Wizard Blocks Manager for Gutenberg vs Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN

The ultimate No-React Visual Builder for Native Gutenberg Blocks. Create, edit, and manage custom blocks directly from your WordPress dashboard, generating 100% native block.json and React code under the hood. Zero vendor lock-in: export your blocks and use them standalone! Follow us on GITHUB! Effortlessly Build & Manage Gutenberg Blocks Wizard Blocks acts as a powerful transpiler: you configure attributes visually, and it automatically writes the complex React (wp.element, wp.components) and JS code required by Gutenberg. You get the performance of native blocks without writing a single line of Javascript. Features Quick Build and Edit Custom blocks, with Wizard editing for all block options Powerful built-in Codemirror Code Editor for PHP, JS, CSS and JSON fields Easy Attributes Manager with Visual Editor to add infinite options to your Block Custom Block edit Tabs (Content, Style, Advanced, etc) for logic separation of your Attributes Manage unlimited Block Variations, to cover a wide range of scenarios Quick Import from zip (plugin or backup) and Export backup zip of all custom blocks Get autogenerated PHP Code to register custom blocks into your Theme functions.php file Block Custom SVG Icon support, or classic Dashicon alternative Import any Assets CSS and JS libs from Media Library, optimized enqueue of them only if block is used Block Media, to include your relative images in your block Content Disable unused/unwanted Blocks Block Versioning (with Revision support) Block Styles Variation Use your custom Block Textdomain Control Attributes conditional logic display rules Manage Block Example values or Image Preview Full Telex compatibility and support, simplified import of generated zip More information on Wizard Blocks Perfect for: – Content creators – Web designers – Web agencies Why choose Wizard Blocks over the competitors? 🔥 Zero Vendor Lock-in (Standalone Blocks): Unlike other block builders, Wizard Blocks generates standard Gutenberg file structures (block.json, PHP, CSS, JS). You can export your blocks, drop them into any theme, and deactivate our plugin. They will keep working forever! 🚀 Native Performance, No Bloat: We don’t use heavy wrappers or shortcodes to render blocks in the frontend. You get 100% native Gutenberg blocks, keeping your database clean and your website blazing fast. ⚛️ No React/JS Knowledge Needed: Build complex block settings using our Visual Attribute Manager. The plugin automatically transpiles your choices into optimized React/JavaScript code (editor.js) on the fly. 🛠 Built-in IDE & Versioning: Write your PHP renders and CSS directly in the dashboard using the integrated Codemirror editor. Keep your code safe with the native WordPress Revision system applied to your blocks. 📦 Developer Friendly: Import/Export via ZIP, automatically generate functions.php snippets, and sync your blocks across multiple projects seamlessly. 💻 Complete management of CSS, JS and PHP Templates directly from the interface: no FTP or direct file access needed. Compatibility Fully compatible with the WP Gutenberg Block standard! Once your blocks are generated, you can use them standalone in your theme or plugin. There is no need to keep this plugin active to render your blocks in the frontend. PRO *Advanced Features:* Personal Block Library with Cloud sync (on your Private site or Public hub) Full access to our Free and PRO Block Repository with one click installation Generate Block String Translations, for Render labels and Attributes, also compatible with WPML Full Twig/Timber 2 support, in Block Render and Settings Use all Custom Gutenberg Blocks as native Elementor Widgets Insert Gutenberg Blocks and Patterns as Shortcode in any Editor Add Custom CSS setting to any Block, to easily improve styles with automatic selector, optimized in frontend Display Conditions applied to any Block based on Rules (User Role, Date, Device Type, Custom Meta, etc) Discover PRO More is yet to come… – Limit blocks on wanted Post Type Edit page – Static rendered blocks (HTML, not PHP) with Handlebars, more security and super speed (cached) – API Controls (like Roles, Custom Fields, Posts, Users, Taxonomy, Terms) – Move/Install automatically a Block into current Theme Child or autogenerated Custom Plugin Wizard Blocks repository: – Gutenberg Contact Form with multiple Actions – entities list DataTables view – Loop Swiper Carousel – Frontend Filters – HTML Scraping – our database is growing so… Contact us and REQUEST YOURS!

Compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load automatically with the powerful Smush image optimizer to keep your WordPress site fast, without losing quality. Smush makes it easy to optimize images, compress images, and deliver images faster across your entire WordPress site. This all-in-one image optimizer automatically reduces image file sizes, enables image lazy load, and serves modern formats like WebP and AVIF, all without breaking image quality or adding extra work. Whether you’re running a blog, store, or portfolio, Smush helps you optimize images at scale and keep your site fast with a trusted WordPress image optimizer. Trusted by 1+ Million Sites | 4.8/5 Star Rating Get everything you need to optimize images and speed up your site. Smush works out of the box with no complicated setup – just install and let it handle the rest. Compress images without losing quality Reduce image file size automatically while keeping your images sharp and clear. Smush is an easy-to-use image optimizer which let’s you compress images using both lossless and lossy compression, giving you the best balance of quality and performance without extra work. You can also compress images outside the media library using Directory Smush, making it easy to optimize images stored in theme folders, plugins, or other directories on your server. Lazy load images for faster pages Enable image lazy load across your site so images load only when needed. This image optimizer improves initial page speed and creates a smoother experience for visitors without extra configuration. Serve WebP and AVIF images automatically (PRO) Convert images to WebP and AVIF and serve them automatically to supported browsers. Smush helps you optimize images using next-gen formats to reduce file size and improve load times across your WordPress site. Deliver images faster with an Image CDN (PRO) Serve images through a global image CDN to reduce latency and improve load times for visitors around the world. 119 global CDN servers Up to 500 GB of bandwidth Faster image delivery based on visitor location Improved performance for image-heavy and high-traffic sites Automatically resize and fix image dimensions (PRO) Eliminate common PageSpeed warnings and improve layout stability with automatic image sizing. Smush dynamically resizes images to perfectly fit their containers, regardless of original size, helping fix the “Properly size images” warning in Google PageSpeed Insights. It also automatically adds missing width and height attributes to your images, improving rendering speed and reducing layout shifts. This helps you meet the “Ensure images have explicit width and height” recommendation without any manual work. Optimize your entire site, automatically Smush works across your whole site as a powerful image optimizer to optimize images as you upload them and maintain performance over time without manual work. Optimize images automatically on upload Compress images in bulk or individually Works with your existing media library No need to re-upload images Enable image lazy load across your site Convert images to WebP and AVIF Deliver images with an integrated image CDN Automatically resize and serve correctly sized images Optimize images outside the media library with Directory Smush Built for performance Smush improves page speed and overall performance by reducing image weight and improving how images are delivered. Reduce page load times Improve user experience Better performance for image-heavy pages Supports image lazy load and preload images (PRO) for faster perceived performance Works with your existing setup Smush is built to work with your current WordPress setup, including popular themes, page builders, and plugins. Compatible with Gutenberg, Elementor, WPBakery, and more Works with WooCommerce stores No need to change your workflow Easy to enable and configure Designed to be simple You don’t need to be a performance expert to optimize images with Smush image optimizer. Works out of the box Simple settings when you need them No technical knowledge required Safe to use on any site Why choose Smush? There are plenty of image optimization plugins, but Smush focuses on making it easy to optimize images, compress images, and improve performance without complexity. As a leading WordPress image optimizer, Smush gives you powerful optimization tools without the technical hassle. Trusted by over 1 million WordPress users Built specifically for WordPress Regular updates and improvements Backed by the WPMU DEV team Get started in minutes Install Smush, activate it, and start to compress images, optimize images, and enable image lazy load right away. This easy-to-use image optimizer helps most sites see improvements immediately without changing how they upload or manage images. About Us WPMU DEV is a premium supplier of quality WordPress plugins, services and support. Learn more here: https://wpmudev.com/ Don’t forget to stay up to date on everything WordPress from the Internet’s number one resource: WPMU DEV Blog Hey, one more thing… we hope you enjoy our free offerings as much as we’ve loved making them for you! Contact and Credits Originally written by Alex Dunae at Dialect (dialect.ca, e-mail ‘alex’ at ‘dialect dot ca’), 2008-11.