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Best Blocks WordPress Plugins

21 plugins · 4.4M combined installs · 4.6/5 avg rating

WordPress block plugins add new block types to the Gutenberg editor, expanding the palette available to content creators beyond the default headings, paragraphs, and images. These blocks cover a wide range — pricing tables, testimonial sliders, countdown timers, icon boxes, accordions, and interactive maps — and can be used individually or as part of a themed block library. Developers use block plugins to ship reusable UI components that clients can drop into any page, while non-technical users appreciate having complex layout patterns available with a single click. As the block editor matures into a full site-editing platform, block plugins continue to be one of the fastest-growing segments in the WordPress ecosystem.