Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks for WordPress Plugin Directory
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks is the #1 ranked block app on WordPress, with a 4.7 average rating from 1,870 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Brainstorm Force. With a rating of 4.7★ from 1,870 reviews, it currently ranks #1 in the Block category.
AppRanks data: Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks ranks #1 in Block on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks is a highly rated WordPress app with an established review history. It is listed in the Block category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 1,870 reviews show steady adoption but the app hasn't crossed the heavy-volume bar yet. Review accumulation at this stage tends to come from segment-specific use cases rather than universal adoption, so fit-to-stack matters more than category-leader brand recognition. 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 (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +1,870 reviews provide statistical reliability for the rating average
- +Published by Brainstorm Force — established developer track record
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks works
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This plugin was previously called Spectra. It’s now Spectra Legacy. Nothing on your website has changed.
Your blocks, pages, settings, and content all continue to work exactly as they did before. There’s nothing to migrate and nothing to configure.
Spectra Legacy vs. Spectra Blocks
We’ve split Spectra into two products.
Spectra Legacy is this plugin — built for existing Spectra users. It receives security and compatibility updates and full support, but no new features. Spectra Blocks is a new, separate plugin where all new feature development happens, aimed at new installs and anyone who wants ongoing additions. If you’re already using this plugin, no action is needed; installing Spectra Blocks is entirely optional whenever you’re ready.
If you’re already using this plugin, you don’t need to do anything. If you want new features as they’re released, you can install Spectra Blocks separately, whenever you’re ready. There’s no deadline and no required migration.
What’s included
Spectra Legacy includes the full block library your site is already built on: layout tools, content and post blocks, form and SEO blocks, social blocks, and site tools like Popup Builder and Coming Soon mode.
Blocks included
Core — Container, Heading, Image, Icon, Buttons, Info Box, Call To Action, Countdown
Content — Sliders, Content Timeline, Google Maps, Inline Notices, Tabs, Taxonomy List, Price List (Loop Builder in Spectra Pro Legacy)
Post — Counter, Modal Popup, Post Carousel, Post Grid, Post Timeline
Social — Instagram Feed, Blockquote, Social Share, Team, Testimonials
Forms — Contact form, newsletter signup, suggestion form, reCAPTCHA (registration/login forms in Spectra Pro Legacy)
SEO — FAQ, How-To, Review, Table of Contents
Dynamic content — Archive feed filtering by date, author, category, and post type
Site tools — Popup Builder, Coming Soon mode, block animations, local Google Fonts, global styling defaults
About the AI block
The AI block previously included in this plugin is now called ZipAI. It still works in Spectra Legacy for compatibility. New AI features are being built in Spectra Blocks going forward.
Compatibility
Works with most standard WordPress themes, including Spectra One, Astra, Blocksy, and GeneratePress.
Compatible with common plugins including WooCommerce, SureCart, Gravity Forms, LearnDash, MemberPress, and Yoast SEO. See our documentation for the full compatibility list.
Support & community
Spectra Legacy is actively maintained — security patches, compatibility updates, and support all continue. This plugin is not deprecated.
Support forum: use the Support tab on this page
Documentation: wpspectra.com/docs
Facebook Group: Web Creators by Astra
Facebook: Spectra
X (Twitter): @wpspectra
Contribute
Spectra is open source. Browse the code or contribute on GitHub: brainstormforce/wp-spectra
Credits Our external packages use Rating Star Component that are distributed under the terms of the ISC. While Slick, Lottie and Striptags is distributed under the terms of the MIT. Additionally, we incorporate FontAwesome v6 under the CC BY 4.0 License, and dnd kit licensed under the MIT License.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Block#1of 593Top 1%
- Editor#5of 560Top 1%
- Gutenberg#5of 696Top 1%
- Block-enabled#8of 427Top 2%
- Popular#54of 510Top 11%
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Keyword rankings
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks ranks for 12 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 3:
- Rank #18
- Rank #21
- 3.faqRank #34
Competitors & alternatives
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Where Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks stands in the Block category
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks ranks #1 of 593 apps in the Block category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks?
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 1,870 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Block 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 Brainstorm Force.
Who uses Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks?
Currently around 1,000,000 active stores have installed Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks. Its review base of 1,870 signals a mature user community spanning small, mid-market, and enterprise merchants. It is part of the Block category on WordPress.
Where does Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks rank on WordPress?
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks currently sits at position #1 in the Block category on WordPress. That places it in the top 0% of 593 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.