Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) for WordPress Plugin Directory
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 80 reviews, as of Jul 15, 2026.
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Johan van der Wijk. With a rating of 4.9★ from 80 reviews.
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Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Shortcode category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 80 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Johan van der Wijk — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (80) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) works
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The Content Blocks allows you to display the contents of a specific custom post in a widget on in the content area using a shortcode.
Even though you could use the text widget that comes with the default WordPress install, this plugin has some major benefits:
The Content Blocks plugin enables users to use the WYSIWYG editor for editing the content and adding images.
If you are using the standard WordPress text widgets to display content on various areas of your template, this content can only be edited by users with administrator access. If you would like non-administrator accounts to modify the widget content, you can use this plugin to provide them access to the custom posts that provide the content for the widget areas.
You can even use the featured image functionality to display them in a widget.
The Content Blocks plugin is compatible with the WPML Multi-Language plugin and automatically shows the correct language in the widget area.
The Content Blocks can be included in posts and pages using the built-in shortcode functionality.
This plugin creates a ‘content_block’ custom post type. You can choose to either display the title on the page or use it to describe the contents and widget position of the content block. Note that these content blocks can only be displayed in the context of the page. I have added ‘public’ => false to the custom post type which means that it is not accessible outside the page context.
To add content to a widget, drag it to the required position in the sidebar and select the title of the custom post in the widget configuration.
Includes the following translations:
Swedish (sv_SE) by Andreas Larsson
Spanish (es_ES) by IBIDEM GROUP
Portuguese (pt_BR) by Ronaldo Chevalier
Polish (pl_PL) by Kuba Skublicki
Dutch (nl_NL) by Johan van der Wijk
Czech (cs_CZ) by Martin Kucera
More translations are very welcome!
Category rankings
As of Jul 15, 2026- Content block#0of 2Top 1%
- Custom post#0of 8Top 1%
- Shortcode#0of 287Top 1%
- Block#22of 593Top 4%
- Widget#26of 781Top 4%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) stands in the Shortcode category
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) ranks #0 of 287 apps in the Shortcode category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)?
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 80 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Shortcode category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Johan van der Wijk.
Who uses Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget)?
Currently around 10,000 active stores have installed Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget). Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Shortcode category on WordPress.