WordPress plugin comparison

Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg vs Gutenberg Essential Blocks

Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg

by Ella Van Durpe

3K+ installs4.8

Gutenberg Essential Blocks

by WPDeveloper

100K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Gutenberg Essential Blocks has more active installs: 100K+, against 3K+ for Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg.
On a typical day, Gutenberg Essential Blocks is downloaded about 2,978 times, Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg about 5.
Gutenberg Essential Blocks is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 216 reviews, against 4.8 from 20 reviews.
Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Feb 27, 2019 for Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg.
Gutenberg Essential Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg.

Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Advanced Rich Text Tools for Gutenberg	Gutenberg Essential Blocks
Popular rank	#3,732	#285
Active installs	3K+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	300	322.7K
Rating	4.8(20)	4.9(216)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.67
Last release	7 years ago	6 days ago
Requires PHP	5.3	7.4

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