Block Revealer
by Maxime Pertici · Blocks
Also makes 3 other plugins · 310+ installs across the portfolio →
Hightlight your blocks and stop clicking everywhere to find them.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
+68%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “blocks”, “gutenberg” and “ui” 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.
86 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 7.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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 2 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 118 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hightlight | #1 | #1 | — |
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ui your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 4 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
- “blocks”, “gutenberg” and “ui” 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.
- Already on top for “hightlight”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 400 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 5 Jul 2026
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jason Rouet8mo ago
Not only is it installed on all my websites, it’s also created by a nice person. A must have that does what it says! 👌
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Béryl de La Grandière2.5y ago
Thanks Maxime, super useful especially when working with a small monitor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick63526835.9y ago
Reveals the blocks invisible lines better than what the EditorsKit does (way better), BUT, you have to make sure that you use the key. shortcut while you have not selected any block, otherwise the shortcut will also change that selected block’s alignment to the right. Maybe having a different shortcut would be another way to go, or even better, a button instead on the top toolbar. Otherwise, excellent plugin, I am sticking to the 5 stars, Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leemon5.9y ago
For reasons that are difficult to understand, Gutenberg devs have decided to gradually remove any kind of block outline. This plugin brings back this necessary feature. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ noorseerat6.0y ago
Saves so much time and makes the editing/building so much easier. I found this just when I needed it. Thanks so much Maxime.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marie Comet6.2y ago
Thanks Maxime, your plugin saves me a lot of time. It doesn’t seem to be a big deal, but these few borders improve the editor interface a lot. Maybe one day in core… ? 🙂 Just a little note: I searched a while before finding the keyboard shortcut to use to activate the feature. Maybe the information would be welcome directly in the plugin description.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jb Audras6.5y ago
Even if the block editor UI is getting better and better, this keyboard shortcup is still super useful. Thanks Maxime 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thierryramirez6.8y ago
Apporte beaucoup de clarté à l’édition de page avec Gutenberg.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Hightlight your blocks and stop clicking everywhere to find them."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 158 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("gutenberg", "ui" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-07 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-06 200+ → 100+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2023-11-02 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-11-01 200+ → 100+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2023-10-24 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-23 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-21 100+ → 200+ up after 120 days in tier
- 2023-06-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1 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★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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