Query Loop Exclude Posts
by ColinD · Blocks
Extends the Query Loop Block to allow excluding specific posts.
60 health vs 70 average across 851 Blocks 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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 543 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 2024-12-20 · 574 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
82
now · peak 141
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-12-21 · 573 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-10 90+ → 100+ up after 25 days in band
- 2025-12-16 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-12-15 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-12-12 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in band
- 2025-11-21 70+ → 80+ up after 55 days in band
- 2025-09-27 60+ → 70+ up after 12 days in band
- 2025-09-15 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in band
- 2025-09-13 60+ → 70+ up after 37 days in band
Competes with
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