Is Blade Engine free?

Yes, Blade Engine is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Blade Engine?

Blade Engine has 20 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Blade Engine alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Blade Engine include Blade. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Blade Engine work with the latest WordPress?

Blade Engine has been tested up to WordPress 4.8.28. It requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP false+.

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Blade Engine

Name: Blade Engine
Author: Lars Jansen

Adds Blade functionality to your theme

By Lars Jansen·Blade·Free

·20 active installs·Updated 8 years ago

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As of April 2026, Blade Engine is a WordPress Blade plugin with 20 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Blade.

0/5Rating

20active installs

1.9K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

This plugin adds and loads philo/laravel-blade to your WordPress installation.
It loads two functions, which enable you to use the Blade render engine in your templates which make your themes better readable.

Usage

The plugin adds two functions:
– render_blade_view (void, echoes the content)
– get_rendered_blade_view (string)

Both functions take the same parameters:
1. view (required, string)
2. attributes (optional, array)

When installed, the plugin creates a “views” folder in your theme directory. This is where you put your blade templates (with the .blade.php extension).
The “views” folder may contain subfolders.