Smart Blocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks
by hashthemes · Blocks
Also makes 8 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Collection of advanced blocks to be used with WordPress Gutenberg Pagebuilder
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “pagebuilder”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pagebuilder” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 36.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 330 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pagebuilder | #9 | #13 | up 1 |
| magazine blocks | #19 | #21 | down 2 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block” for “pagebuilder”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “pagebuilder” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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.
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
11mo ago
latest release · v2.8 · 7 Dec 2025
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 60% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dervn11mo ago
Smart Blocks is a very useful plugin, but I’ve encountered an issue in versions 2.5 and 2.6. After updating, the WordPress media uploader no longer opens when selecting an image inside the editor. The button becomes unresponsive and the media modal does not load. Rolling back to version 2.4 immediately restores normal behavior. I confirmed the issue by deactivating other plugins and testing different editors (Elementor and the default editor). The conflict only appears when Smart Blocks is updated beyond 2.4.My environment: Viral Mag theme, Elementor, LiteSpeed server, PHP 8.0.30. I wanted to share this in case it helps with debugging. The plugin is valuable and I hope future updates can address this compatibility issue. Thank you for your work. ——————————————————————— Updated Review (v2.7):I updated to version 2.7, and the media uploader issue has been fully resolved. Everything is working normally again.Thank you to the development team for the quick fix and attentive support. This topic was modified 7 months, 2 weeks ago by dervn.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ veronicadiazhung1.7y ago
Excelent This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by veronicadiazhung.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ gbctvbrasil3.2y ago
Excelente plugin, ajuda no processo de criação do portal.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Smart Blocks <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-14 CVE-2024-49270 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0 Patched in 2.1
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Collection of advanced blocks to be used with WordPress Gutenberg Pagebuilder"
- ! 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 488 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-09 2K+ → 1K+ down after 458 days in tier
- 2024-07-08 1K+ → 2K+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2024-05-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2024-05-05 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-05-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 71 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 391 days in tier
- 2023-01-25 900+ → 1K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2022-12-25 800+ → 900+ up after 27 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★ · 4 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
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