Todo List Block
by Rich Tabor · Blocks
Also makes 4 other plugins · 930+ installs across the portfolio →
Add todo lists to posts that render only within the block editor.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “todo list”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “todo list” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
52 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 8.7K 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 841 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 841 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| todo list | #7 | #15 | down 1 |
| todo your tag | #22 | #22 | down 4 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| markdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 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 “block” for “todo list”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “todo list” sits at #7 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 526 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.3y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 14 Jul 2024
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 92% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 81% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Jan 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Lightend4.3y ago
A purpose built block for efficient work flow
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526835.1y ago
It works as advertised, I just wish there were some more features such as: – Font size & font color options (per list item). – Option to also display on the front end. – Option to indent each list item, so we can have “category” items. This (maybe) would not be necessary if we had the choice to change the font color and size per list item. On the other hand, this plugin as it is, is still very useful, and the zip file is only 16kb, so adding things in and multiplying the file size by a a lot, may be it won’t be worth it. Nevertheless, I am sticking to my 5 star rating for this.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add todo lists to posts that render only within the block editor."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,299 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-01-09 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-06 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-03 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-01 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-28 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-26 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks 7K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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