Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 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

This plugin was previously called Spectra. It’s now Spectra Legacy. Nothing on your website has changed. Your blocks, pages, settings, and content all continue to work exactly as they did before. There’s nothing to migrate and nothing to configure. Spectra Legacy vs. Spectra Blocks We’ve split Spectra into two products. Spectra Legacy is this plugin — built for existing Spectra users. It receives security and compatibility updates and full support, but no new features. Spectra Blocks is a new, separate plugin where all new feature development happens, aimed at new installs and anyone who wants ongoing additions. If you’re already using this plugin, no action is needed; installing Spectra Blocks is entirely optional whenever you’re ready. If you’re already using this plugin, you don’t need to do anything. If you want new features as they’re released, you can install Spectra Blocks separately, whenever you’re ready. There’s no deadline and no required migration. What’s included Spectra Legacy includes the full block library your site is already built on: layout tools, content and post blocks, form and SEO blocks, social blocks, and site tools like Popup Builder and Coming Soon mode. Blocks included Core — Container, Heading, Image, Icon, Buttons, Info Box, Call To Action, Countdown Content — Sliders, Content Timeline, Google Maps, Inline Notices, Tabs, Taxonomy List, Price List (Loop Builder in Spectra Pro Legacy) Post — Counter, Modal Popup, Post Carousel, Post Grid, Post Timeline Social — Instagram Feed, Blockquote, Social Share, Team, Testimonials Forms — Contact form, newsletter signup, suggestion form, reCAPTCHA (registration/login forms in Spectra Pro Legacy) SEO — FAQ, How-To, Review, Table of Contents Dynamic content — Archive feed filtering by date, author, category, and post type Site tools — Popup Builder, Coming Soon mode, block animations, local Google Fonts, global styling defaults About the AI block The AI block previously included in this plugin is now called ZipAI. It still works in Spectra Legacy for compatibility. New AI features are being built in Spectra Blocks going forward. Compatibility Works with most standard WordPress themes, including Spectra One, Astra, Blocksy, and GeneratePress. Compatible with common plugins including WooCommerce, SureCart, Gravity Forms, LearnDash, MemberPress, and Yoast SEO. See our documentation for the full compatibility list. Support & community Spectra Legacy is actively maintained — security patches, compatibility updates, and support all continue. This plugin is not deprecated. Support forum: use the Support tab on this page Documentation: wpspectra.com/docs Facebook Group: Web Creators by Astra Facebook: Spectra X (Twitter): @wpspectra Contribute Spectra is open source. Browse the code or contribute on GitHub: brainstormforce/wp-spectra Credits Our external packages use Rating Star Component that are distributed under the terms of the ISC. While Slick, Lottie and Striptags is distributed under the terms of the MIT. Additionally, we incorporate FontAwesome v6 under the CC BY 4.0 License, and dnd kit licensed under the MIT License.