Remove unused or unwanted blocks from Gutenberg block editor
As of April 2026, Disable Unused Block Editor Blocks is a WordPress gutenberg plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: Classic Editor.
Disable Unused Block Editor Blocks is a must-have tool for any WordPress website built with Gutenberg Block Editor.
Manage your blocks and enable or disable any block globally.
But how would you know which block you can disable?
What if you disable something that is used somewhere and it will break your website layout?
No worries!
This plugin will show you which block is already used in any post, page, custom post type or even in widgets and sidebars, so you can easily decide if it is safe to disable that block.
| WordPress | 5.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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