Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit vs Content Blocks Builder – Create blocks, repeater blocks with carousel, grid, popup layouts

EditorsKit provides set of page building block options and toolkit for the new WordPress Gutenberg editor. You can now have better control, text formats, styling and workflow by simply utilizing the tools provided by EditorsKit plugin. See for yourself New: Block Styles Manager You can now easily create and manage all of your block styles with the new styles manager. Rich Text Formats EditorsKit also adds the missing text formats for better content creation. The following rich text format are available upon plugin activation: Links with “rel” nofollow and sponsored attribute option Highlighted Text or Heading Colors Highlighted Text Background Color Clear Formatting Options Paragraph Justify Alignment Underline Text Format Superscript Subscript Indent Paragraph, Heading or List Block Uppercase Text Transform Images and Embeds Caption Alignment Nonbreaking Space Abbreviation for acronyms Insert Special Characters Glyphs and Special Characters Insert special characters and symbols on Gutenberg editor at ease. Special characters are categorized and you can use the search field to find specific symbol. Markdown Support Starting EditorsKit 1.6 , you can now use markdowns on Gutenberg editor while typing. Markdowns for *bold*, _italic_ and ~strikethrough~ are available upon plugin activation. Lists of available markdowns are also accessible on the settings menu. Watch it in action Block Visibility Using EditorsKit you will have the following visibility control in order to manage and display better contents. Show or hide Gutenberg blocks on desktop, tablet and mobile devices User logged-in or logged-out state block visibility Custom PHP conditional display logic Show or hide Gutenberg blocks based on Advanced Custom Fields Plugin(ACF) Value Estimated Reading Time Word count is already available on Gutenberg editor. EditorsKit then extend this word count and display estimated count as well. Using roughly 275 word per minute plus additional calculations based on image blocks, you can display better estimated reading time on your posts and pages. Powered by shortcode you can display the Estimated Reading Time on your content by using the code below. [editorskit display="wordcount" before="Reading Time: " after=" min"] before : Text or element you want to display before reading time. after : Text or element you want to display after reading time. tag : default div : Html tag container fallback : set value to ‘true’ to display PHP based wordcount on old posts that are not edited or created through Gutenberg Block Guide Lines EditorsKit features other tool aside from visibility management. With the new Block Guide Lines, you can easily toggle visible guide lines on title and each editor blocks in order to check the element boundaries. This feature will also help your workflow on handling nested blocks. Copy and Paste Selected Blocks Note: This feature is no longer available in the latest versions of EditorsKit because this has been added to Gutenberg. Editorskit Typography Note: This feature is deprecated and no longer available in the latest version. If you want to continue using Editorskit typography, You can download and install the editorskit deprecated typography addon manually from github. Image and Cover Block Styles Comes with selection of styles on Cover and Image Block for custom shapes and layouts such as diagonal, circular and rounder corners; and even add drop shadows. List Block Additional Styles Provides the following additional styling for list block: Checked List Arrow Crossed Connected Starred Dashed None Responsive Text Alignment Easily change text alignment per devices. This will help you provide different alignment view on mobile and tablet devices aside from the existing option for desktop. Full Height Screen Option Easily display selected blocks as full screen layout by toggling “Full Screen Height” option under the advanced panel. You’ll instantly have beautiful hero section by just using core blocks. Toggle Title Visibility Easily hide post, page or any post type’s title on your website in just a click. This will enable you to create full Gutenberg editor’s driven posts and pages without getting “(No Title)” on your admin dashboard. Block Import and Export Export each block or selected blocks and reusable blocks directly on the editor, no need to navigate to separate admin dashboard. Then drag and drop exported JSON file on the editor and it will automatically be transformed into Gutenberg blocks, same goes with reusable blocks. Better Custom CSS Class(es) Huge improvement on Additional CSS Class(es) option! EditorsKit provides better UI with classes suggestions while typing. Powered with custom PHP filter, theme developers can include custom Utility Classes for more customization options. Set Image Block as Featured Image Enable selected image block to be set as featured image easily using the block settings dropdown. Drag and Drop Featured Image Upload Easily upload or change featured image on Gutenberg editor by dragging and dropping image on Featured Image sidebar panel. Code Editor Mode Syntax Highlighter Improve display when on “Code Editor Mode”. Powered by WordPress default