Blog Designer vs Ultimate Post Kit
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
Ultimate Post Kit leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,036, ahead of Blog Designer at #1,972. Over the last 7 days Ultimate Post Kit slipped 3 places and Blog Designer slipped 1 place. Ultimate Post Kit has the largest install base, roughly 3× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10K+ for Blog Designer. Downloads this week: Ultimate Post Kit 20,273 and Blog Designer 279. Ratings: Blog Designer 4★ from 167 and Ultimate Post Kit 4.8★ from 58 reviews.
| Metric | Blog Designer | Ultimate Post Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,972 ▼ 1 | #1,036 ▼ 3 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 279 | 20,273 |
| Rating | 4★ (167) | 4.8★ (58) |
| Last updated | Aug 12, 2024 | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.8 | 4.5.10 |
| Best rank on record | #1,899 | #999 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2015 | Apr 2021 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Blog Designer or Ultimate Post Kit?
By active installs, Ultimate Post Kit: 30K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Blog Designer, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Blog Designer or Ultimate Post Kit?
Ultimate Post Kit, at #1,036 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Blog Designer at #1,972. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Blog Designer or Ultimate Post Kit 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.