Best disable blocks plugins for WordPress
The most popular disable blocks plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Block Manager leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Disable Gutenberg Blocks (3K+) and Zero Blocks Given (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “disable blocks” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 disable blocks plugins
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Block ManagerThe most installed disable blocks plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 13 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
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Disable Gutenberg Blocks3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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Zero Blocks Given10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
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Rootstuff Block PermissionsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Daisy Disable BlocksFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “disable blocks”
Block Manager
Up in the last 7 days:8#3,277by Darren Cooney5 months ago
Disable unwanted blocks and patterns, organize blocks by changing categories - complete control over your WordPress Block Editor experience.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.9(13)
- Downloads
- 104/day
Disable Gutenberg Blocks
Down in the last 7 days:2#3,703by DannyCooper5 years ago
Remove unwanted blocks from the Gutenberg Block Inserter.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Zero Blocks Given
Up in the last 7 days:1,208#30,128by Marcin Dudek2 months ago
Zero Blocks Given turns off WooCommerce / WP block frontend output at the code level. Five tiers, optional settings, no paywall.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Rootstuff Block Permissions
Down in the last 7 days:13,132#64,437by atomjb5 months ago
Block manager for the WordPress block editor: disable or hide Gutenberg blocks and patterns per user role and post type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Daisy Disable Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:4,234#67,508by DaisyPlugins1 year ago
Disable Gutenberg Blocks and restore the Classic Editor with a simple toggle.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day