Best block plugins for WordPress
The most popular block plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Spectra Legacy leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Breadcrumb NavXT (800K+) and PDF Embedder (300K+). All 1,038 plugins tagged “block” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 block plugins
- 1.
Spectra LegacyThe most installed block plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 1,872 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.Breadcrumb NavXT
800K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 132 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.PDF Embedder
300K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 530 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Layout Grid Block200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.
- 5.
Crowdsignal Forms200K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.Content Views
100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 333 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Email Address Encoder100K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 160 reviews, updated 6 months ago.
- 8.Simple Sitemap
60K+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 72 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 9.
Flexible Table Block40K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 34 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 10.
Genesis Blocks40K+ active installs. Rated 3.7 from 24 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
All 1,038 plugins tagged “block”

Spectra Legacy
#63by Brainstorm Force5 days ago
Gutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
- Installs
- 1M+
- Rating
- 4.7(1.9K)
- Downloads
- 7.1K/day
Breadcrumb NavXT
Down in the last 7 days:1#81by John Havlik2 months ago
Adds breadcrumb navigation showing the visitor's path to their current location.
- Installs
- 800K+
- Rating
- 4.6(132)
- Downloads
- 3.1K/day
PDF Embedder
#190by Syed Balkhi2 months ago
Embed PDF files in WordPress posts and pages with a responsive PDF viewer block, live Block Editor preview, and no third-party services.
- Installs
- 300K+
- Rating
- 4.7(530)
- Downloads
- 1.4K/day

Layout Grid Block
Down in the last 7 days:1#241by Automattic3 years ago
A Gutenberg container block to let you align items consistently across a global grid.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 133/day

Crowdsignal Forms
Down in the last 7 days:1#268by Automattic1 month ago
The Crowdsignal Forms plugin allows you to create and manage polls right from within the block editor.
- Installs
- 200K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 278/day
Content Views
Down in the last 7 days:1#365by Content Views2 months ago
Easy to show posts, pages, custom posts in customizable grid, list, slider, accordion... Available as Widgets (for Elementor), Shortcode, and Blocks.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.8(333)
- Downloads
- 600/day

Email Address Encoder
Down in the last 7 days:1#405by Till Krüss7 months ago
A lightweight plugin that protects email addresses from email-harvesting robots, by encoding them into decimal and hexadecimal entities.
- Installs
- 100K+
- Rating
- 4.2(160)
- Downloads
- 308/day
Simple Sitemap
Down in the last 7 days:1#654by David Gwyer1 month ago
Build a responsive HTML sitemap in the block editor with live preview, flexible sorting, tabs, and shortcode support.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 3.9(72)
- Downloads
- 423/day

Flexible Table Block
Up in the last 7 days:3#787by Aki Hamano3 months ago
Flexible Table Block is a custom block plugin for the WordPress block editor that allows you to create tables in any configuration.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.9(34)
- Downloads
- 278/day

Genesis Blocks
#840by StudioPress2 months ago
A collection of content blocks, sections, & full-page layouts for the block editor.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 3.7(24)
- Downloads
- 286/day

The Icon Block
Up in the last 7 days:16#875by Nick Diego1 month ago
Easily add SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 5.0(29)
- Downloads
- 1.2K/day

Snow Monkey Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,009by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
Gutenberg blocks collection made by MonkeyWrench.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 295/day

Snow Monkey Forms
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,020by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
The Snow Monkey Forms is a mail form plugin for the block editor.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 346/day

Snow Monkey Editor
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,070by Takashi Kitajima11 days ago
The Snow Monkey Editor is a plugin that extends the block editor.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 252/day

Pochipp
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,082by hiro1 month ago
Amazonや楽天市場から商品を検索してアフィリエイトリンクを管理できるプラグインです。
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 110/day
Embed PDF Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:3#1,195by Andy Fragen2 months ago
Embed a PDF from the Media Library or elsewhere via oEmbed or as a block into an iframe tag.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 126/day

iQ Block Country
Down in the last 7 days:11#1,228by Pascal2 months ago
Allow or disallow visitors from certain countries accessing (parts of) your website
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 3.9(166)
- Downloads
- 135/day
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,294by Johannes Kinast5 months ago
Adds a simple & lightweight Lightbox to the standard WordPress Gallery & Image Block. No lock in and no dependencies.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 5.0(88)
- Downloads
- 95/day

Useful Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:9#1,399by LOOS1 month ago
It is a plugin that collects very convenient blocks.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Spider Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:21#1,414by Niteo2 years ago
SpiderBlocker will block most common bots that consume bandwidth and slow down your blog.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.0(5)
- Downloads
- 41/day
SimpleTOC
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,417by Marc Tönsing9 days ago
SEO-friendly Table of Contents Gutenberg block. No JavaScript or CSS by default.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(77)
- Downloads
- 168/day
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,517by Johan van der Wijk1 month ago
This plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(80)
- Downloads
- 98/day

