Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor vs Grids

Build Accessible, Responsive Tabs in the Gutenberg Block Editor Tabs Block for Gutenberg lets you add beautiful, responsive, and accessible tabbed content directly in the WordPress Block Editor no coding or external libraries required. Whether you’re building a documentation page, a product features section, or a clean tabbed layout for content organization, this plugin helps you do it quickly and natively. Why Choose BlaBlaBlocks Tabs Block? The Tabs Block plugin combines modern WordPress standards with ease of use. Built using the WordPress Interactivity API, it ensures lightweight performance, accessibility, and full compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress. Key Highlights Accessible Tabs: WCAG-compliant markup, ARIA roles, and keyboard navigation support. Zero Dependencies: No jQuery or heavy JS frameworks powered by the Interactivity API. Responsive by Default: Tabs automatically stack or scroll on smaller screens. Horizontal & Vertical Layouts: Switch between tab orientations with one click. Ready-to-Use Templates: Choose from prebuilt designs to jump-start your layout. Seamless Block Editor Integration: Looks, feels, and behaves like a native WordPress block. Key Features 1. Fully Accessible Accessibility isn’t optional — it’s built in. Tabs Block follows WCAG 2.1 guidelines and adds: ARIA attributes for screen readers. Tab focus management for keyboard users. Semantic markup that works with assistive technologies. 2. Responsive by Design No need for custom CSS or media queries. Tabs automatically adapt their layout across screen sizes: On desktop: clean horizontal tab navigation. On mobile: collapsible stacked layout or swipe-enabled scrolling. 3. Horizontal & Vertical Tabs Want sidebar-style navigation? Just toggle layout mode. You can switch between horizontal and vertical tabs at any time, perfect for documentation pages or feature lists. 4. Powered by the Interactivity API Unlike most tab plugins that rely on JavaScript frameworks, BlaBlaBlocks Tabs Block uses WordPress’s native Interactivity API. That means: Faster loading and rendering. Better Core Web Vitals scores. Seamless state management between editor and frontend. 5. Ready-to-Use Templates Save time with built-in templates. Choose from multiple tab styles (minimal, boxed, underlined, colored) and insert them with one click. 6. Works Everywhere Tabs Block is fully compatible with: Block Themes (Full Site Editing) Classic Themes using the Block Editor Reusable Blocks and Block Patterns Core blocks like Columns, Groups, and Cover How to Use the Tabs Block Step 1: Add the Tabs Block In the Block Editor, click the “+” icon to add a new block. Search for “Tabs Block”. Select it to insert into your post or page. Step 2: Choose a Layout Open the right-hand sidebar and pick from horizontal or vertical layouts. You can switch anytime. Step 3: Add Tabs and Content Add, rename, or delete tabs using the block toolbar. Each tab panel supports any block — text, images, videos, forms, etc. Step 4: Customize the Look Use the sidebar controls to adjust: Colors Typography Borders Padding and spacing Step 5: Preview Responsiveness Use the Editor’s device preview to test how your tabs behave on mobile, tablet, and desktop. Checkout out documentation for more details Customization Options Tabs Block integrates seamlessly with WordPress’s design tools, so you can: Change background and text colors using global styles. Adjust spacing, borders, and radii. Apply block style variations for a unified site look. For developers, advanced customization can be done via CSS custom properties or theme JSON overrides. Common Use Cases Product Features Tabs: Highlight product details, specifications, and reviews. Documentation Pages: Organize setup instructions and API references. FAQs: Group related questions under topic-based tabs. Pricing Comparisons: Present plan details side by side. Portfolio Showcases: Display projects or case studies by category. Integration and Compatibility Tabs Block integrates smoothly with: Core WordPress Blocks: Columns, Groups, Cover, Image, Paragraph, Buttons, etc. Full Site Editing (FSE): Works in templates and template parts. Reusable Blocks: Create once, reuse anywhere. Translation Plugins: WPML, Polylang, Loco Translate. Caching & Optimization