PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions vs PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,225, ahead of PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress at #17,853. Over the last 7 days PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions climbed 1 place and PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress climbed 45 places. PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions has the largest install base, roughly 250× the next: 20K+ active installs against 80+ for PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress. Downloads this week: PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 1,587 and PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress 17. Ratings: PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 4.7★ from 204 and PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress 5★ from 1 reviews.
| Metric | PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions | PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,225 ▲ 1 | #17,853 ▲ 45 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,587 | 17 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (204) | 5★ (1) |
| Last updated | Sep 9, 2026 | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Current version | 3.7.6 | 1.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,215 | #17,190 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2017 | Sep 2021 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions or PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress?
By active installs, PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions: 20K+ sites run it against 80+ for PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions or PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress?
PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions, at #1,225 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress at #17,853. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions or PopCraft: Seamless Text Popovers in WordPress alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.