Brandy Blocks vs ZoloBlocks – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit

Brandy Blocks extends the WordPress block editor with everything you need to build beautiful, high-converting ecommerce pages. It adds custom blocks, advanced block enhancements, a 140+ pattern library, and WooCommerce features like wishlist and product comparison. All designed to work seamlessly with the Brandy theme. Custom Blocks Build any type of page with purpose-built blocks: ⛩️ Layout & Structure Container, Collapsible, Modal, Jump to Section 🗒️ Content Button, Icon, Breadcrumbs, Google Map, Count Down ❝ Testimonials Full testimonials system with avatar, name, content, rating, and description blocks 🏷️ Pricing Pricing table and individual pricing card blocks 📋 Forms Complete form builder: text, email, password, phone, select, radio/checkbox, toggle, and submit 📌 Blog / Posts Post Template, Relative Posts 🌐 WooCommerce Add to Wishlist Add to Compare List Compare Products Compare Table Quick View Product Recent Viewed Products Block Enhancements Extend any existing WordPress or WooCommerce block with: Slider / carousel functionality Box shadow controls Entry animations (fade, slide, zoom, and more) Responsive visibility conditions Hover effects and transitions Grid responsive layout Text gradient color Custom WooCommerce product button styles 140+ Pattern Library Browse and insert professionally designed block patterns with a built-in React-powered pattern browser. Just search, filter by category, and insert with one click. E-commerce Features Wishlist: Let customers save products and return to them later. AJAX-powered, with a dedicated wishlist page via shortcode. Product Comparison: Side-by-side product comparison with a synchronized list and detailed comparison table. Works Best With Brandy Theme: Full feature integration Brandy Sites: Blend blocks and templates for an upbeat ecommerce site WooCommerce: Required for e-commerce blocks HOW TO USE BRANDY BLOCKS By default, each Brandy block provides individual options and premade styles. You can edit block content within each element. To set up the whole block or parent block options, be sure to look into the Block Settings sidebar. 1. USING TESTIMONIALS From the block’s top left toolbar, you can either select parent block or individual block to find its respective settings. Set the total of testimonials: Once the whole parent block is selected, look for “Testimonial Count” to edit the number of items. Change the order of testimonials by dragging and dropping each item in the block settings sidebar. Parent block appearance: Carousel: Enable autoplay, edit transition speed, and more. Dimensions: Modify the spacing to fit your design needs. Edit testimonial content in the nested blocks: Customize rating and additional CSS Edit name, title, avatar, and testimonial text. 2. USING PRICING BLOCK There is a parent block, which contains the multi-column table layout, and the nested blocks. Parent block appearance: Design and edit heading, subheading, and description. Adjust pricing card layout and style. Typography, text color, background color, and custom formatting. Enhance responsiveness by enabling stack on mobile. Highlighted card: Pick the pricing card to stand out and how you want to highlight it. Tweak the color and format of the price display. Pricing plans: Each pricing card comes with customization options in the nested blocks. Enhance the feature list with available/unavailable icons. Fully edit all plan names, descriptions, and lists of features. We hope that this plugin is useful in helping you create stunning sections and pages for your WordPress ecommerce website. If you have any questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to chat with us.

ZoloBlocks is a collection of blocks, patterns, and page templates for the WordPress block editor. It helps you design complete pages using the native editor without a third-party page builder. Live Demo | Pro Version | Documentation What ZoloBlocks Provides A library of advanced blocks that extend the default WordPress block editor. Pre-designed patterns and page templates you can insert into pages. Full Site Editing compatibility with block themes. Dynamic content options for site, post, or user data. Query loop options for posts, products, or custom post types. Animation and visual effect options for supported blocks. Optional AI text generation to help draft headings and paragraphs (third-party service, see “External services” below). Pattern import and export for reuse across sites. Key Features Layout building with pre-built sections and templates. Responsive containers for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Mega menu for multi-level navigation. Dynamic content and query loop for posts or custom post types. Entrance and scroll-based animations on supported blocks. Optional AI text generation inside the editor (third-party service). Pattern import / export for reuse across pages or sites. Available Blocks ZoloBlocks ships 60+ free and pro blocks across categories such as Image, Slider & Carousel, Post, Review, Form, Popup, Utility, Creative, Loop & Animation, Grid & List, Single Page Elements, and Advanced. A full list with live demos is available at https://zoloblocks.com/demo/. Who Is It For Website designers, freelancers, agencies, bloggers, content creators, small business owners, portfolio builders, and digital marketers who want to design WordPress pages directly in the block editor. Support The team behind ZoloBlocks ships regular updates. For help, contact support. Visit BdThemes for more plugins and documentation. Source code The compiled JavaScript and CSS files in the build/ and assets/ directories are generated from the source code in the src/ directory. Public source repository: https://github.com/bdthemes/zoloblocks Build instructions: Clone the repository. Run npm install to install dependencies. Run npm run build to generate the production assets in build/. Run composer install to install PHP dependencies (used for development tooling only). External services This plugin connects to several third-party services. Each service is only contacted when the related feature is used or configured. No personal data is sent unless the corresponding feature is enabled or the user interacts with it. 1. Google reCAPTCHA Used by the Form block when the site administrator enables reCAPTCHA protection and provides site / secret keys in ZoloBlocks settings. – What is sent: the reCAPTCHA token generated in the visitor’s browser, the visitor’s IP address, and the configured secret key, sent to https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify on form submission. The Google reCAPTCHA JavaScript (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js) is loaded on pages containing a form when reCAPTCHA is enabled. – When: only when reCAPTCHA is enabled and a form is submitted. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 2. Google Maps Used by the Google Map block when added to a page. – What is sent: the configured Google Maps API key and a request to load the Google Maps JavaScript API from https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js. The browser of any visitor viewing a page containing a Google Map block will load map tiles from Google. – When: only when a Google Map block is present on a page. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 3. Google Fonts list (WordPress.org mirror) Optional. Used by the typography controls only when a site administrator enables Settings → Editor Options → Load Google Fonts catalog (WordPress.org mirror) in the ZoloBlocks dashboard. – What is sent: a simple HTTP GET request (no personal data) to https://s.w.org/images/fonts/wp-7.0/collections/google-fonts-with-preview.json to retrieve the list of Google Fonts. – When: only after the option is enabled, and only when the block editor needs to refresh the font list. – Provider: WordPress.org. Terms and privacy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ 4. Zolo AI (AI text generation by Sigmative) Used by the optional AI text generation feature inside the block editor. – What is sent: the prompt text entered by the site administrator in the editor, and the API key configured in ZoloBlocks settings, sent to https://ai.sigmative.com/api/prompt/v1/generation/chat/completions. – When: only when an administrator clicks the AI generation action in the editor. – Provider: Sigmative. Privacy: https://sigmative.com/privacy-policy 5. Mailchimp (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator configures a Form block to send subscriber data to Mailchimp. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address, optional first name, the configured Mailchimp API key and list ID, sent to https:// .api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/{list_id}/members (where is the data center prefix derived from the API key). – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose Mailchimp integration has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: Intuit Mailchimp. Terms: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/ Privacy: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ 6. Custom Webhooks (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator pastes a custom webhook URL into the Form block settings. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address and optional first name, sent as a JSON POST request to the URL configured by the administrator. – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose webhook URL has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: the third-party service chosen by the administrator. The administrator is responsible for ensuring the destination has an appropriate privacy policy.