WordPress plugin comparison
Placeholders vs Ultimate Blocks
At a glance
- Ultimate Blocks has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for Placeholders.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Blocks is downloaded about 306 times, Placeholders about 1.
- Placeholders has no reviews yet.
- Ultimate Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 8, 2026, against Dec 1, 2025 for Placeholders.
- Ultimate Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Placeholders.
- Ultimate Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2025 for Placeholders.
Line by line
Ultimate Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Placeholders |  Ultimate Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #71,764 | #758 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 18.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.9(729) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.03 | ×1.05 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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