REST API blocks
by Jonny Harris · Blocks
Add gutenberg blocks data into the post / page REST API endpoints.
79 health vs 68 average across 1,097 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
120
now · peak 309
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-02-18 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-02-17 200+ → 100+ down after 17 days in band
- 2024-01-31 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-01-28 200+ → 100+ down after 15 days in band
- 2024-01-13 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-01-11 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in band
- 2024-01-07 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-01-05 200+ → 100+ down after 23 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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