How the block category overlaps with Gutenberg and editor tags
The Block category overlaps most with Gutenberg, with fewer plugins sharing more specific editor-related labels.
Of 932 plugins in the category, 271 also carry the Gutenberg tag and 117 use blocks. The overlap is smaller for editor (56) and block-editor (38); gutenberg-blocks appears on 44 plugins.
Adoption and review signals among leading block plugins
The listed leaders range from one million active installs to 30,000, while their rating summaries and review volumes differ.
- Spectra Legacy: 1,000,000 installs; excellent rating with many reviews.
- Breadcrumb NavXT: 800,000; excellent with a moderate number of reviews.
- PDF Embedder: 300,000; excellent with many reviews.
- Crowdsignal Forms: 200,000; excellent with few reviews.
- Layout Grid Block: 200,000; excellent with few reviews.
- Content Views: 100,000; excellent with a moderate number of reviews.
- Email Address Encoder: 100,000; good with a moderate number of reviews.
- Simple Sitemap: 60,000; mixed with a moderate number of reviews.
- The Icon Block: 40,000; excellent with few reviews.
- Genesis Blocks: 40,000; mixed with few reviews.
- Flexible Table Block: 40,000; excellent with few reviews.
- Snow Monkey Blocks: 30,000; good with few reviews.
A large category with a small high-install group and uneven upkeep
The category’s reach is concentrated among a small high-install group, and update activity is not uniform.
Among 932 plugins, 7 have at least 100,000 active installs and 34 have at least 10,000. That contrast points to a large directory category with a relatively small group reaching the highest install levels. Fifty-five percent were updated in the last year.
Among the listed leaders, updates range from this month to 40 months ago: Layout Grid Block is the oldest at 40 months, while several entries were updated this month. Install reach alone therefore does not indicate recent upkeep; comparing both measures gives a fuller view of adoption and maintenance.