Plugins: No conflicts with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed Cache, or Autoptimize. Troubleshooting Tabs Not Switching? Check for JavaScript errors in your browser console. Ensure WordPress 6.5 or higher is installed (Interactivity API required). Styles Not Applying? Your theme’s CSS may override tab styles. Try adding a higher specificity rule or using the block’s built-in design controls. Open Source and Free BlaBlaBlocks Tabs Block is open source under the MIT License. You can freely use, modify, and contribute to its development. Source Code: https://github.com/lubusIN/blablablocks-tabs-block Report Issues: https://github.com/lubusIN/blablablocks-tabs-block/issues Documentation: https://github.com/lubusIN/blablablocks-tabs-block/wiki

👉 For more information about the plugin, visit the documentation website. A layout builder is a tool that helps you creating visual structures in your page, from a simple layout made by adjacent columns, to more complex compositions. Grids is entirely based on the WordPress block editor, which means that you’ll be able to use it together with the myriad of content blocks that developers and designers from all around the World are creating. With Grids, we’re bringing a visual structure to the content written with the WordPress Block Editor. 👉 Sections & areas A Section is a portion of the page that aims at being visually distinct from the rest of the content. Sections are usually top-level blocks that you add one after the other; the sequence of sections is what makes your page layout. Each Section that you create is composed by several different Areas. In their most basic form, you can think of Areas as columns, which are nothing else than containers for content blocks. For more elaborated compositions, the Grid Designer allows you to create exactly the grid structure you want within the boundaries of a Section, by using CSS Grid. 👉 Want to know more? Read the plugin documentation! 👉 https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/ 👉 Still struggling? That may depend on one of the known issues 👉 https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/known-issues/ 👉 1.3.12 FIX: Prevented admin assets from being enqueued on the frontend. 👉 1.3.11 FIX: Message regarding translations being loaded too early FIX: Styles and scripts correctly load in the editor iframe FIX: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 👉 1.3.10 FIX: Compatibility issues with WordPress 6.4 👉 1.3.9 FIX: Security fix. 👉 1.3.8 FIX: Fixed display settings functionality for sections and areas. 👉 1.3.7 FIX: Fixed a fallback variable issue for Sections and Areas background. 👉 1.3.6 FIX: Fixed an issue with the margins, paddings association on different media queries. FIX: Fixed background repeat and position default behavior on frontend. 👉 1.3.4 & 1.3.5 FIX: Synced row dimension logic on frontend/backend: empty rows will collapse also on the Block Editor screen. 👉 1.3.3 FIX: Fixed 500 error that occurred when using wide-aligned sections. 👉 1.3.2 FIX: Changed the grid column declaration to minmax(0,1fr) in order to prevent grid blowout. FIX: Fixed nested sections issues. 👉 1.3.1 FIX: Reverted row dimension logic: in Sections created with the advanced editor, empty rows will collapse. 👉 1.3.0 ENHANCEMENT: Added compatibility with the Full Site Editor. ENHANCEMENT: Enhanced compatibility with single page application websites. FIX: Fixed style being applied to nested sections. Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.9. POSSIBLY BREAKING CHANGES: In this version, we have removed the global page setting that allowed for the editor area to be wider when editing a page with the Block Editor. We feel that this should be better handled by the theme itself, especially if it supports the Full Site Editing mode. We have also removed the global page setting that determined the horizontal gutter between areas. This is now handled individually by Section blocks (look for Gap settings). As before, both horizontal and vertical gaps are subject to media queries. We have removed the grids-s-$section_id and grids-a-$area_id classes from their respective elements, since they were no longer needed to generate the element’s style. If you need to specifically identify a section or area, you can use their custom class/anchor controls provided by the Block Editor. 