Responsive Block Controls vs ZoloBlocks – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit

Responsive Block Controls adds practical responsive controls to supported native Gutenberg blocks. Adjust layouts, spacing, column widths, Query Loop grids, Gallery columns, and Spacer heights without replacing core blocks or moving content into a page builder. Native WordPress blocks are fast, portable, and theme-friendly, but responsive layout tweaks often still require custom CSS, duplicated blocks, or a full page builder. This plugin keeps your content in native blocks and adds the missing breakpoint controls directly in the block inspector. Why use it? Add responsive controls to supported native Gutenberg blocks. Keep existing core blocks, patterns, synced patterns, reusable blocks, and template parts. Avoid extra builder markup, shortcodes, and content lock-in. Adjust columns, gaps, custom widths, order, Media & Text layouts, Query Loop grids, Gallery layouts, and Spacer heights from the editor sidebar. Preserve desktop behavior and theme spacing defaults unless you override them. Remove the plugin without breaking the saved content structure. Supported blocks Support is added block by block. In this version, responsive controls are available for: core/columns — responsive column counts, gap controls, and custom-width mode. core/column — per-breakpoint width and order controls when custom-width mode is enabled on the parent Columns block. core/post-template inside Query Loop — manual column controls, auto-fit minimum width, responsive gaps, and optional Masonry for supported fixed-column grids. core/gallery — responsive columns and gap controls while keeping the native Gallery block. core/spacer — tablet and mobile height overrides while keeping the native desktop Spacer height. core/media-text — side-by-side or stacked layouts and stacked order across four non-desktop breakpoints. How it works The plugin stores settings as native block attributes and renders a small set of CSS classes and custom properties. It does not register replacement layout blocks and does not wrap your content in custom frontend markup. Your theme stays in control of the base layout. Responsive Block Controls only applies supported responsive values at the configured breakpoints. If the plugin is removed, WordPress ignores the extra attributes and the blocks fall back to their normal core behavior. Editor experience Responsive controls appear only when the selected block is supported. Breakpoint tabs follow desktop, tablet, and mobile editing workflows. Smaller breakpoints inherit from larger breakpoints until you override them. Gap controls support px, rem, and em values with predictable reset behavior. Custom-width Columns layouts support per-column width and simple order controls. Query Loop grids support manual columns, auto-fit minimum width, and Masonry guidance where available. Spacer height can be customized for tablet and mobile previews. Media & Text can inherit, stay side by side, or stack with media first or text first at each non-desktop breakpoint. Theme spacing defaults are detected when possible. Reset actions are scoped to the active setting and breakpoint, so inherited values and unrelated responsive settings are preserved. WordPress 7.1 responsive styles WordPress 7.1 introduces responsive values for standard block supports. Responsive Block Controls keeps those native values and its own four-breakpoint values separate: Leave Advanced 4 breakpoints disabled to let WordPress control overlapping responsive layout and gap properties. Enable Advanced 4 breakpoints when you need separate tablet landscape, tablet portrait, mobile landscape, and mobile portrait values. If both systems contain overlapping values, the editor shows a conflict warning and the plugin’s Advanced 4 breakpoints take precedence only for supported overlapping layout and gap properties. Switching back to WordPress responsive styles is reversible: plugin settings and native WordPress settings are preserved rather than migrated or deleted. Native responsive typography, padding, colors, and other non-overlapping block supports continue to work. Accessibility and localization Inspector controls are keyboard accessible and labeled for screen readers. Strings are translation-ready via the responsive-columns text domain.

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.