Gutenberg
The Gutenberg plugin adds editing, customization, and site building to WordPress. Use it to test beta features before their official release.
2.1(3,865 reviews)
·300K+ active installs·Updated 5 days agoAs of April 2026, Gutenberg is a WordPress WordPress plugin with 300K+ active installations and a 2.1/5 rating from 3,865 reviews. It has been downloaded 49M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.8+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 39% this week. Support resolution rate: 0%.
2.1/53,865 reviews
300K+active installs
0%resolved
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
“Gutenberg” is a codename for a whole new paradigm for creating with WordPress, that aims to revolutionize the entire publishing experience as much as Johannes Gutenberg did the printed word. The project is following a four-phase process that will touch major pieces of WordPress — Editing, Customization, Collaboration, and Multilingual.
Following the introduction of post block editing in December 2018, Gutenberg later introduced full site editing (FSE) in 2021, which shipped with WordPress 5.9 in early 2022.
What Does Gutenberg Do?
Gutenberg is WordPress’s “block editor”, and introduces a modular approach to modifying your entire site. Edit individual content blocks on posts or pages. Add and adjust widgets. Even design your site headers, footers, and navigation with full site editi…
Ratings & Reviews
2.13,865 reviews
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3 ★
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2 ★
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1 ★
2,491
Recent Reviews
Worst builder
by davidbaranek·3 days ago
Really painful to work with. Native blocks are useless. Why do something simple when it can be difficult
- This topic was modified 2 days, 13 hours ago by davidbaranek.
What to say when updates come?
by nowforever·4 days ago
It a waste of time even to rate Gutenberg after 8 Years of Development.. How does it feel when comparing ot many other pagebuilders, who are developing 1-2 Years?
I do not know how you want to copy the minimal Apple usability, and missing every logic?
o.k. Functions are there, but users do not get it…
It became a really great tool
by Roman Perevala·3 weeks ago
I’ve been using Gutenberg/Editor for the last 3 years and I’m super happy with it. Now it’s stable and provides everything needed to be the primary builder for different types of sites.
Gutenberg keeps improving
by Fakhri Azzouz·1 month ago
I’ve been using Gutenberg since its early days, and while it was rough around the edges back then with plenty of stability issues, it’s come a long way. I now use it across all my websites, and the experience has been fantastic. The features are solid, my sites look great with no bugs to speak of, and it’s noticeably lightweight compared to Elementor—which honestly feels outdated now.
Its lighweight but you should not be using visual editor, specially with AI now
by Olivier Bigras·1 month ago
It’s lightweight, but you should not be using a visual editor specially with AI now. I will not spend any more resources on Gutenberg in 2026. Bring back the Classic Editor natively and allow users to create their own CMS CF + CPT with a native ACF integration (or SCF lol). Users aren’t stupid now, especially with AI allowing them to design their own vision.
Download Trends
Today: 4KYesterday: 5KThis week: 103KPeriod total: 4.2M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.8+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v22.8
69.6%
Other
24.9%
v22.7
5.5%
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
To read the changelog for the latest Gutenberg release, please navigate to the release page.
Contributors
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