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PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
Loving the block variety but feeling the sting of paywalled automation.
HealthyDeclining
71/100
Users appreciate the unique blocks despite some frustration over paywalled automation features.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.7★
203 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-27%
Declining fast
250 → 183 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 27% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -27% in the last year
250/day a year ago→183/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayPublishPress Blocks is generally well-regarded as a versatile block toolkit with unique and useful blocks, but some core functional features are locked behind a paywall and certain included blocks (like the contact form) are considered too limited.
What people like
- +Offers blocks not easily found in other plugins×2
- +Tabs block is useful for displaying varied content in one place
- +Schema setup is praised
- +Login/register block works well across multiple sites with good flexibility
- +Reported to work reliably over a long period
Common complaints
- −Functional features (e.g. auto-injecting a block into posts) are locked behind a paywall rather than being free
- −Built-in contact form block is too basic and lacks customisation options compared to dedicated form plugins
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.56★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.70★
- 11%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 203 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-08★★★★★Fantasticpicnmix
- 2026-01-28★★★★★Basic functions blocked behind a paywall.JJ
- 2026-01-23★★★★★Vey usefull plug-inRoSz
- 2025-10-05★★★★★Great addition to my site.imchriswho1-shot
- 2025-07-21★★★★★Awesomehiddengates
- 2025-04-29★★★★★👍 Great 👍Easy and Fast!John Botamer
- 2025-04-21★★★★★Some handy abilitiesjoehyogi
- 2025-03-31★★★★★Very usefulhupsakee
- 2025-03-24★★★★★blc pressrobbby661-shot
- 2025-02-07★★★★★Thanksyushigiya34
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
166
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
187
Prior 7-day baseline
146
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
565
Mean release-day peak (30d)
151
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-11.2%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.30
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
88%
5★ share in analyzed sample
11%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.61 → 4.56★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered