UiCore Blocks – Free WordPress Gutenberg Blocks
by uicore · Blocks
Also makes 2 other plugins · 80.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Gutenberg on Steroids! Extend your editor with powerful, flexible, and modular blocks to unlock limitless design possibilities.
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Health
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+35%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “limitless” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
81 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 7.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 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 9 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 123 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| limitless | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| animate | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “limitless” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Dec 2024 · 687 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 800 · 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.
9
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.0.15 · 1 Jul 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 160 days.
Install history since 13 Dec 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kmdock10mo ago
It particularly overrode my typography choices in Gutenberg. I don’t have time to faff about with adjusting everying. Deleted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nordword11mo ago
I started moving a few of my client websites from Elementor to Gutenberg, mainly for performance reasons, and UiCore Blocks made the transition surprisingly smooth. The blocks feel well designed, everything loads fast, and the editor doesn’t get cluttered.If you’re working with Gutenberg, this plugin is definitely worth having in your setup.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Julian Gonzalez12mo ago
I’ve been an Elementor Pro user, and in UiCore Blocks – Free WordPress Gutenberg Blocks, I’ve found the closest thing to Gutenberg for enhancing the structure and functionality of a custom website, and the best part… it’s free! I’ve implemented it on my personal site, using the design provided by Lovable, and the layout process has been greatly simplified with the help of this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Gutenberg on Steroids! Extend your editor with powerful, flexible, and modular blocks to unlock limitless d..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("who want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,701 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "gutenberg blocks" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 600+ → 500+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-10-17 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-16 600+ → 500+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-10-05 500+ → 600+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 600+ → 500+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-09-11 500+ → 600+ up after 105 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 -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 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
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