WordPress Blocks Plugins

The Blocks category spans plugins tagged across Gutenberg, editing, page-building and layout topics. Install counts and update dates show a wide field with a smaller high-adoption group.

Blocks Plugins Ranking

Top 100 of 576 plugins in Blocks category

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Gutenberg, editor and page-builder overlap

Gutenberg is the most common related tag, appearing alongside 337 plugins in the Blocks category.

Other overlaps include block (117), Gutenberg blocks (97), editor (96), page-builder (73) and block-editor (62). Further connections include patterns (26), WordPress blocks (25), WooCommerce (23) and layout (17), showing that the category spans several adjacent tagging areas.

Install counts among the leading block plugins

Install counts among the leading plugins range from one million to 100,000, while only a smaller group reaches those levels.

  • Spectra Legacy: 1 million active installs.
  • Kadence Blocks: 600,000; Extendify: 500,000.
  • SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle: 400,000; Otter Blocks and Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks: 300,000 each.
  • GenerateBlocks and Layout Grid Block: 200,000 each.
  • Stackable and Widget Options: 100,000 each.
  • JetFormBuilder and Kubio AI Page Builder: 80,000 each.

Across the category, 10 plugins have at least 100,000 installs and 34 have at least 10,000.

Ratings and update dates in the leading group

Most listed leading plugins show excellent ratings and were updated this month; two have older update dates.

  • Spectra Legacy: excellent, many reviews; updated this month.
  • Kadence Blocks, SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle, Otter Blocks and GenerateBlocks: excellent, a moderate number of reviews; updated this month.
  • Extendify and Layout Grid Block: excellent, few reviews; Layout Grid Block was updated 40 months ago, while Extendify was updated this month.
  • Stackable and Widget Options: excellent, many reviews; updated this month.
  • Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks: good, a moderate number of reviews; updated 8 months ago.
  • JetFormBuilder and Kubio AI Page Builder: good, a moderate number of reviews; updated this month.

What category size and maintenance mean when choosing

The 566-plugin category is broad, but relatively few plugins have reached higher install thresholds, and update recency varies.

Just 34 plugins have at least 10,000 installs, including 10 with 100,000 or more. With 59% updated within the last year, maintenance is uneven across the category. Popularity and update dates can help frame comparisons, but neither alone establishes whether a plugin is suitable for a particular need.