Simple Blog Stats vs Gutenverse News – News Blocks for Blog & Magazine Sites

Gutenverse News is a WordPress news plugin and news blocks toolkit for publishers, bloggers, magazines, newspapers, and editorial websites that need flexible layouts inside the Block Editor and Site Editor. Create news layouts, blog layouts, magazine layouts, post grids, post sliders, post carousels, archive pages, single post templates, and a breaking news ticker without code. Use Gutenverse News to build a complete news website with featured stories, latest posts, category sections, archive blocks, related posts, author information, post meta, responsive layouts, and ready-to-use templates from the Gutenverse ecosystem. Gutenverse News is designed for WordPress users who want a publishing-focused block toolkit instead of a generic page builder. It helps you turn posts into professional news sections, magazine homepages, blog pages, editorial archives, and single post designs that are easy to customize. News, Blog, and Magazine Layouts Create layouts for: News websites and online newspapers. Magazine websites and editorial landing pages. Blog homepages and category pages. Post grids, post lists, and featured post sections. Breaking news areas with a news ticker. Latest posts, popular stories, related posts, and archive pages. Single post templates with author, featured image, meta, tags, comments, and navigation. WordPress News Blocks Gutenverse News includes publishing-focused blocks for building complete post layouts: News Module blocks for post grids, post lists, category sections, and story collections. News Hero blocks for lead stories, featured posts, and magazine-style headlines. News Slider blocks for featured posts, latest news, and editorial highlights. News Carousel blocks for swipeable post sections. News Ticker block for breaking news and urgent updates. Archive blocks for category, tag, author, search, and date archives. Single Post blocks for author box, post title, featured image, post meta, related posts, tags, breadcrumbs, comments, and next/previous navigation. Header, User List, RSS, and About Widget blocks for publishing websites. Why Choose Gutenverse News? Built for news sites, blogs, magazines, newspapers, and editorial WordPress websites. Create post grids, news layouts, blog layouts, sliders, carousels, and archive pages in the editor. Works with the WordPress Block Editor and Site Editor. Responsive editing controls for desktop, tablet, and mobile layouts. Global color and font controls through the Gutenverse design system. Block management tools to enable or disable the blocks you need. Responsive breakpoint controls for better mobile publishing layouts. Template library support for faster website creation. Lightweight publishing blocks for fast front-end experiences. Template Library and Themes Gutenverse News works with the Gutenverse ecosystem, including the Gutenverse template library and publishing-ready themes. You can start with news, blog, and magazine templates, then customize your layout with Gutenverse News blocks. Explore the Gutenverse Theme Collection Pro Features Gutenverse PRO extends the toolkit for publishers who need greater design control and faster production workflows. Pro includes access to premium news, blog and magazine templates that can be imported and adapted in minutes, advanced typography controls with custom font management, a popup builder for subscription prompts and breaking news alerts, and expanded design options across all blocks. For editorial teams publishing at volume, Pro reduces the time between concept and a fully designed page. Explore Gutenverse PRO Use of 3rd-Party Services Gutenverse News may display a Gutenverse newsletter subscription form in the Gutenverse dashboard. If you choose to subscribe, the email address you enter is sent to our server at gutenverse.com. No newsletter data is sent automatically without your consent. Terms and conditions are available at https://gutenverse.com/terms-and-conditions/. Community and Support Documentation Facebook Community Social Media Support

Simple Blog Stats (SBS) provides shortcodes and tags to display site statistics in posts, pages, and anywhere in your theme. Displays a wealth of useful statistics about your site. Display total number of posts, pages, categories, tags, and much more. Display Statistics Total number of posts Total number of pages Total number of drafts Total number of comments Total number of media files (any types) Number of comments in moderation Number of approved comments Number of registered users Number of categories Number of tags Number of words for any post Number of words for all posts Display all blog stats in a list Display number of posts for any Custom Post Type Display list of counts for all Custom Post Types Display current number of logged-in users Display number of logged-in users via Dashboard widget Display number of words in any custom field Plugin Features Uses caching for better performance Provides shortcodes to display stats in Posts and Pages Provides template tags to display stats anywhere in your theme Configure text/markup to appear before/after each shortcode Built with the WP API for optimal performance and security Provides slick settings screen with toggling panels Provides option to restore default plugin settings Displays your stats with clean, valid markup Works with or without Gutenberg Block Editor Plugin is regularly updated and “future proof” Display list of stats via Dashboard widget More Statistics Display date of most recent site update Display list of recent posts (configurable) Display list of recent comments (configurable) Display number of users per role (configurable) Display all blog stats in a nicely formatted list Configure all shortcodes via the plugin settings Privacy This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Simple Blog Stats is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