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- 80,000+
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- Updated
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Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor
Build a full website with AI, then edit every block natively in Gutenberg. No new editor to learn, no lock-in.
- Active installs
- 60,000+
- #627 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 278.4K
- 278,415
- Downloads, 30 days
- 86.6K
- 25.2K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5
- 53 reviews
- Last updated
- 2 days ago
- Oct 29, 2026
- Version
- 1.0.13
- 16 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 29, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 6.6 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 8.1 or newer |
| First published | July 8, 2026 |
| Support, last two months | 5 of 6 threads resolved (83%) |
Reviews
4.6 / 5 from 53 reviews
| 5 stars | 45 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 2 |
| 3 stars | 2 |
| 2 stars | 2 |
| 1 star | 2 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Spectra Blocks is a complete rebuild of Spectra on WordPress’s modern core-block APIs – an AI website builder built directly into the Block Editor.
Describe the page you want. Zip AI, our AI companion plugin, generates a complete first draft using Spectra blocks right inside the Block Editor. You install and connect it in a couple of clicks from the AI area in the Spectra Blocks dashboard. From there, you edit everything the normal way – no separate builder, no proprietary layout system, no plugin you have to keep forever just to keep your site working.
That’s the whole idea: get the speed of an AI builder without giving up the editor WordPress already gives you.
If you’re already using the original Spectra plugin, it hasn’t gone anywhere – it’s now called Spectra Legacy, and it keeps working and keeps getting maintenance updates. Spectra Blocks is a separate, new plugin. You move to it whenever it makes sense, not because you have to.
What you can do with it
- Generate a full page from a text prompt
- Generate individual sections (hero, pricing, FAQ, testimonials, etc.) instead of a whole page
- Rewrite or improve copy on an existing page
- Convert an existing HTML page into native Spectra blocks
- Fine-tune every block afterward using the native block editor — colors, spacing, typography, layout
Why Spectra Blocks
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
What is Spectra Blocks?
An AI website builder built on the native WordPress Block Editor. You describe a page, Zip AI, our companion AI plugin, generates a first draft using Spectra blocks in the native editor, and you refine it from there.
What is Zip AI?
Zip AI is a free companion plugin from ZipWP that powers the AI features in Spectra Blocks. You install and connect it from the AI area in the Spectra Blocks dashboard. It generates full pages, individual sections, rewrites existing content, and converts existing HTML pages into blocks you can edit afterward.
Is Spectra Blocks a page builder?
Not in the traditional sense. It doesn’t replace the WordPress editor or add a separate builder interface. It works inside Gutenberg, adding a focused set of blocks with advanced design controls, a Container block for custom layouts, and AI-assisted generation.
Is it better than Elementor?
It depends what you’re optimizing for. If you want page-builder speed without adopting a separate editing framework, Spectra Blocks is a lighter, more native option. If you specifically need Elementor’s ecosystem of templates and add-ons, that’s a different trade-off.
Do I need coding knowledge?
No. Zip AI generates layouts from plain-language prompts, and the block editor is fully visual.
Is this the same plugin as Spectra?
No. “Spectra Legacy” is the original plugin. Spectra Blocks is a new, separate plugin built for AI-first, composable page building. They have different WordPress.org listings.
Latest changelog entry
- Fix: The Container block’s Wide and Full alignment now works correctly in the Site Editor.
- Fix: A Button’s icon now keeps its chosen size when placed next to a long label.
- Fix: Padding and margin controls now work on classic (non-block) themes.
- Fix: Spectra block content is now counted in Yoast SEO and Rank Math content analysis.
- Fix: Selecting text across a Spectra Text block and an adjacent block now merges correctly.
- Improvement: Left and right margin controls now appear for a Container only when it is nested inside another block, where they actually apply.
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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.