Blocksolid
An overlay for the block editor to make it easier to use.
5(1 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, Blocksolid is a WordPress block-editor plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Top alternative: Classic Editor.
5/51 reviews
30active installs
3.7K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
– Reduce the bloat and speed up your site
Don’t slow down your website forcing visitors to download an additional website builder.
Gutenberg is built into WordPress and Blocksolid is super-lightweight too.
Blocksolid doesn’t add any new blocks to Gutenberg, it enhances the built-in blocks.
– Make Gutenberg easier
Blocksolid provides an overlay for Gutenberg when editing pages which can be switched on and off.
Blocksolid adds visible edges to your blocks in the editor to let you see what you are doing.
Blocksolid Features
Note that all features can be switched toggled on and off.
- Control your layout
Use Gutenberg’s built-in Columns block to lay out your pages.
During editing Blocksolid makes Columns and Rows stand out and adds “handles” to streamline layout…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.1.2
Gallery block now has toggle to open all images in a lightbox similar to functionality lost when the gallery block changed – 23 April 2025
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.