Content Blocks Builder – Create blocks, repeater blocks with carousel, grid, popup layouts vs JetFormBuilder

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.

JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder A functional yet easy-to-use Form Builder plugin lets you create, edit, and style advanced form types in the block editor (Gutenberg). No more supplementary drag-and-drop form builders. You can now use a one-stop interface to develop fully operative custom forms. SUPPORT Please use our Github repo for the any issues/bugs/problems – https://github.com/Crocoblock/jetformbuilder/issues/ JetFormBuilder lets you build any kind of form nice and easy. Its 24+ field blocks allow creating forms from scratch or reassembling the existing ones. Throw JetStyleManager into the mix, and you’ll be able to adjust every form field’s fonts and style settings. Create form types, customize, and style – all in WordPress default blocks editor. At first, I thought this was just another free form builder for Gutenberg, but I was wrong. I wanted to share what got me so excited about it after only the first 5 minutes. – Paul Charlton from WPTuts. WORDPRESS FORMS YOU CAN CREATE JetFormBuilder is a user-friendly form creator that lets you create new forms and add them to the form page. From a simple form to multi-step form design – you can nail down any form type: Signup form User profile form Quick contact form Subscription form Online survey form Appointment form Application form Booking form Event registration form Multi-Page Form with a progress bar WordPress Post Submission Form Request a Quote Form Feedback Survey Contact Form Make a Suggestion Contact Form Change Request Forms Maintenance Request Contact Form Scholarship Application Form Make a Referral Contact Form Volunteer Registration Contact Form Credit Card Payment Make a Donation Form Product Purchase Form Newsletter Signup Form Online Petitions BASIC FEATURES VARIOUS FIELD TYPES Find inside 24+ JetFormBuilder blocks colored to stand out from the crowd. You can mix and match them freely until you achieve a unique row or column layout. POST SUBMIT ACTIONS Choose from 12 available actions and set any you want to be performed after the form is submitted on the frontend: Send Email; Insert/Update Post; Register User; Update User; Update Options; Call Hook; Call Webhook; Redirect to Page; MailChimp; ActiveCampaign; GetResponse; Save Form Record; And more. MULTI-STEP FORM & FORM BREAK BLOCK Use Form Page Break to build multi-step WordPress forms. Divide the fields and place them into separate tabs. Add a customizable “Apply” button to proceed to the next step. Enable file uploads if desired. By adding a Form Progress bar, you’ll indicate the form’s first, current, and last steps. CUSTOM FIELD STYLES We integrated JetStyleManager & Gutenberg to make it possible for you to style the form fields as desired. Style settings can be applied to anything in the text box, form description, required mark, and content label, too. BEGINNER-FRIENDLY & VISUAL No more confusing field rows and additional styling. Because Gutenberg is a visual editor, you can monitor the form creation process as if you were on the frontend. All field types can be found in the JetForm Fields block in the WordPress dashboard. STORE FORM RECORD Manage the entry submissions in the convenient Dashboard. Add Store Form Record post-submit action to save all the submitted forms in one place and check their status, basic data, and filled in fields’ data. Review the error’s details if any. PAYMENT METHODS INTEGRATION Accept all kinds of payments securely via any of your forms, be it one-off, recurring, fixed, variable fees, or user-entered amounts. JetFormBuilder supports WooCommerce, Stripe, and PayPal integrations. Check the payments basic details: status, date, amount in one place in the Dashboard. ADVANCED JETFORMBUILDER FEATURES CONDITIONAL LOGIC You can adjust the visibility conditions of any form field. Just use the corresponding JetFormBuilder block and decide which field will be shown and when. Besides that, there’s a chance to fine-tune the way Post Submit Actions perform on the backend. You set the conditions according to which the Actions will be executed or not. CALCULATED CONTENT Build dedicated Calculator and Order forms or add extra functionality to any other form type. The Calculated field type will carry out basic and complex calculations real quick. REPEATER FIELD Repeater creates an interface to add and remove a repeatable group of input elements. You can use a Repeater field to add a group of fields any number of times. Create Repeater groups to display custom data smoothly. HIDDEN FIELDS Can’t decide what to do with system fields that were not meant for users to be seen? It’s simple. Hide them. JetFormBuilder’s functionality allows you to make a form field invisible on the frontend. MAP FIELD Allows adding map coordinates, longitude and latitude, and physical address itself via form to the posts, users, taxonomies or options pages. More JetFormBuilder Features Field Value Generator Function. Three available functions help you generate the field values dynamically. Really Hidden Fields. Secure hidden fields by disabling HTML render. JetEngine Forms migration. Duplicate all the forms you created through JetEngine to Gutenberg in one click. Editable post-submit messages. Use the default message texts or input those you see fit. Spam filtering & protection. Add a Google reCAPTCHA to your form easily. File uploads. Decide which users you would authorize to attach files to your website forms: registered, not-registered, or all users. Form submit type. Choose between the page reload and AJAX options. Drag-and-drop editor. Grab the form block