Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… vs GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid…
30K+ active installs
Free + Premium
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible…
20K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 29 reviews) while Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… leads in active installations (30K+ vs 20K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… has accumulated 879K+ total downloads while GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… has 717K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… | GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 76 | ◄ | 29 |
| Active Installs | 30K+ | ◄ | 20K+ |
| Total Downloads | 879K+ | ◄ | 717K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | Today | ◄ | 2 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2018 | 2020 | |
| Age | 8 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.8+ | 3.5+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.4+ | 5.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 4.0.11 | 1.5.27 |
Rating Breakdown
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid…
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… averaged approximately 281 daily downloads while GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… averaged 511.
Recent Reviews
Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid… Reviews
Great Customer Support/Great Plugin
Harpreet has been amazing always ready to help and answer my questions love the plugin he created my blog for me, and I will be having him do work. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Highly Recommend
I am pleased with the plug in. I think the website looks great. The support I received from Harpreet greatly exceeded my expectations.
Amazing support team!
Thank you guys! You rock!!! Keep up like this 😉
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible… Reviews
amazing support!
I had a small question and issue and they were extremely helpful, followed up on things with me and went above and beyond.
Great Work, Very Helpful
I had an issue on my site with the plugin only showing the latest article, and they were quick to help me get the setting right. They also helped me get the feed setup properly in Google News Publishe
just great
grat plugin, does what it needs to do
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Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.