Accordion Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,565by philbuchanan4 years ago
Gutenberg block for creating responsive accordion drop-downs.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(36)
- Downloads
- 78/day
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)
#1,568by Angelo Mandato2 months ago
Adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 87/day

Advanced Post Block
Down in the last 7 days:13#1,650by bPlugins13 days ago
Advanced Post Block lets you add dynamic post grids, lists, sliders, and tickers. Filter content by category, tag, author, or custom post type.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(17)
- Downloads
- 211/day
Advance Custom HTML
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,678by bPlugins8 days ago
Display HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP & Python code snippets in WordPress with live preview, syntax highlighting and a copy button.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 2.5(4)
- Downloads
- 91/day

Pdf Embed
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,715by tropicalista7 days ago
PDF embedder with official Adobe Embed API.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 106/day

Animations for Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,757by ska-dev2 months ago
Allows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(27)
- Downloads
- 88/day

YASR
Down in the last 7 days:8#1,759by Dash Labs1 year ago
Boost the way people interact with your site with an easy WordPress stars rating system! With schema.org rich snippets YASR will improve your SEO
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(323)
- Downloads
- 57/day

Meow Gallery
Down in the last 7 days:5#1,879by Jordy Meow9 days ago
Tired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(203)
- Downloads
- 275/day
Meta Field Block
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,950by Phi Phan19 days ago
A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(57)
- Downloads
- 165/day

Lightweight Accordion
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,005by Andy Feliciotti26 days ago
Simple accordion for adding collapse elements to pages without affecting page load time. Includes Gutenberg block and shortcode for classic editor.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(60)
- Downloads
- 122/day

Shortcode Redirect
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,131by cartpauj2 months ago
Redirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.3(31)
- Downloads
- 50/day

Code Block Pro
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,141by Kevin Batdorf2 months ago
Code highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.8(50)
- Downloads
- 71/day

Elementor Blocks for Gutenberg
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,215by Elementor1 year ago
Elementor Blocks for Gutenberg, officially created by Elementor Page Builder, allows you to easily insert any Elementor template into Gutenberg.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.8(17)
- Downloads
- 27/day

Gutenverse Companion
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,267by Jegstudio12 days ago
Companion plugin for Gutenverse base themes
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 147/day
Super block slider
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,362by Michael3 months ago
Lightweight image/video background & content slider for block and classic editor.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 47/day

Blockskit
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,403by BlockskitDev10 months ago
An easy plugin to import starter sites and add different effects to the image.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 45/day

Custom HTML Block Extension
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,513by Aki Hamano3 days ago
Turn the Custom HTML block into an advanced code editor.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Classic Menu Block
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,536by Jonny Harris2 years ago
A gutenberg block to use classic menus.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Qubely
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,572by Themeum1 year ago
Readymade gutenberg blocks and sections with rich customization options. Enhance Gutenberg editor with easy UI and functional blocks.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.0(66)
- Downloads
- 41/day

Social Sharing Block
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,587by Nick Diego1 month ago
Easily add social share icons to your website.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(18)
- Downloads
- 148/day
Carousel Block
Up in the last 7 days:18#2,615by bPlugins2 months ago
Create responsive image and content carousels in Gutenberg. Captions, autoplay, effects, navigation – build elegant sliders with no code.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 54/day

Algori PDF Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,625by Kevin Bazira2 years ago
Algori PDF Viewer is a Gutenberg Block Plugin that enables you to easily display PDF documents directly on your website.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 35/day

Gutena Tabs
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,740by Saad Iqbal5 months ago
Gutena Tabs is a simple and easy-to-use WordPress plugin which allows you to create beautiful tabs in your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 35/day
Embed YouTube Block
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,755by Phi Phan1 month ago
Embed YouTube videos without slowing down your site. Easily embed one or multiple videos, shorts, and playlists.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(16)
- Downloads
- 60/day

Simple Iframe
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,849by unapersona2 years ago
Easily insert iframes inside the block editor.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(17)
- Downloads
- 27/day

Gutenberg Blocks Library & Toolkit
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,853by Munir Kamal3 years ago
Editor Plus extends Gutenberg editor with blocks, advanced design controls, typography, icons, Shape Divider, animations and many more features.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.8(39)
- Downloads
- 26/day
Ollie Menu Designer
Down in the last 7 days:49#2,912by Mike McAlister2 months ago
Create custom dropdown & mobile menus using WordPress blocks. Design rich, responsive navigation with any block content in the block editor.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 105/day
bSlider
Down in the last 7 days:9#2,936by bPlugins4 days ago
Responsive sliders from images, posts, WooCommerce, videos or blocks — or start from 50+ ready-made templates. Block editor & shortcode.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.0(11)
- Downloads
- 150/day