WordPress plugin comparison

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) vs Layout Grid Block

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)

by Johan van der Wijk

10K+ installs4.9

Layout Grid Block

by Automattic

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Layout Grid Block has more active installs: 200K+, against 10K+ for Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget).
On a typical day, Layout Grid Block is downloaded about 133 times, Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) about 98.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 80 reviews, against 4.7 from 13 reviews.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Jul 11, 2023 for Layout Grid Block.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.2.15 for Layout Grid Block.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) has been around longer: since 2010, against 2019 for Layout Grid Block.

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)	Layout Grid Block
Popular rank	#1,518	#241
Active installs	10K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	4.1K	2.9K
Rating	4.9(80)	4.7(13)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.2.15
Search multiplier	×0.87	×0.06
Last release	1 month ago	3 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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