Best news layout plugins for WordPress
The most popular news layout plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Blogsqode leads with 300+ active installs, ahead of Ansar Blocks (20+). All 2 plugins tagged “news layout” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 news layout plugins
- 1.
BlogsqodeThe most installed news layout plugin, with 300+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Ansar Blocks20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “news layout”

Blogsqode
Down in the last 7 days:36#10,099by The_Krishna5 months ago
Blogsqode is an effective and user-friendly way to beautify your blog pages on your websites.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Ansar Blocks
Up in the last 7 days:45,001#25,662by themeansar24 days ago
Build WordPress post grids, news and magazine layouts with lightweight Gutenberg blocks, dynamic query loops, and flexible containers.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day