and place it where you want in a matter of seconds. Input mask. Three mask types are available – numeric, alphabetical, and alphanumeric. Just copy and paste the needed one to make it work. Numbers range generator. Dynamically generate a range of numbers to be used in Checkbox, Select & Radio Fields. Inline fields editing. Edit the field labels and descriptions in-place. Form validation. Check if the entered user data is correct and whether to let them proceed with the form submission or not. Form patterns. Save time while creating a form layout? It’s possible! JetFormBuilder grants access to Form Patterns, which you can use to build contact, login & register, application, profile, booking, and subscription forms. Read more about all JetFormBuilder features here JETFORMBUILDER PRO ADDONS — GO FARTHER, GET MORE JetFormBuilder PRO version allows you to go far beyond the ordinary forms. Its pack of mighty addons gives a second-to-none form-building experience. Buy the PRO addons and see how easy it will be to: automate marketing campaigns; optimize lead generation process; enjoy the autocomplete functionality; integrate payment methods; and much more. Please note: Our server will be contacted for updating any Pro add-on you have installed on your website. More info you can find on the Privacy Policy page FORM FEATURES Build a form easily, be it simple or complex. Such specific features as autocomplete fields, form availability setup, form responses limitation, and form progress saving will improve the user experience. Save Form Progress. This addon autosaves the form progress and data provided by the user whenever the filling process went wrong. Address Autocomplete. Once the user starts typing in the Address field, this addon can suggest up to 5 places to auto-fill the field. Limit Form Responses. This addon controls the general number of form submissions and impedes the same user from submitting repeatedly. Select Field Autocomplete. Use this addon for the Select field type; it allows you to auto-fill it dynamically. Schedule Forms. This functionality allows you to set up the form availability by indicating its open and close dates. User Login. This addon allows you to configure the Login User post-submit action. Add it to the login form and let users log in with their credentials. Advanced Color Picker. Use this addon to activate the advanced color picker feature and fine-tune the color opacity in the frontend form fields. Hierarchical Select. This addon allows you to pull the taxonomy term data into Select fields in the front-end form putting them in a level-wise hierarchy. EMAIL MARKETING Create contact forms for collecting user data and managing it the way you like. Garner more subscribers and add them to your mailing lists using the right email marketing tool. MailerLite Action. Use this extension to manage subscriber groups and add a handy “autoresponder” that’ll cover newsletters. MailPoet. This addon allows you to generate new leads, manage subscriber data, and automate email notification sending. ConvertKit. Install this email marketing addon to grow your audience reach and generate more income from subscription lists. MARKETING AUTOMATION Want to automate email marketing campaigns? Select the most convenient integration that is sure to facilitate subscriber management. Moosend. This addon creates a connection between your WordPress site and Moosend email marketing software. Thanks to it, you will be able to collect email addresses and manage subscribers to the fullest. CRM & SALES Integrate JetFormBuilder-created forms and the mighty CRMs. It will help you boost lead gen tremendously. Obtain the necessary visitor data and manipulate it in a database using numerous options. HubSpot. Use this mailing list addon to collect leads, create new contacts, edit the existing subscribers, and send email notifications centrally. It supports authorization by API key and OAuth 2.0. PAYMENTS Get your site eCommerce-ready. Choose the preferred payment method, add its gateway to the form, and decide which actions will be executed before/after the payment is processed. Stripe Payments. With the help of this addon, you add a Stripe payment gateway to the JetFormBuilder forms, which allows you to carry out payments. WooCommerce Cart & Checkout Action. This addon allows adding one product to the cart and redirecting users to WooCommerce checkout once they submit the form. PayPal Recurring Payments. It allows you to create recurring subscriptions for your customers and accept payments via the form. Demo Check out the JetFormBuilder demo page and figure out what functionality you get. Explore the demo now. Integrations JetEngine Use the JetEngine potential when setting up a form. You can add meta fields and custom taxonomies to the JetFormBuilder fields, generate the field values dynamically and put the JetEngine-built custom post types into the dynamic settings. JetStyleManager We added the opportunity to change the way Gutenberg Form blocks will look on the frontend. You can style up every component separately. Hit the brush icon on the WordPress admin panel and do the necessary styling in the Block Style section. JetBooking Create a user-friendly booking form with the JetFormBuilder. Extend your form with advanced features, as calculated content, smart notifications, etc. Add page breakers to make the multi-step form for your users. JetAppointment Combine the JetAppointment features with JetFormBuilder to create a fully-fledged appointment website for any needs. More third-party plugin integrations are in the works. Documentation Learn every little thing about the JetFormBuilder WordPress plugin & put theory to practice: JetFormBuilder tutorials JetFormBuilder documentation