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Genesis Blocks

A collection of content blocks, sections, & full-page layouts for the block editor.

By StudioPress·Block·Free
3.7(24 reviews)
·40K+ active installs·Updated 3 months ago
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As of April 2026, Genesis Blocks is a WordPress block plugin with 40K+ active installations and a 3.7/5 rating from 24 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.1+ and PHP 7.1+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Spectra Gutenberg Blocks – Website….

3.7/524 reviews
40K+active installs
1.7M+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Genesis Blocks is a collection of page building blocks for the Gutenberg block editor. Building pages with the block editor and Genesis Blocks gives you more control to quickly create and launch any kind of site you want!

Installing the customizable Genesis Blocks plugin adds a collection of beautiful, site-building blocks to help you customize page layouts, increase engagement, and get results for your business. Genesis Blocks provides everything from customizable buttons, to beautifully-designed page sections and full-page layout designs via the Section & Layout block.

Along with the blocks themselves, Genesis Blocks extends the content creation experience by providing a library of page sections and full-page layouts, all available from within the block editor.

Create compelling con…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.724 reviews
5 ★
14
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6

Recent Reviews

3.1.7 textdomain warning on WP 6.8.1 PHP 8.2 and fix
by johnny861·10 months ago

For version 3.1.7, i’m seeing in WP 6.8.1 PHP 8.2.x Function _load_textdomain_just_in_time was called <strong>incorrectly</strong>. Translation loading for the <code>genesis-page-builder</code> domain was triggered too early warning:

My guess is the priority of things are being loaded. If I add a priority 11 to:

wp-content/plugins/genesis-page-builder/vendor/genesis/blocks/genesis-blocks.php:33

This makes the warning go away, but the editor throws some errors, so will need to experiment more. However, would be great if the vendor could provide an update to remedy.

  • This topic was modified 10 months ago by johnny861.
No Support & No Blocks
by cl1111111111111111111111·1 year ago

Sadly, installing this added nothing at all. As in …. nothing. An admin panel with an opportunity to enter the subscription code ….. and that’s it. Tried getting support and got an AI chatbot. Not helpful. Finally was able to get a human via chat who asked what our domain was, and didn’t see us in some list. I sent screenshots of our products in the backend at their site, and the subscription code entered on our site ….. and he disappeared. can’t get a human today.

I spent four hours yesterday and today on behalf of my client …. for nothing. I’m advising client to get their money back.

Getting better but slowly
by vincentbao·1 year ago

Current version is nice and we recently used in couple of client sites but We wish they increase development and start adding more features so we can achieve advanced layouts too.

Installed without consent, bad company
by Sybre Waaijer·2 years ago

A user installed this plugin on my network without install_plugins capabilities via StudioPress’s Genesis theme. Today, I got notified that a security fix had been committed for one of the plugins on my network.

I inspected the security fix, and practically, a user was permitted to install this backdoor. No wonder it got 100k+ installs while being a most obscure addition to WordPress.

The Genesis theme also installed a couple of Awesome Motive plugins via this, a company that goes against everything WordPress that I wouldn’t dare to touch with a 10-foot cable. They do this via genesis_do_onboarding_pack_selection(), which checks for manage_options, not install_plugins or is_super_admin(), allowing anyone to hijack an open WordPress Multisite network.

I reported these security issues to them two years ago, but obviously, they still haven’t been resolved. They show no care about your website.

Moreover, this plugin pollutes the global namespace with functions like is_heading() (without a namespace). I don’t know who StudioPress is hiring nowadays, but the senior developers are long gone since its merger with WP Engine.

Amateurs.

You shouldn’t have ignored my previous calls, so enjoy this stain on your record.

Good but not professional
by valex83·2 years ago

I like their blocks but when they upgraded from atomic to genesis I had to change all the blocks for each articles. It took me hours

  • This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by valex83.
  • This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by valex83.

Download Trends

Today: 220Yesterday: 183This week: 1KPeriod total: 122K

Compatibility

WordPress6.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.1+ required

Version Adoption

v3.1
91.2%
Other
8.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

3.1.8

  • Fixed: Resolved deprecation notices related to the Newsletter block.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Michael DayMichael DayJohn ParrisJohn ParrisWP EngineWP EngineNick CNick CmarksabbathmarksabbathStudioPressStudioPressJen BaumannJen BaumannRyan KienstraRyan Kienstra+1 more
Plugin Info
Version
3.1.8
Last Updated
Dec 5, 2025
WP Requires
6.1+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.1+
Active Installs
40K+
Downloads
1.7M+
Added
Aug 25, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

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StudioPress
8 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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