WordPress plugin comparison
Block Designer vs Design Experiments
At a glance
- Block Designer has more active installs: 100+, against 20+ for Design Experiments.
- On a typical day, Block Designer is downloaded about 5 times, Design Experiments about 4.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Block Designer was updated more recently: Dec 3, 2025, against Sep 9, 2019 for Design Experiments.
- Block Designer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.2.30 for Design Experiments.
- Design Experiments has been around longer: since 2019, against 2022 for Block Designer.
Line by line
Block Designer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Block Designer |  Design Experiments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,886 | #26,259 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 89 | 58 |
| Rating | 5.0(4) | 5.0(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.25 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 11 months ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 5.2.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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