Snow Monkey Editor
by Takashi Kitajima · Blocks
Also makes 11 other plugins · 140.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Snow Monkey Editor is a plugin that extends the block editor.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30K+
≈39K estimated
Momentum
-31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block”, “blocks” and “gutenberg” for “inline editor”, “highlighter” and “speech”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “highlighter” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 457K 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 5 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 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| site snow | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| inline editor | #6 | #16 | down 2 |
| highlighter | #8 | #14 | 0 |
| editor your tag | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| speech | #13 | #18 | down 1 |
| site editor | #16 | #24 | down 2 |
| classic editor | #21 | #22 | down 4 |
| wordpress editor | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| blocks editor | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| gutenberg editor | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| plugins editor | #16 | #24 | down 3 |
| plugin editor | #17 | #24 | down 4 |
| post editor | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| page editor | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| pc builder | #22 | #22 | up 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 | ||
| page builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
80 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 64 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
- Swap “block”, “blocks” and “gutenberg” for “inline editor”, “highlighter” and “speech”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “highlighter” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “gutenberg” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “speech” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “editor”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 23.2K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v13.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026
85
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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 88% of the way through.
Install history since 7 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vladimir Bender4.0y ago
This is the most convenient plugin for everyday work, but… does not allow the user to have multiple roles on the site. This multiplies all of its features by zero. You can’t use it on membership sites (LMS, marketplace, etc).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lukas Cech4.6y ago
The plugin is a good idea and adds a lot of additional features, styles and visibility controls to many Gutenberg elements. But it slows down the editor significantly. Each click into the paragraph editor or each new line takes a second longer (you can see the delay each time) which makes it a very frustrating editing experience. For example clicking between paragraphs adds at least a 1 second delay – so you feel like you’re working on a 90s computer. I presume it’s because all the additional styles and options are being loaded. Guess it’s the price you need to pay for additional features – unless the author finds a way to speed things up (delayed loading, parallel loading etc).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kazuyk5.7y ago
Very useful for block editor users! Must install!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ko Takagi6.8y ago
This is very useful for writing blogs!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ megane99886.8y ago
I like this plugin! thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 12.0.0 WordPress 7.0 compatible. Requires WordPress 7.0 or higher. 12.0.0
- — Version 11.0.4 Fixed a bug where the clear button on the color picker for each format was not enabled. Fixed popovers for each format to close properly. 11.0.4
- — Version 11.0.3 Fixed an issue where the formatting popover would not follow the page scroll. 11.0.3
- — Version 11.0.2 Adjusted the display position of the block extension settings panel popover. 11.0.2
- — Version 11.0.1 Fixed a bug where unintended line breaks could occur because the font size format was inline-block. 11.0.1
- — Version 11.0.0 WordPress 6.8 compatible. Requires WordPress 6.8 or higher. 11.0.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
5 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 "The Snow Monkey Editor is a plugin that extends the block editor."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,561 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "gutenberg", "page builder" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-15 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1042 days in tier
- 2023-02-03 10K+ → 20K+ up after 499 days in tier
- 2021-09-22 9K+ → 10K+ up after 77 days in tier
- 2021-07-07 8K+ → 9K+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2021-05-15 4K+ → 8K+ up after 115 days in tier
- 2021-01-20 2K+ → 4K+ up after 166 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 -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 4 shared tags A -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 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 -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A
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