Emmet-style shorthand for creating Gutenberg blocks via keyboard shortcut.
As of April 2026, BlockExpander is a WordPress emmet plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 145 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.2+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Custom HTML Block Extension.
BlockExpander enables a fast, code-inspired workflow for assembling page structures in the WordPress block editor using Emmet-style shorthand syntax.
How It Works:
Ctrl+Shift+E (or Cmd+Shift+E on Mac) to open the BlockExpander modalcolumns>column*3>paragraph)Syntax Examples:
paragraph – Creates a paragraph blockcolumns>column*3 – Creates a columns block with 3 columnsgroup.container – Creates a group block with class “container”group#hero – Creates a group block with anchor “hero”paragraph{Hello World} – Creates a paragraph with custom textFeatures:
| WordPress | 6.2+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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