hunting for since launching last year.

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  3. John Sherrill
    3.8y ago

    Very helpful plugin for my site; thanks a lot!

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  4. brandimarcene
    4.3y ago

    Really, this is awesome addon for gutenberg post block, I want more layout. Thanks

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  5. hellowtoddchan
    4.3y ago

    Not overwhelming, but useful. Need to add more design. It will be useful if have 20-30 layout and designs. DO you have premium version with 20-30 layout ?? I did not find any premium version

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  6. The Newb
    4.3y ago

    I dropped it in the Kadence theme and got an instant news site, very nice plugin.

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Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 1 still affects the current version.

  1. 2025-04-01 CVE-2025-31875 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 6.0.1 No patch available
  2. 2025-01-06 CVE-2024-10536 Missing Authorization Affects <= 6.0.0 Patched in 6.0.1
  3. 2024-07-10 CVE-2024-38686 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 5.3.1 Patched in 5.3.2

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-02 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2026-04-30 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-29 600+ → 500+ down after 130 days in tier
  4. 2025-12-20 700+ → 600+ down after 125 days in tier
  5. 2025-08-17 800+ → 700+ down after 3 days in tier
  6. 2025-08-14 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2025-08-13 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2025-08-12 700+ → 800+ up after 4 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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FancyPost – Post Blocks, Grids & Sliders for Block Editor and Elementor: 500+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/post-block