Query Loop Post Selector
by Lauren @ Small Plugins · Blocks
Also makes 6 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
A native query loop extension that adds a new option in the filter that allows user to specifically pick certain posts to display
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈630 estimated
Momentum
-13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “loop” and “selector” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.2%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 61 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| loop post | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| query loop post selector your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| query loop your tag | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| loop | #4 | #11 | 0 |
| selector | #5 | #14 | down 2 |
| query | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| post loop | #3 | #7 | 0 |
| the loop | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| no loop | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| post query | #7 | #20 | down 1 |
| query posts | #9 | #19 | 0 |
| custom loop | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| loop user | #12 | #20 | down 3 |
| query block | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| custom query | #19 | #23 | up 1 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “loop” and “selector” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4 and #5 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Nov 2023 · 1,081 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 685 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Occasionally updatedHow 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
2mo ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 31 Aug 2026
8
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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 26% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 700+ in roughly 125 days.
Install history since 15 Nov 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ anandjay1.1y ago
Thank you for making this plugin! Simple, effective, does its job well and with clean interface. Solves several different puzzles I’ve had while building out a resource website for a client.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Schofield1.7y ago
Simple but powerful feature. Great work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ giudansky2.3y ago
Was looking ages for it. So strange this function is not part of the native loop block. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tamnik2.5y ago
You can replace many other freemium post-grip plugins with this one. It gives the feature to default query loop to select a post by title. Hope this plugin will be around for many more years. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by tamnik. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by tamnik. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by tamnik.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aurélien Denis2.8y ago
If you need to query juste one post inside a block query, this plugin is for you! A must-have that should be native!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A native query loop extension that adds a new option in the filter that allows user to specifically pick ce..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 668 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-29 500+ → 600+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-25 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-07-23 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-20 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 500+ → 600+ up after 142 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 400+ → 500+ up after 7 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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