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Remote Data Blocks

by Automattic · Uncategorized

Also makes 68 other plugins · 18.2M+ installs across the portfolio →

Remote Data Blocks makes it easy to combine content and remote data in the block editor. Built-in caching ensures performance and reliability.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 56 average across 16,377 Uncategorized plugins

Directory ranking optimization

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70 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Listing tuning

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 20/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2025-08-16 · 381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-28% vs prior 30d
12Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

458

now · peak 709

43530d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank

wp.org popularity rank over time · lower is better

17.1KRank · Jul 26

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.

4.8Kper 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
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.

4

releases in the last 12 months

2mo ago

latest release · v1.7.0

5

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.7.0 · 2mo ago1.4.3 · 9mo ago1.4.2 · 10mo ago1.4.0 · 10mo ago1.1.0 · 1.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

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

v1.7 55%
v1.4 45%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
90–100 ≈97

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

At the current install trend, crossing 100+ in roughly 52 days.

Install history · since 2025-08-15 · 345 observations

90Installs · 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. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
1.8.0
Last updated
11d ago
Added
2025-08-14 · 1 yr old
Requires WP
6.7
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
8.1

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. Seth Rubenstein
    1.0y ago

    Remote Data Blocks takes composability in Gutenberg to the next level! With RDB, you can easily drag and drop to create interactive, media-rich web experiences using data from sources outside the WP database, such as Google Sheets, Airtable, and more! For large sites and those with complex data driven products this is a life saver. The interface for working with large datasets is so well done and makes it easy for designers and editors alike to build out content they simply wouldn’t have been able to do before. And for developers, RDB is easy to work with and extend!

    Read on wp.org ↗

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

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

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

English (UK) 100%

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2026-07-15 100+ → 90+ down after 75 days in tier
  2. 2026-05-01 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
  3. 2026-04-17 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
  4. 2026-04-14 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
  5. 2026-04-11 80+ → 90+ up after 10 days in tier
  6. 2026-04-01 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
  7. 2026-03-31 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2026-03-30 70+ → 80+ up after 36 days in tier

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Remote Data Blocks: 90+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remote-data-blocks