👉 1.2.28 ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the types of blocks allowed in content areas of a section through the grids/area filter. ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the size units used in Grids, as well as the default size unit suggested by the editor, through the grids/general filter. FIX: Removed unwanted log to console. Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.7. 👉 1.2.27 FIX: Fixed an issue that occurred when editing custom-created sections and affected previously created areas. FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented post meta to be saved when using Grids with a Custom Post Type. 👉 1.2.26 FIX: Added compatibility with WordPress 5.6 and the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin. 👉 1.2.25 FIX: Minor backend UI fix. FIX: Fixed the dimensioning of blocks in content areas on frontend. 👉 1.2.24 Enhanced support for AJAX-powered content pages. 👉 1.2.23 FIX: Fixed React warnings and errors that occurred when the SCRIPT_DEBUG constant was set to true. FIX: Fixed section styling when in preview mode. FIX: Removed double scrollbar when dragging areas. 👉 1.2.22 FIX: Increased compatibility with WordPress 5.4. 👉 1.2.21 FIX: Fixed a bug that caused section IDs not to be rendered in the page markup. 👉 1.2.20 FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.3. 👉 1.2.19 FIX: Fixed blocks toolbar issue. 👉 1.2.18 FIX: Fixed reusable block functionality on Sections. FIX: Various minor UI tweaks. FIX: Minor bugs. 👉 1.2.17 FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.2. FIX: Minor UI tweaks. 👉 1.2.16 FIX: Fixed grid display issues on Internet Explorer 11. Thanks to @amddtim for providing the fixes. 👉 1.2.15 Improved the visualization of units in spacing controls. Added an option to expand the editor width. 👉 1.2.14 FIX: Fixed compatibility with WordPress 5.3. 👉 1.2.13 FIX: Fixed a z-index issue for the area selection highlight. FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented the correct display of duplicated sections. 👉 1.2.12 FIX: Improved the editing of blocks in two vertical adjacent areas in an advanced grid. FIX: Fixed an area width display issue in the block preview. 👉 1.2.11 Added visual feedback to elements when using dimension controls. FIX: Fixed a regression that prevented the correct use of vertical align in Areas. 👉 1.2.10 FIX: Fixed a bug that prevented Sections to be saved correctly when they have an anchor specified. FIX: Minor UI tweaks. 👉 1.2.9 Added anchor support to Sections: you can now add IDs to Section elements on frontend. Various UI tweaks to highlight the grid structure and rendering. Removed the Section block from the Grids section, and made available in the Layout blocks section. Changed the Section and Area block icons to match the plugin brand. FIX: First block selection after inserting a Section in page. FIX: Minor bugs. 👉 1.2.8 FIX: Style alignment for areas when duplicating sections in the Block Editor. 👉 1.2.7 FIX: Restore block insertion mode for newly created areas when using the Gutenberg plugin. FIX: Compatibility fixes with Gutenberg 5.9.0. 👉 1.2.6 FIX: Behavior of content areas when adding lateral spacing. 👉 1.2.5 Added a new “Stretch” option for backgrounds on sections with “wide” alignment. FIX: Minor bugs. 👉 1.2.4 Submitted Grids to the Blocks directory on WordPress.org. Include JS and SCSS source files. 👉 1.2.3 FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented to properly visualize the Block Inserter when the z-index of an area had been tweaked. FIX: Fixed an issue that could cause multiple areas to be added to a section, without using the Grid Designer component. FIX: Minor bug fixes. 👉 1.2.2 FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented custom accent colors to work as intended on the Twenty Nineteen default theme. 👉 1.2.1 FIX: Minor visual tweaks. FIX: Editing of sections composed with the Grid Designer. 👉 1.2 NEW FEATURE: Added page-wide gutter control. ENHANCEMENT: Grid Designer is now available when editing a section, and areas can be rearranged. FIX: CSS style for grids not displaying in loops. FIX: Sections can now be used as reusable blocks. FIX: Minor bugs. 👉 1.1.1 FIX: Translation support. FIX: Issue with blocks toolbar. 👉 1.1.0 NEW FEATURE: Grid Designer. FIX: Translation support. FIX: Minor bugs. 👉 1.0.0 Initial public release.