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block plugins
1,017 plugins in the directory carry the block tag. This page leads with what has moved in the last 90 days, because a ranked list of the biggest ones is available anywhere.
1,017
plugins
3,624,060+
combined reach
374
released in 90 days
39%
quiet 18 months+
51
movements in 90 days
What moved
Ownership changes, closures and long-silent plugins that shipped again, over a rolling 90-day window recomputed daily. Events older than 90 days drop off as new ones arrive. The part of this category that a directory listing cannot show. Nothing here says anything about intent. Showing the 15 most recent of 51.
| Date | Plugin | Installs | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2026 | Shortcode Preview Block | 900+ | released after a long silence |
| 23 Oct 2026 | WattPencil Appliance Running Cost | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | SlopeQuill Roof Area Estimator | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | gitblock – GitHub Blocks | fewer than 10 | released after a long silence |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Roofers Royal Oak Roof Maintenance Record | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 23 Oct 2026 | Eastern Skip Hire Volume Calculator | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 22 Oct 2026 | RoomJotter Handyman Job List | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 09 Oct 2026 | Blockive – Premium Addon For Block | fewer than 10 | changed hands |
| 08 Oct 2026 | Fabrica Synced Pattern Instances | 300+ | released after a long silence |
| 06 Oct 2026 | CC-Disable-Users | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 04 Oct 2026 | BlockX | 20+ | changed hands |
| 04 Oct 2026 | Headless | 10+ | changed hands |
| 27 Sep 2026 | Beautiful Recent Posts Widget | 10+ | released after a long silence |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Parallax Slider Block | 900+ | released after a long silence |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Time Machine | 40+ | released after a long silence |
Most installed
The 50 most installed plugins carrying this tag, ordered by install band, which WordPress.org rounds to one significant digit. Ordering is adoption only. Nothing here is a recommendation, and no link on this page earns anything. The full directory, all categories together, is in the master list.
| Plugin | Installs | Rating | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks Gutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part. | 1,000,000+ | 4.7★ | 28 days ago |
| Breadcrumb NavXT Adds breadcrumb navigation showing the visitor's path to their current location. | 800,000+ | 4.6★ | 2 months ago |
| PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress Embed PDF files in WordPress posts and pages with a responsive PDF viewer block, live Block Editor preview, and no third-party services. | 300,000+ | 4.7★ | 3 months ago |
| Crowdsignal Forms The Crowdsignal Forms plugin allows you to create and manage polls right from within the block editor. | 200,000+ | 5.0★ | 29 days ago |
| Layout Grid Block A Gutenberg container block to let you align items consistently across a global grid. | 200,000+ | 4.7★ | 3 years ago · quiet |
| Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) Easy to show posts, pages, custom posts in customizable grid, list, slider, accordion... Available as Widgets (for Elementor), Shortcode, and Blocks. | 100,000+ | 4.8★ | 2 months ago |
| Email Address Encoder A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities. | 100,000+ | 4.2★ | 7 months ago |
| Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress Build a responsive HTML sitemap in the block editor with live preview, flexible sorting, tabs, and shortcode support. | 60,000+ | 3.9★ | 1 month ago |
| Flexible Table Block Flexible Table Block is a custom block plugin for the WordPress block editor that allows you to create tables in any configuration. | 40,000+ | 4.9★ | 3 months ago |
| Genesis Blocks A collection of content blocks, sections, & full-page layouts for the block editor. | 40,000+ | 3.7★ | 3 months ago |
| The Icon Block Easily add SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor. | 40,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Snow Monkey Blocks Gutenberg blocks collection made by MonkeyWrench. | 30,000+ | 4.4★ | 9 days ago |
| Snow Monkey Editor The Snow Monkey Editor is a plugin that extends the block editor. | 30,000+ | 4.0★ | 9 days ago |
| Snow Monkey Forms The Snow Monkey Forms is a mail form plugin for the block editor. | 30,000+ | 5.0★ | 9 days ago |
| Embed PDF Viewer Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag. | 20,000+ | 4.7★ | 3 months ago |
| Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block Adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies. | 20,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| iQ Block Country Allow or disallow visitors from certain countries accessing (parts of) your website | 20,000+ | 3.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Pochipp Amazonや楽天市場から商品を検索してアフィリエイトリンクを管理できるプラグインです。 | 20,000+ | 4.2★ | 2 months ago |
