X3P0: Authors
by Justin Tadlock · Blocks
A customizable authors list block that lets you showcase post authors, their feed links, and post counts.
77 health vs 69 average across 924 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-09-30 · 290 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
62
now · peak 160
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 “70+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 80+ in roughly 42 days.
Install history · since 2025-10-04 · 286 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-07-13 70+ → 60+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 70+ up after 32 days in band
- 2026-06-08 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-06 60+ → 50+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-04 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-03 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-02 50+ → 60+ up after 5 days in band
Competes with
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Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks 8K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C
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