WP-Blocks
by Keir Whitaker · Blocks
WP-Blocks allows you to edit non page and post content. Requires PHP5
41 health vs 70 average across 852 Blocks plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5, well behind 6.8.
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 5800 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
88
now · peak 175
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 “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 402 days.
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
- 2026-06-07 60+ → 50+ down after 59 days in band
- 2026-04-09 50+ → 60+ up after 125 days in band
- 2025-12-05 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in band
- 2025-12-02 70+ → 60+ down after 5 days in band
- 2025-11-27 60+ → 70+ up after 107 days in band
- 2025-08-12 50+ → 60+ up after 85 days in band
- 2025-05-19 60+ → 50+ down after 121 days in band
- 2025-01-18 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
Competes with
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Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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