CodeMirror library, Code Editor will be displayed with code syntax highlights and you will easily check each elements and if there are any errors on your HTML codes. Media and Text Block Link and Card Layout Option Assign custom link to Image on Media and Text Block. Add custom, media or attachment link easily. You can also set open to new tab, add no follow and/or set link to the whole block. Additionally, you can set Media and Text Block to display as card layout with option to set image on top or bottom. Integrated perfectly with the toolbar layour selection. Add Link to Cover, Group and Column Blocks Assign link to cover, group and column blocks at ease with option to enable link attributes like open to new tab, apply nofollow and/or sponsored rel value. Additionally, you can enable the extra option to apply hover animation. Keyboard Shortcuts EditorsKit adds the missing keyboard shortcuts from Classic Editor. When activated you can use the following shortcuts to easily save time and improve writing workflow. CTRL + ALT + 1 : Heading 1 CTRL + ALT + 2 : Heading 2 CTRL + ALT + 3 : Heading 3 CTRL + ALT + 4 : Heading 4 CTRL + ALT + 5 : Heading 5 CTRL + ALT + 6 : Heading 6 CTRL + ALT + c : Align center CTRL + ALT + r : Align right CTRL + ALT + l : Align left CTRL + ALT + j : Justify CMD + SHIFT + . : Select Parent Block Block Navigator Display “Block Navigator” on block that can contain multiple child blocks. Available on Columns Block and Group Block. UI and User Experience Improvements Improve interface and provide better writing experience. Copy and Paste Custom Gradients Easily copy custom gradient colors to your clipboard and paste them anywhere. You can also select CopyGradients available combinations and easily paste the colors to Cover and Button blocks. Features Manager Enable or disable EditorsKit features using “EditorsKit Settings” menu. This will give you full control over the plugin features and let you disable the features that you don’t need on your website. Theme Supports for Developers EditorsKit is moving towards being developer friendly as well. Starting version 1.5, custom theme_supports were added to provide theme developers option to make Gutenberg block editing experience for their users match the frontend display. Learn more here. Accessible Help, Tips and Tricks Add help, tips and tricks button on the bottom right side of the editor to help users discover several helpful power tips and shortcuts. These tips will definitely improve your workflow and save time navigating the new block editor. ShareABlock block Insert your downloads from shareablock.com easily using this block. Browse through your block patterns and templates then add them to your content in just a click. Helping you with the new Gutenberg Editor EditorsKit is created to help you navigate through the new editor. Each new features will make your page building more convenient and easier. You can help achieving this goal through the community: Join Facebook Community Follow Us on Twitter Contribute on Github Contact and Credits EditorsKit is maintained and developed by Munir Kamal.

Content Blocks Builder (CBB) helps you create custom blocks, variations, styles, and patterns — directly in the Block Editor without touching a code editor. The WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) is a solid foundation for building websites. But when you need more specific layouts or custom functionality not available in default blocks, you’re often forced to write custom code or rely on bloated third-party plugins. CBB solves this by letting you visually group core or third-party blocks into flexible container blocks — right inside the native Block Editor. These container blocks support native features like typography, spacing, colors, borders, plus advanced features from CBB that help you build layouts like responsive grid, slider/carousel, toggle/accordion, modal/off-canvas/popover, background effects all without writing a single line of code. You can also build repeater blocks to display repeatable content — similar to ACF repeater field type, but entirely block-based and visual. 👉 Read the detailed guide to CBB blocks. The ultimate goal of CBB is to help you build complex layouts — all with core blocks, all visually, and fully compatible with any Gutenberg-ready theme. No React. No PHP. No lock-in. No clutter. No bloat. Developer-friendly. Key technical features Manage custom blocks: Create, edit, copy, import, and delete custom blocks. Create repeater blocks that work similarly to ACF repeater fields. Supports carousel, grid, accordion and vertical stack layouts. [CBB Pro] Extenral CSS/JS and Custom CSS/JS: You can enqueue external CSS or JavaScript files and write your own custom code directly for your blocks. This feature makes CBB feel a bit like CodePen.io—but for Gutenberg blocks. You can create anything you can imagine on the frontend. Advanced block support features: Modal, off-canvas, popover, toggle content, sticky, responsive dimensions, spacing, custom attributes, reveal animations, etc. Manage block variations & block styles: Create, edit, copy, import, and delete block variations. It works on any block. CBB Pro enables you to input custom CSS for variations. Manage block patterns: Create, edit, copy, import, and delete custom block