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Gutenberg Essential Blocks vs Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor)

Gutenberg Essential Blocks

by WPDeveloper

100K+ installs4.9

Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor)

by Alex Kuimov

10+ installs

At a glance

Gutenberg Essential Blocks has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor).
On a typical day, Gutenberg Essential Blocks is downloaded about 2,978 times, Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor) about 1.
Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor) has no reviews yet.
Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Mar 11, 2019 for Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor).
Gutenberg Essential Blocks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor).
Gutenberg Essential Blocks has been around longer: since 2018, against 2019 for Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor).

Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Gutenberg Essential Blocks	Disable Gutenberg (SP Disable Block Editor)
Popular rank	#285	#36,299
Active installs	100K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	322.7K	28
Rating	4.9(216)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	5.0.31
Search multiplier	×1.67	×0.00
Last release	6 days ago	7 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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