Disable WordPress Block Editor Fullscreen Mode
by Martin Wedepohl · Blocks
Disable WordPress Block Editor Fullscreen Mode, activated by default in WordPress 5.4.
41 health vs 68 average across 1,115 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 5.9.13.
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 1612 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
54
now · peak 165
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-15 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-14 30+ → 20+ down after 20 days in band
- 2026-06-24 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-23 30+ → 20+ down after 9 days in band
- 2026-06-14 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-12 30+ → 20+ down after 122 days in band
- 2026-02-10 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-02-07 30+ → 40+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Fullscreen mode B gone 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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