GenerateBlocks vs WP Popular Posts (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

GenerateBlocks

GenerateBlocks

4.9(120)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 days ago
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WP Popular Posts

WP Popular Posts

4.5(248)

100K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, GenerateBlocks has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 120 reviews) and leads in active installations (200K+ vs 100K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. GenerateBlocks has accumulated 3.3M+ total downloads while WP Popular Posts has 8.6M+. WP Popular Posts has a higher support resolution rate (88% vs 0%).

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.9/5GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts4.5/5
Total Reviews
120GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts248
Active Installs
200K+GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts100K+
Total Downloads
3.3M+GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts8.6M+
Support Resolution
0%GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts88%
Last Updated
4 days agoGenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts1 month ago
First Released
2020GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts2008
Age
6 yearsGenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts18 years
WP Requires
6.5+GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts6.2+
PHP Requires
7.2+GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts7.4+
Business Model
FreeGenerateBlocks
WP Popular PostsFree
Latest Version
2.2.1GenerateBlocks
WP Popular Posts7.3.8

Rating Breakdown

GenerateBlocks

4.9/5(120 reviews)
5
94%
4
1%
3
3%
2
0%
1
2%

WP Popular Posts

4.5/5(248 reviews)
5
83%
4
4%
3
2%
2
2%
1
8%

Recent Reviews

GenerateBlocks Reviews

by fkoomek

Perfect tool

Perfect. I don’t use anything else to build sites anymore. It’s more developer tool because good knowledge of CSS is necessary but you can build fast sites just with the assets you need. No more unuse

by Claus Pescha

Simply The Best

Using it since years on many sites. Valuable support. Great. Thank you!

by yodastudio

Perfect Gutenberg addon

This is a pretty useful tool. I can create fancy pages without using other powerful (but heavy) WordPress editors.I could redo a good portion of my sites using just Gutenberg and this addon, and they

WP Popular Posts Reviews

by xtrabytes

Complete Design Flaw

WordPress Popular Posts is fundamentally broken for cached sites. It defeats the entire purpose of Nginx/WP Rocket caching. There you spend all your energy optimizing to reduce every imaginable PHP FP

by seegeist

Great plugin – great support

I’ve only been using the plugin for a few days. At first I had a problem, thanks to the good and fast support I was able to solve the problem quickly, it was not due to the plugin, but to my theme. Si

by abre01

No css customization option

Out of sheer frustration I would like to give only one star because the css style cannot be changed in the normal way. I have tried for hours. It is only possible with great effort, e.g. via changes i

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GenerateBlocks or WP Popular Posts more popular?
GenerateBlocks has 200K+ active installations while WP Popular Posts has 100K+. GenerateBlocks is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — GenerateBlocks or WP Popular Posts?
GenerateBlocks has a 4.9/5 rating from 120 reviews, while WP Popular Posts has a 4.5/5 rating from 248 reviews.
Are GenerateBlocks and WP Popular Posts free?
GenerateBlocks is free and WP Popular Posts is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — GenerateBlocks or WP Popular Posts?
As of April 2026, GenerateBlocks has a 0% support resolution rate while WP Popular Posts has a 88% rate.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
GenerateBlocks was last updated 4 days ago and WP Popular Posts was last updated 1 month ago.

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