Best block-theme plugins for WordPress
The most popular block-theme plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Create Block Theme leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes (200+) and Enable bbPress for Block Themes (200+). All 23 plugins tagged “block-theme” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 block-theme plugins
- 1.
Create Block ThemeThe most installed block-theme plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 38 reviews, updated 1 month ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Enable bbPress for Block Themes200+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Jamie’s Header Effects50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 5.
Catch Import Export40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 6.
LolaCore for FSE10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Planned Outage for Block Themes10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Auto Update Page Links10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 9.
Additional CSS Shortcut10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Better Post Formats10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 23 plugins tagged “block-theme”
Create Block Theme
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,313by WordPress.org1 month ago
A WordPress plugin to create block themes.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(38)
- Downloads
- 586/day
Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes
Up in the last 7 days:129#11,832by Hans-Gerd Gerhards11 days ago
Animated shrinking header, responsive shrinking logo, custom breakpoints and off-canvas navigation – navigation solution for block themes.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Enable bbPress for Block Themes
Up in the last 7 days:86#12,723by WebMan Design | Oliver Juhas1 month ago
Enables bbPress for a full site editing WordPress block theme.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Jamie’s Header Effects
Up in the last 7 days:1,489#21,343by jamiemarsland1 month ago
Sticky header effects for block themes: a Chameleon header that recolours to match each section, frosted blur, hide-on-scroll and overlay.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Catch Import Export
Up in the last 7 days:410#22,548by Catch Themes4 months ago
Catch Import Export is a simple and easy-to-use plugin to export and import WordPress customizer settings between sites, and to export a block (Full S …
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
LolaCore for FSE
Up in the last 7 days:219#29,132by Fran Barbero2 months ago
Edit your block theme by talking to Lola: templates, parts, patterns, navigation, global styles in one reviewed change. From wp-admin or over MCP.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Planned Outage for Block Themes
#30,245by Troy Chaplin3 months ago
Simple maintenance mode for block themes. Shows a maintenance template to logged-out visitors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Auto Update Page Links
#30,688by Mohammad Irfan1 year ago
Automatically updates links in Gutenberg blocks, templates, menus, and content when you change a page URL.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Additional CSS Shortcut
#36,143by lastsplash (a11n)2 months ago
Adds a quick-access link to the Additional CSS panel in the Site Editor for block themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Better Post Formats
Up in the last 7 days:5,750#39,024by RGB Lab1 month ago
Real audio, video, gallery, link and quote content in place of featured images, in classic and block themes. Just like any premium WordPress theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Designer
#41,153by Helmut Wandl14 days ago
Create and manage block themes with an intuitive interface. No coding required - design your theme's settings through a user-friendly admin panel.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Peritext Reading Tools
#49,850by wimmelstein7 days ago
The tool that puts the reader front and center: reading time, a table of contents, related essays and a Listen button. For any block theme.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 50/day
Versana Companion
Up in the last 7 days:7,175#49,862by Junaid Hassan6 months ago
Extends the Versana theme with seamless demo imports, exclusive starter templates, and advanced block patterns.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
SoftIcon Mega Menu
#50,258by softiconai4 days ago
Add mega menus to the Navigation block in block themes. Design each dropdown panel in the Site Editor with any blocks.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 30/day
Picot Theme Seeder
#51,878by tsubu1 month ago
Generate complete, ready-to-use Block (FSE) or Classic WordPress themes from a visual admin wizard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blockwright Workbench
Up in the last 7 days:17,384#54,438by markrussellwp2 months ago
One-click developer tools for block-theme work: bulk-reset Site Editor overrides, rescan theme patterns, flush every cache, clear all transients.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Groundworx Testimonial
Down in the last 7 days:8,391#62,603by Groundworx2 months ago
A modern testimonial plugin for WordPress block themes — custom post type, custom fields, and Gutenberg blocks with schema and accessibility built-in.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
HeroBytes Hide Title & Meta
Up in the last 7 days:5,486#62,808by herobites9 days ago
Hide the title, featured image, author, date, categories or comments on any post or page. Block and classic themes. Never touches menus.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Visual Edit Lite
Up in the last 7 days:7,005#63,999by Filip Dvoran1 month ago
Click any text, image or link on the live page and change it there. A front-end editor for block themes and HTML-converted sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Formats for Block Themes
#66,939by Courtney Robertson2 months ago
Bring post formats to block themes with auto-detection, format-specific patterns, and Chat Log block for displaying conversation transcripts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Ariade Header and Menu
#69,592by Shivaji Mitra12 days ago
The Ariade theme's one accessible header: drop-down menu, mobile drawer, header buttons, brand and colour settings, plus a sitemap block.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
4WP Style Switcher
#72,221by 4WP.dev4 months ago
Apply theme.json style variations per page or let visitors switch styles on the frontend (FSE block themes).
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PageCore
#72,890by Mahesh Patel15 days ago
Import a complete starter website, add ready-made sections, and restyle your whole site, all with blocks in the WordPress Site Editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day