WordPress plugin comparison
Placeholders vs Snow Monkey Blocks
Placeholders
by Jake Spurlock
Fewer than 10 installs
Snow Monkey Blocks
by Takashi Kitajima
30K+ installs4.4
At a glance
- Snow Monkey Blocks has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Placeholders.
- On a typical day, Snow Monkey Blocks is downloaded about 268 times, Placeholders about 1.
- Placeholders has no reviews yet.
- Snow Monkey Blocks was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Placeholders.
- Snow Monkey Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Placeholders.
- Snow Monkey Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for Placeholders.
Line by line
Snow Monkey Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Placeholders | Snow Monkey Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,764 | #1,009 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 18K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.4(7) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×1.10 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 13 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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