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MerPress

Merpress lets you create diagrams and visualizations using MermaidJS.

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Open evidence

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46 / 78 rows with source links

59.0% of this page's analysis has direct source links.

0 build-decision rows missing links

0 rows here require auditable proof before promotion.

32 rows with no attached evidence

0 rows have source counts but still need direct links.

Download Momentum

180 days
204 243 -16.0% 1.4K

Source Evidence

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complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.93
doesn’t work with Learndash posts. Why?

doesn’t work with Learndash posts. Why?: users show bugs, compatibility, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Please resolve this issue.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.92
Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram

Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram On fresh copy of WordPress with standard theme when I try and add MerPress block I get Syntax Error.
complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Documentation?

Documentation?: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Documentation?
mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.66
Question about using merPress

Question about using merPress: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Question about using merPress Hi, I have loaded MerPress into a private WordPress site, works great thanks.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.43
Works and works very well

Works and works very well: users praise reliable, value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Works and works very well Spent a day trying to get mermaid to render.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.38
Great Plugin

Great Plugin: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Great Plugin Does everything I need.
mixed support · low severity · relevance 0.5
error with classic editor

A user asks how Mermaid diagrams should work in Classic Editor and urges support for it because Gutenberg is not acceptable to them.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
So how should it work in the classical editor ? (and if not you should REALLY consider it
neutral support · low severity · relevance 0.4
Block with API version 2 or lower is deprecated since version 6.9

MerPress registers its Mermaid block with an older Block API version, causing a WordPress 6.9 deprecation warning.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
The block “merpress/mermaidjs” is registered with API version 2.
praise review · low severity · relevance 0.06
Great

The reviewer used the plugin to showcase AI-assisted visualization.

Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
Proof Blocked card complete content publishing operations Evidence linked to opportunity
Using to showcase how AI help to visualize stuff

Competitor Context

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Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! weak incumbent · intel 93.1 · weakness 91.2
weak incumbent
28 unresolved support thread(s) 47 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: support-heavy site owners, agencies, and community operators · Wedge: triage repeated tickets threads, failed replies, knowledge gaps, and escalation workload
source 1 source 2
Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website Builder for the Block Editor weak incumbent · intel 78.6 · weakness 63.6
weak incumbent
3 unresolved support thread(s) 8 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect gutenberg layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source 1 source 2
Breadcrumb NavXT weak incumbent · intel 75.1 · weakness 58.7
weak incumbent
1 unresolved support thread(s) 28 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility bugs 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect navigation layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source 1 source 2
Genesis Blocks weak incumbent · intel 73.1 · weakness 58.3
weak incumbent
1 unresolved support thread(s) below-average rating bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site builders and agencies · Wedge: detect gutenberg layout regressions, widget breakage, and client-visible update issues
source 1 source 2
iQ Block Country praise owner · intel 70.4 · weakness 54.2
praise owner
below-average rating 21 collected complaint signal(s) support bugs 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: test block spam lockouts, bot/spam defenses, risky access changes, and incident alerts
source 1 source 2
Category Posts Widget praise owner · intel 70.1 · weakness 53.1
praise owner
18 collected complaint signal(s) support missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check categories publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Email Address Encoder praise owner · intel 70.0 · weakness 53.0
praise owner
31 collected complaint signal(s) support pricing 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: test spam lockouts, bot/spam defenses, risky access changes, and incident alerts
source 1 source 2
Flexible Table Block praise owner · intel 69.1 · weakness 53.6
praise owner
2 unresolved support thread(s) 15 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, analysts, agencies, and data-heavy site owners · Wedge: verify table data freshness, table rendering, chart accuracy, and export/report output
source 1 source 2

Repeated Themes

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No repeated plugin-level themes have been generated yet.

Collected Signals

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neutral Block with API version 2 or lower is deprecated since version 6.9 support · 2026-05-21T16:08:39+00:00 · low severity · posts

MerPress registers its Mermaid block with an older Block API version, causing a WordPress 6.9 deprecation warning.

Evidence: The block “merpress/mermaidjs” is registered with API version 2.
compatibility block API version content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
mixed error with classic editor support · 2026-01-06T09:18:10+00:00 · low severity · posts

A user asks how Mermaid diagrams should work in Classic Editor and urges support for it because Gutenberg is not acceptable to them.

Evidence: So how should it work in the classical editor ? (and if not you should REALLY consider it
missing feature setup quality Classic Editor diagrams content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
praise Great (5 stars) review · 2025-12-10T15:26:46+00:00 · low severity · posts

The reviewer used the plugin to showcase AI-assisted visualization.

Evidence: Using to showcase how AI help to visualize stuff
quality AI visualization content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
complaint Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram support · 2025-01-04T23:52:48+00:00 · medium severity · posts

Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Syntax Error when trying to insert a digram On fresh copy of WordPress with standard theme when I try and add MerPress block I get Syntax Error.
bugs compatibility support setup content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
mixed Question about using merPress support · 2024-11-01T13:08:10+00:00 · medium severity · posts

Question about using merPress: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Question about using merPress Hi, I have loaded MerPress into a private WordPress site, works great thanks.
bugs reliable quality content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
praise Great Plugin (5 stars) review · 2024-10-17T08:11:19+00:00 · medium severity · posts

Great Plugin: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Great Plugin Does everything I need.
quality content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
praise Works and works very well (5 stars) review · 2024-10-16T01:47:38+00:00 · medium severity · posts

Works and works very well: users praise reliable, value, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works and works very well Spent a day trying to get mermaid to render.
reliable value quality content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
complaint doesn’t work with Learndash posts. Why? support · 2023-01-04T03:38:53+00:00 · medium severity · posts

doesn’t work with Learndash posts. Why?: users show bugs, compatibility, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Please resolve this issue.
bugs compatibility pricing support content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin
complaint Documentation? support · 2021-07-02T02:25:58+00:00 · medium severity · posts

Documentation?: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Documentation?
setup content publishing operations Proof Blocked card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check posts publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source plugin