Remote Data Blocks
by Automattic · Uncategorized
Also makes 78 other plugins · 18.1M+ 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.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈90 estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “airtable” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 0 listed it's a slot worth spending.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 4.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 6 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
0 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 0 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| airtable | #23 | #24 | 0 |
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “airtable” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 0 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 16 Aug 2025 · 443 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 709 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.8.0 · 20 Aug 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 90.
Install history since 15 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Seth Rubenstein1.2y 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 ↗
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Remote Data Blocks makes it easy to combine content and remote data in the block editor. Built-in caching e..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Google Sheets, Shopify, Airtable.
- ! Headings and lists 3 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,594 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text No tags set.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 70+ → 90+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 90+ → 70+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-09-26 100+ → 90+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2026-09-13 90+ → 100+ up after 60 days in tier
- 2026-07-15 100+ → 90+ down after 75 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-04-17 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
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