Shortcode Preview Block
by Ronak Ganatra · Blocks
Shows a preview of any shortcode in the editor. It renders the shortcode on the editor side so you do not need to view the front end to see the result …
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “blocks” and “gutenberg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
82 health vs 71 average across 2,525 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 9.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 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.
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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| preview your tag | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| do shortcode | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| page preview | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| preview post | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| post preview | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “blocks” and “gutenberg” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 737 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and the previous band took 13 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 29 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Martin Sauter1.6y ago
For example, [ninja_form id=1] is not rendered.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Alexey Tikhonov5.8y ago
It makes creating layout for complex pages and e.g. shortcodes for images referenced from DAM much easier!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PolyWogg6.2y ago
Tested with NEXTGEN Gallery shortcodes that insert a pic…if I do “float right”, it doesn’t wrap text around this block nor does it centre if I float center. It shows a good preview that the regular editor doesn’t, but it also means it is embedded within a block with extra controls on it. P.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 at 90% or more · development strings
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 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Shows preview of any shortcode on editor side. It renders shortcode in the editor side so editor does not n..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 185 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "blocks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-22 1K+ → 900+ down after 379 days in tier
- 2025-10-08 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 1K+ → 900+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-10-02 900+ → 1K+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 800+ → 900+ up after 64 days in tier
- 2025-05-19 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-18 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-05-16 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Shortcode Redirect 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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