The Publisher Desk – Read More
by PublisherDesk · Blocks
Easy-To-Use "Read More" Block for Embedded Post Links.
41 health vs 72 average across 700 Blocks plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.15.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1472 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 95
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,371 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2023-04-10 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
- 2023-04-08 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-04-07 20+ → 10+ down after 5 days in band
- 2023-04-02 10+ → 20+ up after 30 days in band
- 2023-03-03 20+ → 10+ down after 31 days in band
- 2023-01-31 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in band
- 2023-01-23 40+ → 30+ down after 17 days in band
- 2023-01-06 50+ → 40+ down after 26 days in band
Competes with
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Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
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