patterns. Enhance the Query Loop block: Add grid, carousel layouts, and advanced filter and sorting settings. Works with any post types. Import/export custom blocks, variations, and patterns from/to other sites Pre-built library: A library of pre-built blocks, variations, styles, and patterns. This library is not bundled with CBB; only items you import appear on your site. CBB are built with vanilla JS and CSS. It only depends on SwiperJs for the carousel functionality, — and even then, the script and styles are loaded only if the carousel layout is used. Practical features you can build with CBB Carousel layouts: Ideal for creating banner slider, posts carousel, gallery, carousel of features or other repeating content, etc. CBB provides one of the best way to create a carousel layout in Gutenberg. Built on top of the popular SwiperJs carousel script, it supports extensive customization. CBB Pro enables you to create entrance effects, advanced slide effects with effect builder, and further customization like slides per breakpoint, pagination, navigation, and synced carousels. Responsive grid layouts: Perfect for creating equal column grid, mosaic grid, bento grid, posts grid, grid of features or other repeating content, etc. CBB provides the easiest but most flexible and robost grid layout based on CSS Grid layout. You can customize template columns, grid gaps, size, and location for each grid item. Accordion layouts: Good for creating FAQ page, navigations, long features or specications. Blog page design, magazine layout, post grid, post carousel; Work with any post types. Modal, off-canvas, popover, toggle content: Great for creating popups, notification bars, toggle menu, toggle search box, hamburger menu, popover, show/hide content, etc. CBB Pro allows you to add a custom entrance animation effect, control when popups appear with delay options, trigger them on scroll to elements or exit intent, and remember when a popup has been closed. Sticky content: Great for fixed/sticky header, footer, floating elements, sticky sidebar. CBB Pro enables you to style blocks based on their stuck state and make blocks sticky only when scrolling up. [CBB Pro] Backgound effect: Add parallax, infinite scrolling, and zooming effect to image easily. Perfect for hero section designs. [CBB Pro] Reveal animations: Add stunning effects to blocks when they appear on the viewport the first time. [CBB Pro] Custom layout & style: With the ability to enqueue external JS/CSS and input custom JS/CSS, you can do anything with your blocks on frontend. For dynamic data, we recommend using the Meta Field Block plugin. It’s the best way to display dynamic data. Why choose CBB? It’s fast, clean, flexible and code-free. It uses core blocks to build container blocks. It’s bloat-free. It doesn’t come bundled with a ton of specific-use blocks like other multiple-feature plugins. It’s easy to use. It adheres to Gutenberg and maintain the primary user experience of Gutenberg, so anyone familiar with the Block Editor is already familiar with CBB. Sites built with CBB are easier to maintain as most tasks are accomplished through the Block Editor. You don’t need to know React to create complex blocks or maintain a code repository for them. You can also import/export them from/to other sites. How does it help? Below are some video tutorials that demonstrate how you can use this plugin to build your sites: Create a grid repeater block to display a grid of repeating content Create a banner slider for your site directly on the Editor Create a custom blog page Create a featured posts section Create a glow-hover effect button variation More video tutorials Create custom layouts CBB includes five built-in layout blocks: Advanced Group, Grid, Carousel, Stack and Accordion. You can use them or build your custom layout blocks easily. Watch the video tutorial to create a simple responsive grid using the built-in Grid block. Create a similar layout by creating a custom grid block. Watch the video tutorial to create a banner slider using the built-in Carousel block. Watch the video tutorial to create a FAQ section using the built-in Accordion block. Create popup, off-canvas, popover, and toggle content With the toggle content feature, you can build a popup, off-canvas, popover, and toggle content easily and you can put anything in there. Watch the step-by-step video tutorial to create modal, off-canvas content. Create a responsive header with hamburger menu and search bar toggle. Create a notification bar. Create a video popup. Create a cookie popup. Create an off-canvas content. Enhance the Query Loop and other blocks CBB provides a bunch of advanced features to add style to custom blocks like responsive width, height, spacing, border, box-shadow, transform, alignments etc. And by wrapping around other blocks, you can add those features to other blocks as well. How to build a magazine layout grid with just one Query Loop block Create a banner slider using the Query Loop block. Create a carousel of posts using the Query Loop block. Create a blog layout with overlay style using the Query Loop block. Create block variations, block styles, and block patterns CBB helps you create custom variations, styles, and patterns directly in the Block Editor without using a code editor. Create variations and styles