WordPress plugin comparison
Basic Alerts vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks
At a glance
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Basic Alerts.
- On a typical day, Gutenberg Essential Blocks is downloaded about 2,797 times, Basic Alerts about 5.
- Basic Alerts has no reviews yet.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Oct 27, 2020 for Basic Alerts.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for Basic Alerts.
- Gutenberg Essential Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Basic Alerts.
Line by line
Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Basic Alerts |  Gutenberg Essential Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,713 | #285 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 118 | 321.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(216) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.5.24 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.67 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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