ska-blocks – TailwindCSS for Block Editor
by ska-dev · AI
Also makes 4 other plugins · 16.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Advanced UI for managing Tailwind classes on WordPress blocks, generate Tailwind HTML with AI, convert HTML to blocks.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ai”, “blocks” and “fse” 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.
83 health vs 77 average across 3,393 AI plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 2.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median AI plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,010 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other AI 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 3 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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| tailwindcss | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| tailwind your tag | #3 | #13 | down 1 |
| n blocks | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| ai your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fse your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 13 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
- “ai”, “blocks” and “fse” 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.
- Already on top for “tailwindcss”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 22 Mar 2025 · 589 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 259 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2.12 · 20 Aug 2026
6
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 78 days.
Install history since 23 Mar 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hunthunt1.0y ago
This is a very useful plugin. It can use the free OpenRouter AI API. You can generate content with its built-in AI, or you can use an external AI and then import the generated content. The plugin can convert HTML and Tailwind CSS into a Gutenberg block. Content generated by an external AI can also be imported and converted. Previously, my workflow for building a Gutenberg layout with AI was to generate it externally, review the result, have the external AI convert it to Gutenberg code, and then copy it into Gutenberg to see the final effect. Now, with this plugin, some of these manual steps are simplified. The result is now almost the same as the effect after converting it to a block. It also has a built-in preview function for HTML and Tailwind CSS, so I don’t need to use an external AI to first convert it to the Gutenberg code version just to see how it will look.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Advanced UI for managing Tailwind classes on WordPress blocks, generate Tailwind HTML with AI, convert HTML..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Browser support").
- ! 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, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,335 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "fse" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 80+ → 70+ down after 55 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 70+ → 80+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 60+ → 70+ up after 43 days in tier
- 2026-05-14 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-11 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-09 60+ → 50+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-04-30 50+ → 60+ up after 2 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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Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
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