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Better Block Editor (BBE)

Better Block Editor (BBE) — responsive layout controls, on-scroll animations, and pre-made site templates for Block Editor.

By Dream Theme·Animation·Free
5(10 reviews)
·4.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 week ago
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As of April 2026, Better Block Editor (BBE) is a WordPress animation plugin with 4.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 21K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 305% this week. Support resolution rate: 83%. Top alternative: Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for….

5/510 reviews
4.0K+active installs
83%resolved
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Better Block Editor (BBE) adds responsive layout controls, hover effects, on-scroll animations, and ready-to-use site templates to Block Editor. It’s not another page builder. It doesn’t replace core blocks or add bloat — BBE just adds the missing settings where needed. It works with your current block theme and plugins, so your existing content stays intact.

Highlights

  • Responsive Settings for Row, Stack, Grid, Columns, Button, Navigation, and text (Heading, Paragraph) blocks — choose a breakpoint, then adjust orientation, spacing, and alignment at that breakpoint.
  • Responsive Visibility for any block — set the default visibility state and change it at a chosen breakpoint.
  • Prevent Shrinking for elements set to Fixed or Fit-content sizes — keeps complex layouts intact on small screens.
  • An…
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Ratings & Reviews

510 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Looks promising!
by affixagency·3 weeks ago

I think this plugin will be better and better.

Really Great Plugin
by noelmoore·1 month ago

This is a Really Great Plugin

Very good plugin
by vencecanguelos2·1 month ago

Very good plugin

Great Plugin
by kmephic·1 month ago

Tried this plgin and was impressed with designs i made with it. Give it a try you will not be dis apponited.

Excellent plugin
by stosun·1 month ago

Better Block Editor (BBE) is an excellent plugin that gives you full control over the WordPress block editor, dramatically improving workflow and making content creation cleaner, faster, and more enjoyable.

Download Trends

Today: 165Yesterday: 158This week: 2KPeriod total: 22K

Compatibility

WordPress6.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

Version Adoption

v1.3
30.6%
v1.0
22.4%
v1.4
21.0%
v1.2
19.6%
Other
6.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.4.1 (27-03-2026)

  1. Fixed a fatal error caused by a rare combination of plugins.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Dream ThemeDream Theme
Plugin Info
Version
1.4.1
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2026
WP Requires
6.8+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
4.0K+
Downloads
21K+
Added
Oct 29, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

animationtemplatesresponsiveblock-editorpage builder

Developer

D
Dream Theme
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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