Wicked Block Builder
by wickedplugins · Blocks
Also makes 3 other plugins · 20.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create your own custom blocks and patterns in as little as a few minutes!
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Health
C 61/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-41%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “administration”, “block builder” and “blocks” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
61 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 5.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,582 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.
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 560 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 560 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.
46
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 11d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 11d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| administration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| block builder your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| developer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “administration”, “block builder” and “blocks” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 222 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.4.6 · 22 Apr 2025
19
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 29 May 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Robin W3.6y ago
This is just an awesome plugin if you want to create blocks. I’m a plugin author seeking to migrate the widgets in my plugin to blocks. I spent nearly a week buried in the WordPress block developer handbook and zero progress. One hour with this plugin and I’d emulated my first widget. I bought the pro version and exported the block to a plugin, and cut that back into my existing plugin – 5 minutes work Now my plugin has a fully block compliant widget The support is amazing also – rapid response to my queries 5 more widgets to do, but no problem, WBB will handle what I want to do
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Derek Ashauer3.7y ago
In 15 minutes, I have all the settings and rendering of a Dynamic Block that I had previously struggled over 10 hours to custom code from scratch. Absolutely worthwhile!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gaurav Tiwari4.5y ago
Exactly what I wanted in a custom block builder plugin. Incredibly simple UI and easy-to-use tutorials on YouTube helped me get started real quick. As a developer and Block Editor fanatic, I believe that this is a gamechanger.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ onetrev4.7y ago
Developers rejoice! This is a game changer! Wicked Block Builder has finally made building a bespoke / custom design site for your clients a viable option with the Block Editor! Before this plugin it was very challenging to build truly custom designs with the Block Editor because creating custom blocks was a tedious and time consuming process. I could easily have 5 to 10 custom blocks for a small-medium size business website, and if you had to do that with creating a unique React powered block each time there was no way it would be affordable for you or your client. But with Wicked Block Builder you can whip together complex and powerful blocks on the fly. This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by onetrev. Reason: clarity This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by onetrev. Reason: bug fix
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cdamcr4.8y ago
A really promising plugin with great support. I’m looking forward to using it and seeing it develop.
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create your own custom blocks and patterns in as little as a few minutes!"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who wants", "for developers").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 17 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,834 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "administration", "gutenberg" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-15 20+ → 10+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 10+ → 20+ up after 238 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 20+ → 10+ down after 292 days in tier
- 2024-04-16 30+ → 20+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2024-03-23 20+ → 30+ up after 122 days in tier
- 2023-11-22 30+ → 20+ down after 201 days in tier
- 2023-05-05 20+ → 30+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2023-01-24 30+ → 20+ down after 57 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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Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Layout Grid Block 200K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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