| Spider Blocker SpiderBlocker will block most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog. | 20,000+ | 4.0★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Accordion Blocks Gutenberg block for creating responsive accordion drop-downs. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 4.5 years ago · quiet |
| Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting and a copy button. | 10,000+ | 2.5★ | 20 days ago |
| Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want Advanced Post Block lets you add dynamic post grids, lists, sliders, and tickers. Filter content by category, tag, author, or custom post type. | 10,000+ | 4.2★ | 11 days ago |
| Animations for Blocks Allows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat. | 10,000+ | 4.8★ | 3 months ago |
| Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) This plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 2 months ago |
| Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 17 days ago |
| HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) Adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS. | 10,000+ | 4.4★ | 2 months ago |
| Lightweight Accordion Simple accordion for adding collapse elements to pages without affecting page load time. Includes Gutenberg block and shortcode for classic editor. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 24 days ago |
| Meow Gallery Tired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕 | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 days ago |
| Pdf Embed PDF embedder with official Adobe Embed API. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Shortcode Redirect Redirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration. | 10,000+ | 4.3★ | 2 months ago |
| SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block SEO-friendly Table of Contents Gutenberg block. No JavaScript or CSS by default. | 10,000+ | 4.9★ | 7 days ago |
| Useful Blocks It is a plugin that collects very convenient blocks. | 10,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| YASR – Yet Another Star Rating Plugin for WordPress Boost the way people interact with your site with an easy WordPress stars rating system! With schema.org rich snippets YASR will improve your SEO | 10,000+ | 4.7★ | 19 months ago · quiet |
| Elementor Blocks for Gutenberg Elementor Blocks for Gutenberg, officially created by Elementor Page Builder, allows you to easily insert any Elementor template into Gutenberg. | 9,000+ | 4.8★ | 23 months ago · quiet |
| Gutenverse Companion Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes | 9,000+ | — | 10 days ago |
| Blockskit An easy plugin to import starter sites and add different effects to the image. | 8,000+ | — | 11 months ago |
| Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider Lightweight image/video background & content slider for block and classic editor. | 8,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Algori PDF Viewer Algori PDF Viewer is a Gutenberg Block Plugin that enables you to easily display PDF documents directly on your website. | 7,000+ | 4.3★ | 1.5 years ago · quiet |
| Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays Create responsive image and content carousels in Gutenberg. Captions, autoplay, effects, navigation – build elegant sliders with no code. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Classic Menu Block A gutenberg block to use classic menus. | 7,000+ | 4.5★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Custom HTML Block Extension Extend Custom HTML block to evolve into the advanced code editor. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 3 months ago |
| Hyperlink Group Block Combine blocks into a group wrapped with an hyperlink (<a>). | 7,000+ | 4.3★ | 5 months ago |
| Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks Readymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks. | 7,000+ | 4.0★ | 20 months ago · quiet |
| Social Sharing Block Easily add social share icons to your website. | 7,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists. | 6,000+ | 5.0★ | 1 month ago |
| Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit – Editor Plus Editor Plus extends Gutenberg editor with blocks, advanced design controls, typography, icons, Shape Divider, animations and many more features. | 6,000+ | 4.8★ | 2.5 years ago · quiet |
| Gutena Tabs Gutena Tabs is a simple and easy-to-use WordPress plugin which allows you to create beautiful tabs in your posts and pages. | 6,000+ | 5.0★ | 5 months ago |
| Ollie Menu Designer Create custom dropdown & mobile menus using WordPress blocks. Design rich, responsive navigation with any block content in the block editor. | 6,000+ | 5.0★ | 2 months ago |
| Simple Iframe Easily insert iframes inside the block editor. | 6,000+ | 4.7★ | 2 years ago · quiet |
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