Taxonomy Term Listing for Visual Composer
by Manisha Makhija · Blocks
Display a customizable list of categories, custom taxonomies, and nested terms from any post type using WPBakery Page Builder or Gutenberg.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈170 estimated
Momentum
+20%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “blocks” and “listing” for “taxonomy term” and “visual”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomy term” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “listing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #24 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 →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 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 1 release 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 133 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| visual composer | #4 | #14 | down 1 |
| composer | #7 | #17 | down 1 |
| taxonomy term | #12 | #17 | down 1 |
| visual composer addon | #4 | #10 | down 1 |
| visual composer addons | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| visual composer plugin | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| visual | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| composer custom page | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| listing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpbakery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 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
- Swap “blocks” and “listing” for “taxonomy term” and “visual”. “blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomy term” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “listing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “visual” sits at #24 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 “vc”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 199 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.7 · 22 Jun 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 21% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Mar 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sinkadus5.1y ago
I LOVE finding small but perfect plugins like this. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hembachrolandcxp7.2y ago
Super plugin, works perfectly. Can you add an optional hover function? If I move the mouse cursor over an element it will shows in a box the catergory or subcatergory image and the short description.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ watwebdev7.4y ago
How, seriously HOW THE HELL, did I not know about this plugin until now? After spending a whole day scouring the internet for wild solutions including custom coding, assigning new shortcodes to VC Bakery and countless other options, I finally find this plugin and think to myself “no, it can not be this simple”. But a quick install and config of the plugin and it does exactly what I wanted to do so many hours ago. Thank you so much for this plugin. It is a life saver and SUPER easy to use. Thank you. I will be sure to invite you to my wedding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ akhilsoni19929.5y ago
Awesome plugin very useful. Very easy to setup. Thanks to the developer for contributing this awesome module.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. 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 "Display a customizable list of categories, custom taxonomies, and nested terms from any post type using WPB..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,071 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("blocks", "taxonomy list", "vc" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-10 200+ → 100+ down after 691 days in tier
- 2024-05-19 300+ → 200+ down after 442 days in tier
- 2023-03-04 400+ → 300+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2023-01-29 300+ → 400+ up after 116 days in tier
- 2022-10-05 400+ → 300+ down after 780 days in tier
- 2020-08-16 300+ → 400+ up after 277 days in tier
- 2019-11-13 200+ → 300+ up after 402 days in tier
- 2018-10-07 100+ → 200+ up
Competes with
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