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Gutenberg Essential Blocks vs Advanced Editor Tools

Gutenberg Essential Blocks

by WPDeveloper

100K+ installs4.9

Advanced Editor Tools

by Andrew Ozz

1M+ installs4.5

At a glance

  • Advanced Editor Tools has more active installs: 1M+, against 100K+ for Gutenberg Essential Blocks.
  • On a typical day, Advanced Editor Tools is downloaded about 6,776 times, Gutenberg Essential Blocks about 2,797.
  • Gutenberg Essential Blocks is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 216 reviews, against 4.5 from 354 reviews.
  • Gutenberg Essential Blocks was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Advanced Editor Tools.
  • Gutenberg Essential Blocks resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Advanced Editor Tools.
  • Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
  • Advanced Editor Tools has been around longer: since 2007, against 2018 for Gutenberg Essential Blocks.

Line by line

Gutenberg Essential Blocks leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricGutenberg Essential BlocksAdvanced Editor Tools
Popular rank#285#29
Active installs100K+1M+
Downloads, last 30 days321.3K210.2K
Rating4.9(216)4.5(354)
Support threads resolved100%0%
Tested up to7.1.47.1.4
Search multiplier×1.67×1.78
Last release5 days ago2 months ago
Requires PHP7.45.6

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