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Read each app's audit: Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor audit • Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor	Blocks CSS
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Helmut Wandl	Hardeep Asrani

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor

Blocks CSS

Shared

block-editor

Shared

design

Keyword	Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor	Blocks CSS
custom form	#727	Not ranked
feedback form	#952	Not ranked

5. App details

Long-form description

Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor

Design your own custom blocks for the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor without any line of code. ✔ fastest way to create your block for Gutenberg ✔ Incredibly easy and intuitive to use ✔ Your custom blocks are completely WYSIWYG (no form) — Tutorial (create an address block for Gutenberg): open tutorial on YouTube — Live Preview Test the latest version here: > > > open LIVE PREVIEW < < < — Supported Elements HTML Element Icon Static Text Author Image Author Link Author RichText Inner Blocks Supported Styles Display (block, flex, inline-block, inline, none) Flex (direction, reverse, align, justify, gap, wrap) Flex Child (shrink, grow, align self) Spacing (margin, padding) Size (width, height, min-width, min-height, max-width, max-height) Overflow (visible, hidden, scroll, auto) Typography (font-weight, font-style, font-size, line-height, color, text-align, text-decoration) Border (radius, style, width, color) Background (color, linear-gradient, radial-gradient) Effects (box-shadow) How it works Design your block First you design your block in the Block Designer with different HTML elements and styles. You can define areas where authors can insert images and text in the WordPress Block Editor. After you designed your block, you only need to enable and save it. Use your block If you enabled and saved your block, you will find your block in the Inserter panel of the WordPress Block Editor. Just insert it as you know it from ordinary blocks. If you have defined areas for author input, you can add your content now. Save your page/post and enjoy your result on your site 😉 More from the same author Click here: wppeak.com

Blocks CSS

Blocks CSS allows you add custom CSS to your Blocks straight from the Block Editor (Gutenberg). It adds a syntax-highlighted CSS Editor where you can add additional CSS to your Gutenberg Blocks to style them the way you want. All the code and sources for this plugin are publicly available as part of https://github.com/Codeinwp/otter-blocks.

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor or Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks?

Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor (5.0★, 4 reviews) and Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks (4.9★, 25 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.

Should I choose Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor or Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks?

Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor or Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (25 vs 4).

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor has 4 published reviews; Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks has 25 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor and Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks?

Migration support varies by app and category. Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor and Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor vs Blocks CSS