for the core image block. Create variations for any block. Create patterns. Google Fonts This feature does a really simple job, it loads a font for headings text and another for the body text from more than 1000+ Google Fonts easily with a few clicks. If you are worried about GDPR compliance, there is an option to load fonts from Bunny Fonts instead of Google Fonts. How to use Google Fonts and be GDPR compliant. Which theme should I use with this plugin? It is compatible with all Gutenberg-ready themes, but our recommended themes are default themes such as Twenty Twenty Four, Twenty Twenty Five, Twenty Twenty Three, Twenty Twenty Two, or Astra theme. How does it work with other blocks/plugins? This plugin works with all third-party blocks but we recommend using single-block plugins for lightweight and performance. We also develop several single block plugins, that work great with this plugin, please see them in the below section. Design library We have already included a library of block patterns for you to quickly use or customize to fit your design. There is a popup inserter in the block editor for you to find and insert patterns with a few clicks. How to use the pattern inserter popup. Browse the Design Library to see what the plugin can do for you. Block and Variation library Besides the pattern library, we have built an external library of content blocks and common block variations. All of the blocks/variations in this library have been created by CBB directly in the Block Editor. With a few clicks, you can easily import blocks or variations into your site. You use them directly or customize or learn from them. Watch some video tutorials to learn how to use the library: Import the particles background block. Import the basic header block. Import the Query Loop variations. Import the arrow buttons. Learn CBB Check out the documentation at contentblocksbuilder.com. Watch all tutorials on Youtube. We’re still recording video tutorials, so please subscribe to our YouTube channel to get a notification when new videos are released. Pro version In short, the professional version adds following advanced features to your content such as: Custom CSS: Adjusts layout and style easily right in the inspector settings. Enqueue external JS/CSS and add custom JS/CSS to blocks. This powerful feature lets you create blocks with any style or interactive effect, just like on CodePen.io. You write the JS/CSS, and CBB takes care of the rest behind the scenes. Premium background effects: Includes parallax, infinite scrolling, and zooming effect to background image. Premium carousel features: Adds entrance animations, advanced effects, an effect builder, customized pagination, navigation, etc. Premium toggle content features: Enhancements for modal, off-canvas, and popover content with custom entrance animations, delay time, trigger on scroll, exit intent, and closed state saving. Premium sticky content features: Detects stuck state and adds the ability to make blocks sticky only on scrolling up. Add custom CSS to variations. Reveal/entrance animations: Adds stunning effects to blocks when they first appear in the viewport. Check out this video tutorial to learn how to create a Google Map block and see how Content Blocks Builder (CBB Pro) helps you build powerful, custom Gutenberg blocks — without writing any React or PHP code. Watch more video tutorials to see how the Pro version can help you build advanced features for your sites: Create a sticky header. Create a custom block for the image zooming effect like Medium using an external script. Create a page title bar with a parallax background effect. How to create an animated heading block. How to create a Back To Top block. How to create an image compare block. Create the infinite scrolling background effect Create the parallax background effect Go premium to unlock advanced features with CBB Pro. If this plugin is useful for you, please do a quick review and rate it on WordPress.org to help us spread the word. I would very much appreciate it. Other plugins Please check out my other plugins if you’re interested: Meta Field Block – A single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor without coding. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more. Works everywhere: in the Site Editor (FSE), the Block Editor, inside Query Loop, WooCommerce Product Collection, Term Query blocks, and even in template files. SVG Block – A block to display SVG images as blocks. Useful for images, icons, dividers, and buttons. It allows you to upload SVG images and load them into the icon library. Icon separator – A tiny block just like the core/separator block but with the ability to add an icon. Breadcrumb Block – A simple breadcrumb trail block that supports JSON-LD structured data and is compatible with WooCommerce. Block Enhancements – Adds practical features to blocks like icons, box shadows, transforms, etc. Counting Number Block – A block to display numbers with a counting effect Better YouTube Embed Block – A block to solve the performance issue with embedded YouTube videos. It can also embed multiple videos and playlists. The plugin is developed using @wordpress/scripts. The source code is available in the trunk branch. The pattern, block, and variation library is hosted at https://boldpatterns.net.