MaxiBlocks Builder | 17,000+ Design Assets, Patterns, Icons & Starter Sites vs No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor

Build professional WordPress sites faster with MaxiBlocks. All features free forever. No locked blocks. Optional Cloud Library saves you time. The Challenge As a WordPress creator, you might be facing: Frustration with complex, time-consuming design tools Page builders that lock essential features behind paywalls Difficulty finding and customising suitable templates Pressure to create unique, professional-looking websites efficiently No one wants to produce generic-looking websites or pay monthly fees just to access basic functionality. The Complete MaxiBlocks Ecosystem 🎈 MaxiBlocks is a complete website building solution with three components that work together: MaxiBlocks Builder (Free) The core plugin with everything unlocked from day one. 19 powerful foundation blocks Visual style controls Advanced design tools Dynamic content Animations and scroll effects Custom CSS No feature restrictions MaxiBlocks Go Theme (Free) Our Full Site Editing theme, available on WordPress.org. Complete site editing Responsive templates Performance optimised Works with any starter site MaxiBlocks Cloud Library (Free + Paid) A design library to speed up your workflow. 2,180+ block patterns 231 page templates 379 theme templates 14,417 SVG icons and shapes 100 style cards 11 starter sites 17,342 total assets The Builder and Go Theme are free and open source forever. The Cloud Library offers both free and premium designs to save you time. 11 Starter Sites — Live in Minutes Complete websites ready to install with one click: Interior Design Acupuncture Coffee Shop Cafe Business SaaS Invest Conference Architecture Co-working Hair Dresser Each starter site includes homepage, about, services, contact, blog templates, archive pages, search results, and 404 pages. Install one and start customising immediately. Browse starter sites Get Started in Three Steps Install the MaxiBlocks Builder plugin and Go Theme Choose a starter site or browse patterns from the Cloud Library Customise with style cards and launch your site Design websites that stand out. Save time doing it. Key Features Powerful Blocks Build anything with 19 flexible, customisable foundation blocks. No complexity, no limits. Instant Designs Choose from 2,180+ patterns to create pages in seconds. Drag, drop and personalise. Massive Icon Library Enhance your design with 14,417 built-in SVG icons and shapes. No extra plugins needed. No-Code Editing See changes instantly with a visual editor. Experiment freely, never touch code. One-Click Styles Transform your entire site with style cards. Instantly swap between 100 professional designs. Design Tools Use background layers, image masks and scroll effects. Achieve bold visuals without extra software. Dynamic Content Display custom fields and real-time updates. Create dynamic, interactive pages. Full Site Editing Go beyond pages with the MaxiBlocks Go Theme. Edit headers, footers and templates visually. Lightning Fast Clean, optimised code. No domain limits. Zero hidden fees. Freedom on every site. Who It’s For MaxiBlocks works for: WordPress developers seeking efficient design tools Designers transitioning from other page builders Beginners looking to create professional sites without coding Agencies and freelancers delivering client projects Anyone moving from Elementor, Divi or other builders to Gutenberg What’s Free vs What Requires a Cloud Account Always Free (Open Source): MaxiBlocks Builder plugin (19 foundation blocks) MaxiBlocks Go Theme (Full Site Editing) 542 free patterns and 17 pages Free starter sites 14,417 icons and shapes 100 style cards All features unlocked (animations, dynamic content, custom CSS) Unlimited websites No restrictions Optional Cloud Library: 2,180+ patterns 231 complete pages Premium starter sites Regular new designs Priority support The Cloud Library saves you 10+ hours per project. You can build the same sites with free tools. Cloud just makes it faster. Success Stories Here’s what creators are saying: “MaxiBlocks is one of the best WordPress plugins I’ve found, and I’m in love with this tool.” – Muhammad Ali Iqbal “I know this category of plugins very well — I have probably tested all Gutenberg add-ons available on the market and I must admit that MaxiBlocks is really top shelf and top league!” – Peter “It’s great to see that a lot of the new designs come from special requests from MaxiBlocks users and the developers listen to their user base!” – MeditatingSurgeon “Easy, clean, and responsive designs with great support. They’re always adding new designs on top of what they already offer.” – Verdant “After some more time poking around I see a lot of potential in your product. It has the ability to be the Elementor in Gutenberg field.” – Kazi Mahbub Read more stories Ready to build? Install MaxiBlocks for free and start creating today. Not sure yet? Explore the demo library to see MaxiBlocks in action, or browse starter sites for complete website examples. Resources & Support Learn and master MaxiBlocks: Documentation – Step-by-step guides and troubleshooting Video Tutorials – From basics to advanced techniques Support Forum – Get help from our team Changelog – Latest improvements Join Our Community MaxiBlocks is more than a plugin—it’s a growing community of creators: Twitter – Follow for updates and tips Discord – Connect with other users GitHub – Contribute to our open-source project Share your creations with #maxiblocks or #madewithmaxi “We’re on a mission to make website creation faster, easier, and more enjoyable. Can’t wait to see what you’ll create!” – Kyra, Design Lead & Co-founder

