WordPress plugin comparison

Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver vs Genesis Custom Blocks

Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver

by wpweaver

40+ installs5.0

Genesis Custom Blocks

by StudioPress

10K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Genesis Custom Blocks has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver.
On a typical day, Genesis Custom Blocks is downloaded about 127 times, Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver about 7.
Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 21 reviews.
Genesis Custom Blocks was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Dec 9, 2018 for Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver.
Genesis Custom Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver.
Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Genesis Custom Blocks.

Genesis Custom Blocks leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Designer Blocks for Block Editor by Weaver	Genesis Custom Blocks
Popular rank	#21,477	#1,957
Active installs	40+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	119	8K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(21)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	5.0.31	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.83
Last release	8 years ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.0

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