Better Block Editor (BBE) vs ZoloBlocks – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit

Better Block Editor (BBE) adds responsive layout controls, hover effects, on-scroll animations, and ready-to-use site templates to Block Editor. It’s not another page builder. It doesn’t replace core blocks or add bloat — BBE just adds the missing settings where needed. It works with your current block theme and plugins, so your existing content stays intact. Highlights Responsive Settings for Row, Stack, Grid, Columns, Button, Navigation, and text (Heading, Paragraph) blocks — choose a breakpoint, then adjust orientation, spacing, and alignment at that breakpoint. Responsive Visibility for any block — set the default visibility state and change it at a chosen breakpoint. Prevent Shrinking for elements set to Fixed or Fit-content sizes — keeps complex layouts intact on small screens. Animation on Scroll — configurable animation effect, easing, duration, and delay. Hover colors for Button and Navigation. Pre-made Sites and Partial Import — bring over a full site or a single page/section; assets import automatically. One-click customization for imported content — set primary, secondary, and neutral colors; BBE creates a balanced palette in one click. Native Block Editor integration — no lock-in, lightweight, GPL, and free. Free pre-made site templates Business — https://templates.wpbbe.io/business/ Brewery — https://templates.wpbbe.io/brewery/ Life Coach — https://templates.wpbbe.io/life-coach/ Bakery — https://templates.wpbbe.io/bakery/ More templates coming soon. How it works Import a template and make it yours in minutes with the one-click customization tool. Mix pages and sections from different templates with Partial Import. Create a professional website in hours — not weeks! Features Responsive Settings for Row and Stack — change orientation (convert Row ↔ Stack), justification, vertical alignment, and spacing at a chosen breakpoint. This panel is key to controllable responsive behavior in Block Editor sites. Prevent Shrinking — available when a block’s width/height is set to Fit content or Fixed; prevents fixed-size elements from collapsing on small screens. Responsive Visibility for any block — set the default visibility state (visible/hidden) and change it at a chosen breakpoint. Responsive Settings for Grid — replaces the core Stack on mobile with a dedicated panel to choose the stacking breakpoint and adjust spacing at that breakpoint. Improved Stack on mobile for Columns — choose the breakpoint and optionally reverse the column order at that breakpoint. Navigation overlay menu — replaces the fixed Mobile option with Responsive; pick the exact breakpoint when navigation collapses to a menu icon (useful for headers). Hover color for Navigation — add hover color controls for menu and submenu items. Responsive Settings for Button — control the orientation of inner buttons (stack or reverse), plus justification and vertical alignment at a chosen breakpoint. Hover colors for Button — set text, background, and border colors on hover. Responsive Settings for Post Template (Grid view) — stack posts and adjust spacing at a chosen breakpoint. Animation on Scroll for any block — subtle reveal on scroll with configurable effect, easing, duration, and delay. Responsive text alignment — add alignment controls at a chosen breakpoint for Heading, Paragraph, and select text-based blocks. SVG Icon block + sanitized SVG upload — place SVG icons anywhere; control size, color, hover color, and linking. Breakpoints — edit built-in breakpoints and add or remove custom breakpoints. Requirements & Compatibility WordPress 6.8 or later Uses the native Block Editor (Gutenberg) Works with block themes; does not target third-party page builders Privacy This plugin does not collect personal data from site visitors. It uses standard Block Editor controls and optional template imports. Site owners should review their own analytics/embeds for compliance. License Better Block Editor is distributed under the GPLv2 or later. You are free to use it on personal and commercial sites. Resources Official website — https://wpbbe.io/ User Guide — https://docs.wpbbe.io/

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.