Variable Column Block
by Ramiz Manked · Blocks
Allows you to add Variable Width Column block into WordPress Editor.
43 health vs 71 average across 724 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.10.
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 1292 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
123
now · peak 444
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 “90+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-03-07 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-03 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-02 100+ → 90+ down after 14 days in band
- 2026-02-16 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-15 100+ → 90+ down after 966 days in band
- 2023-06-25 200+ → 100+ down after 187 days in band
- 2022-12-20 300+ → 200+ down
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