Add todo lists to posts that render only within the block editor.
As of April 2026, Todo List Block is a WordPress todo plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.7+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Dashboard To-Do List.
While diving into this project I’ve explored a few areas where I can improve my personal publishing flow. The first was bringing editor comments into Gutenberg with my Markdown Comment block, and this Todo List block.
Todo List is a simple, editor-only block designed to quickly add tasks directly within the editor.
Todo List makes it easy to keep track of those tasks, all in the context of a particular post. You may also use it to add a publishing checklist to the post, such as using a headline analyzer, adding featured images, adding social images, etc.
I’m a huge fan of blocks transforms and how they improve the WordPress publishing experience. Being able to morph a block into another, without loosing content/attributes, is a powerful way to level-up ed…
| WordPress | 5.7+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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