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Post Meta Controls

by Alvaro · Blocks

Also makes 5 other plugins · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

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Utilities to register, save and modify post meta data in the Gutenberg editor.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
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45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 67 average across 1,683 Blocks plugins

20+

Active installs

≈27 estimated

15.3K

Total downloads

since 2019

4.06★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 2 reviews

+34%

221

Downloads · 30d

category median +15%

High removal-risk signals

63/100

Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.23, 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.

41 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 3/100
WP compatibility 17/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Last updated 2046 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,426 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+34% vs prior 30d
3Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

221

now · peak 312

22130d 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

Post Meta Controls · #27167 you Custom Block Builder · #1150 Post Meta Data Manag · #5758 Classic Editor · #4

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.

11.1Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
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.

0

releases in the last 12 months

5.6y ago

latest release · v1.4.1

11

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.4.1 · 5.6y ago1.4.0 · 5.6y ago1.3.4 · 5.7y ago1.3.3 · 6.0y ago1.3.2 · 6.0y ago1.3.1 · 6.7y ago1.3.0 · 6.7y ago1.2.0 · 6.8y ago1.1.0 · 7.4y ago1.0.1 · 7.5y ago1.0.0 · 7.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.4 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
20–30 ≈27

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

At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 103 days.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

20Installs · 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.

Ratings · 2 reviews

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5★
2 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.4.1
Last updated
5.6y ago
Added
2019-01-20 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
5.2
Tested up to
5.3.23
Requires PHP
7.1
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ jmscott55
    6.6y ago

    This plugin is incredibly helpful in quickly allowing for meta tags to be added to the Gutenberg sidebar. A tedious task otherwise… This makes the task quick, efficient. Excellent work.

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  2. ★★★★★ cjyabraham
    6.8y ago

    Since I started using Gutenberg to build sites I’ve found this plugin essential in order to add meta info for CPTs. At one point I looked around for alternatives but ended up finding none that could do everything this plugin does. Thank you!

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Behavioral tests

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7

✓ 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. 2026-05-31 10+ → 20+ up after 4 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-27 20+ → 10+ down after 33 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-24 10+ → 20+ up

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