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Classic Editor
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
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- Rating
- 4.9 (1.3K)
- Updated
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Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns
Gutenberg block editor with AI. 70+ Gutenberg blocks, patterns, WooCommerce blocks, post grid, gallery, menu with Gutenberg block library.
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- #282 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 9.8M
- 9,751,074
- Downloads, 30 days
- 335.6K
- 73.2K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5
- 216 reviews
- Last updated
- 4 days ago
- Oct 27, 2026
- Version
- 6.5.2
- 206 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 27, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 5.8 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 7.4 or newer |
| First published | December 9, 2018 |
| Support, last two months | 3 of 3 threads resolved (100%) |
Reviews
4.9 / 5 from 216 reviews
| 5 stars | 203 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 6 |
| 3 stars | 2 |
| 2 stars | 0 |
| 1 star | 5 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Bring your creative visions to life with Essential Blocks for Gutenberg, the ultimate Gutenberg blocks library for the WordPress default editor!
Enhance your web-building experience with the essential Gutenberg extensions’ 70+ unique blocks and the brand‑new AI feature for image generating & content writing. Add power to the block editor using our easy-to-use blocks, which are designed to make your next WordPress page or post design easier and prettier than ever before. Plus, AI helps you generate rich, high‑quality content instantly with just a few keywords.
DESIGN OUTSTANDING WEB PAGES WITH ADVANCED & ESSENTIAL GUTENBERG BLOCKS LIBRARY!
See It In Action: Check out all the interactive block demos in one place.
🤖 WRITE WITH AI – POST/PAGE CONTENT INSTANTLY
Generate engaging content for pages and posts in seconds with the Write With AI feature of Essential Blocks. Simply enter a few keywords and submit your prompt. Our built‑in AI engine will create rich, high-quality content instantly.
✨ READY AI CONTENT FOR RICH TEXT INPUT
Get AI-generated content in one click for all your rich text input blocks. With this global AI feature, you can automatically create, modify, or personalize your text content fields for any Gutenberg block.
🦾 GENERATE IMAGE WITH AI IN WORDPRESS
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
How to insert blocks of Essential Blocks in your page or post?
Install and activate Essential Blocks for Gutenberg on your website. Create a new page and click the ‘+’ sign, and you will find all the creative Gutenberg blocks there. Now click on the block you want to insert in your page and create amazing pages.
Is there any limit creating AI-generated content and images with Essential Blocks?
Essential Blocks allows you to create as many AI images and text as you want. And the feature is entirely free. All you have to do is integrate ChatGPT Pro with the plugin to use all of the AI features.
How to save a block as a reusable block?
You can save any block from Essential Blocks for Gutenberg as a reusable block easily. Click on any block you want to save as reusable, then click on the ‘Add to reusable blocks,’ and instantly, that block will be converted into a reusable block.
What themes do Essential Blocks For Gutenberg support?
Essential Blocks for Gutenberg has no theme dependency. This Gutenberg blocks plugin is compatible with any updated WordPress theme.
Will Essential Blocks slow down my website speed?
No, Essential Blocks will not slow down your website. This Gutenberg blocks plugin brings you the outstanding facility of complete modular control over the activation of each block. We have also used optimized codes for this plugin, which helps to load only the resources that are currently used.
I do not know how to code. Can I still use Essential Blocks?
Yes, you can still use Essential Blocks. These Gutenberg blocks are created in such a way that you can use and customize them without code.
Latest changelog entry
- Improved: Performance | Faster editor loading on long pages
- Fixed: Selected block icon color issue
- Few minor bug fixes & improvements
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.