GenerateBlocks
A small collection of lightweight WordPress blocks that can accomplish nearly anything.
4.9(120 reviews)
·200K+ active installs·Updated 3 days agoAs of April 2026, GenerateBlocks is a WordPress posts plugin with 200K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 120 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.3M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 1413% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
4.9/5120 reviews
200K+active installs
0%resolved
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
Add incredible versatility to your editor without bloating it with tons of one-dimensional blocks. With GenerateBlocks, you can learn a handful of blocks deeply and use them to build anything.
GenerateBlocks works hand-in-hand with GeneratePress, but is built to work with any theme.
Looking for more features? Check out GenerateBlocks Pro.
Container
Organize your content into rows and sections. The Container block is the foundation of your content, allowing you to design unique sections for your content.
Grid
Create advanced layouts with flexible grids. The Grid block gives you the ability to create any kind of layout you can imagine.
Text
Craft text-rich content with advanced typography. Everything from headings to paragraphs – take full control of your text.
Button
Drive conversion…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Perfect tool
by fkoomek·6 months ago·1 reply
Perfect. I don’t use anything else to build sites anymore. It’s more developer tool because good knowledge of CSS is necessary but you can build fast sites just with the assets you need. No more unused kilobytes of CSS code. My favorite approach is to use Twenty Twenty Five theme, unregister all styles and then build all parts of the site from scratch with generateblocks.
Simply The Best
by Claus Pescha·6 months ago·1 reply
Using it since years on many sites. Valuable support. Great. Thank you!
Perfect Gutenberg addon
by yodastudio·7 months ago·1 reply
This is a pretty useful tool. I can create fancy pages without using other powerful (but heavy) WordPress editors.
I could redo a good portion of my sites using just Gutenberg and this addon, and they would be much lighter.
The only solution I need for building performant websites
by Caio Ferreira·10 months ago·1 reply
GenerateBlocks has become my go-to block plugin for launching new projects. Its focus on providing a solid set of foundational blocks to build layouts has proven incredibly effective in every project I’ve tackled so far. Paired with core WordPress blocks, it offers plenty of creative flexibility.
What stands out the most for me is the performance. After four years working with Elementor, I’m genuinely impressed with the speed I’m seeing on my current project even without any caching setup. The improvements in accessibility and customization that came with the v2 update are a big plus as well.
I’ve purchased the premium versions of both GenerateBlocks and GeneratePress, and the experience has been excellent. I’m now recommending them to everyone in the WordPress communities I’m part of.
Huge thanks to Tom and the team, keep up the great work!
Everything I need
by jbarr·1 year ago·1 reply
After working with Oxygen for several years, I found GenerateBlocks and the GeneratePress theme, and I couldn’t be happier. Simplicity. Minimalism. Incredible power. extremely fast. I’ve invested in GeneratePress One, and I haven’t looked back.
Download Trends
Today: 4KYesterday: 6KThis week: 85KPeriod total: 1.0M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.2
68.5%
v2.1
14.0%
Other
10.8%
v1.9
6.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.2.1
- Security: Improve dynamic tag replacement security in the editor
Contributors
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