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Layout Grid Block vs WP Designer – Professional WordPress… (2026)

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

Layout Grid Block

Layout Grid Block

4.7(13)

200K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
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VS
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…

WP Designer – Professional WordPress…

5(2)

60 active installs

Free

Updated 8 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, WP Designer – Professional WordPress… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 2 reviews) while Layout Grid Block leads in active installations (200K+ vs 60). Both are free WordPress plugins. Layout Grid Block has accumulated 186K+ total downloads while WP Designer – Professional WordPress… has 8.3K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Layout Grid Block
►
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…5/5
Total Reviews
13Layout Grid Block
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WP Designer – Professional WordPress…2
Active Installs
200K+Layout Grid Block
◄
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…60
Total Downloads
186K+Layout Grid Block
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WP Designer – Professional WordPress…8.3K+
Support Resolution
0%Layout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…N/A
Last Updated
2 years agoLayout Grid Block
►
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…8 months ago
First Released
2019Layout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…2015
Age
7 yearsLayout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…11 years
WP Requires
5.8+Layout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…5.3+
PHP Requires
false+Layout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…8.1+
Business Model
FreeLayout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…Free
Latest Version
1.8.4Layout Grid Block
WP Designer – Professional WordPress…2.3

Rating Breakdown

Layout Grid Block

4.7/5(13 reviews)
5
92%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
8%

WP Designer – Professional WordPress…

5/5(2 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Layout Grid Block Reviews

by leemon

Great block!

Great block that allows placing and resizing blocks in a more flexible way than the regular columns block. I hope it is continually supported.

by boibox

So helpful grid

This is very helpful grid too. Thank you!

by neoswf

Heavy, expensive, terrible framework design, and very limited features!!!!!

Test your site with this plugin and without it, on lighthouse. it costs between like 5-6 points, on mobile!!!!! It loads 45K of unused classes!!!!!!! 45K gzipped, and 186unzipped. No idea how come

WP Designer – Professional WordPress… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Layout Grid Block or WP Designer – Professional WordPress… more popular?
Layout Grid Block has 200K+ active installations while WP Designer – Professional WordPress… has 60. Layout Grid Block is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Layout Grid Block or WP Designer – Professional WordPress…?
Layout Grid Block has a 4.7/5 rating from 13 reviews, while WP Designer – Professional WordPress… has a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews.
Are Layout Grid Block and WP Designer – Professional WordPress… free?
Layout Grid Block is free and WP Designer – Professional WordPress… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Layout Grid Block or WP Designer – Professional WordPress…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Layout Grid Block was last updated 2 years ago and WP Designer – Professional WordPress… was last updated 8 months ago.

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