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Essential Blocks is a WordPress plugin that adds over 50 blocks to the Gutenberg editor, giving you more options to build pages and posts on your website. It lets you create things like accordions, pricing tables, or sliders without needing separate plugins or coding skills. You can use it with the block editor you’re already familiar with, adding features like buttons or galleries that pull in content automatically, which can save time if you’re designing a blog, store, or portfolio.
The plugin keeps your site running smoothly by letting you turn off blocks you don’t need, so it only loads what you use. The free version covers basic blocks and styling, while the Pro version adds extras like animated effects, WooCommerce product displays, or templates from Templately for quicker setups. It also works with tools like WPML if your site needs multiple languages, and you can tweak designs to fit your style without slowing things down.
You manage it all from your WordPress dashboard, and it’s built to stay lightweight by avoiding heavy scripts. For sites that need more than the default editor offers—like dynamic grids or interactive elements—Essential Blocks provides a way to expand what you can do, keeping everything in one place and easy to adjust as your site grows.
Key Features: Essential Blocks
- Adds over 50 blocks to Gutenberg, like buttons, flip boxes, countdown timers, or team member profiles (Free & Pro).
- Creates post grids or carousels that show your latest content by category or tag (Free & Pro).
- Displays WooCommerce products in sliders or grids, filterable by sale or category (Pro).
- Sets up accordions or tabs to organize content without long scrolls (Free & Pro).
- Pulls in dynamic data, like custom fields from Advanced Custom Fields, into blocks (Pro).
- Turns on animations—like scroll effects or transitions—for blocks when visitors reach them (Pro).
- Lets you turn blocks on or off to keep your site fast by loading only what’s active (Free & Pro).
- Works with Google Fonts, offering over 1,000 font options for your text (Free & Pro).
- Adjusts block styles globally, so changes apply site-wide without editing each one (Pro).
- Uses pre-made patterns or 2,000+ Templately templates to build pages faster (Pro).
- Translates blocks with WPML for multilingual sites (Free & Pro).
- Tracks basic stats on interactive blocks, like button clicks, in your dashboard (Pro).
- Runs within WordPress, keeping your site’s data local and lightweight (Free & Pro).
- Updates responsive designs automatically to fit phones, tablets, or desktops (Free & Pro).