The most configurable way to leave the block editor behind. Activate it and everything block related is gone: the block editor, Global Styles, patterns, block widgets, the Site Editor and the block CSS and JavaScript that every page loads. From there you decide the scope: everywhere, or only for the post types, roles, templates and entries you choose. What this plugin removes: Core Gutenberg Features Gutenberg Block Editor (completely disabled) Full Site Editing (FSE) Global Styles and inline CSS Block-based Widget Editor (reverts to Classic Widgets) Block Patterns and Pattern Directory Theme.json support and processing Block Directory integration Site Editor functionality Performance Optimizations The block library CSS and JavaScript that every page loads The Global Styles inline CSS, which dequeuing the handle never reaches The block assets of any other plugin that registers blocks, on pages where no block appears The block editor assets in the admin, wherever the Classic Editor is the one opening WooCommerce Integration The block based product editor, which follows the same rules as any other post type The WooCommerce block styles and scripts, removed along with the rest of the block assets Nothing else: leave blocks on for products and the block product editor keeps working Admin Experience Removes the welcome panel that promotes the block editor Removes the Patterns submenu from the Appearance menu (WP 6.5+) Removes the Fonts submenu from the Appearance menu (WP 7.0+) Blocks access to Site Editor pages Shows activation success notice Warns you when a block theme is active Adds settings and support links to plugin actions A default that asks nothing, and a settings page for everything else – Activating the plugin disables the block editor and every block feature across the site, which is what most people install it for. The rest of this page is about wanting less than that. Full control when you need it – The settings page lives under Settings > No Gutenberg?, built around one master switch. Leave it on and the whole site keeps the complete disable. Turn it off and you decide where the block editor goes away: by post type, by user role, by page template or by individual entry. The site wide pieces (classic widgets, block patterns, frontend block assets, theme.json and the Site Editor) are then yours to keep or remove one by one. Every checkbox means the same thing, so no setting ever undoes another one. Switch editors entry by entry, where it makes sense – Editor switching is chosen per post type, right next to the rule that disables the block editor. Enable it for pages, for instance, and every page gets “Edit (Classic)” and “Edit (Blocks)” links in the list plus a switch inside both editors, while your posts stay untouched. Each entry remembers the editor chosen for it, and that choice beats the rules in both directions: one landing page can stay on the Classic Editor while the rest keep blocks, or the other way around. It tells you what it is doing – The settings screen opens with a status panel for your particular site: how many block patterns are being blocked, how much weight is off every page, whether your theme is a block theme, and how much of your published content is really built with blocks. That last number is the one that should decide whether you strip the block styles from the frontend or not, and no other plugin tells you. Built for agencies and managed sites – The whole configuration can be fixed from wp-config.php, and the settings screen locked as read only or hidden altogether, so a site you deliver keeps the setup you left behind. A whole network configured in one file – This is where the plugin stands alone. Every single setting it has, and not just which editor opens, can be written in wp-config.php, the same file every site of a multisite network reads. A network of a hundred sites is set up once, all of them with the same rules, all of them with the same block CSS gone, and none of them able to drift away from it. The plugin can also be network activated and left alone, because settings are stored per site, so a network can equally let each site decide for itself. Same mechanism as the locking above, and this is how it is written. One configuration for a whole network, or for a site you deliver Everything the settings screen does can also be written in wp-config.php, where nobody changes it by accident, and what you write there wins over whatever is stored in the database. It is the same file for every site of a multisite network, so it is also how you set up a network without repeating the configuration site by site. Add the lines you need above the comment that says “That’s all, stop editing! Happy publishing.” To disable Gutenberg everywhere and leave no settings screen for anyone to touch, which is the usual setup both for a network and for a site you hand over to a client: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS', array( 'complete' => true ) ); define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_HIDE_SETTINGS', true ); Drop that second line and the settings page is still there, showing the configuration the site is really running, but read only. And if all you want is to lock the screen, leaving the configuration as each site has it stored: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_LOCK_SETTINGS', true ); NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS takes any of the settings on the screen, so a selective setup is written the same way: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS', array( 'complete' => false, 'disable_post_types' => array( 'post', 'page' ), 'disable_roles' => array( 'editor', 'author' ), 'frontend_css' => false, ) ); The keys are the settings on the screen. complete, widgets, patterns, frontend_css, theme_json, site_editor and fse_notices take true or false, while disable_post_types, disable_roles, disable_templates and switch_post_types take an array of slugs, and disable_ids an array of entry IDs. Any key you leave out keeps the value stored on the site. Note that defining NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS already turns the whole screen read only, so NO_GUTENBERG_LOCK_SETTINGS is not needed on top of it. It fits sites that: – Work better in the Classic Editor and want it back – Run classic themes and plugins that were never built around blocks – Are paying for block CSS and JavaScript on pages with no blocks in them – Need the Classic Editor for everyone except a few post types, roles or people – Are a multisite network that wants the same editing experience on every site Support Need private support or custom development? Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need. Need help or have suggestions? Official website WordPress support forum YouTube channel Documentation and tutorials Love the plugin? Please leave us a 5-star review and help spread the word! About AyudaWP We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. 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