GenerateBlocks Plugin
A small collection of lightweight WordPress blocks that can accomplish nearly anything.
Add incredible versatility to your editor without bloating it with tons of one-dimensional Gutenberg blocks. With GenerateBlocks, you can learn a handful of blocks deeply and use them to build anything.
GenerateBlocks works hand-in-hand with GeneratePress, but is built to work with any theme.
Looking for more features? Check out GenerateBlocks Pro.
Container
Organize your content into rows and sections. The Container block is the foundation of your content, allowing you to design unique sections for your content.
Grid
Create advanced layouts with flexible grids. The Grid block gives you the ability to create any kind of layout you can imagine.
Headline
Craft text-rich content with advanced typography. Everything from headings to paragraphs – take full control of your text.
Button
Drive conversions with beautiful buttons.
Query Loop
Build a list of posts from any post type using advanced query parameters.
Image
Add static or dynamic images to your content to make a visual statement.
Performance
We take performance seriously. Minimal CSS is generated only for the blocks you need, and our HTML structure is as simple as possible while allowing for maximum flexibility.
Coding standards
Built to the highest coding standards for security, stability and future compatibility.
Fully responsive
Every block comes with tablet and mobile controls, giving you total control of your responsive design.
Documentation
Check out our documentation for more information on the individual blocks and how to use them.
Installation
There’s two ways to install GenerateBlocks.
- Go to “Plugins > Add New” in your Dashboard and search for: GenerateBlocks
- Download the .zip from WordPress.org, and upload the folder to the
/wp-content/plugins/
directory via FTP.
In most cases, #1 will work fine and is way easier.
FAQ
How do I add your blocks to my page? - Create a new page or post
- Add a new block, and look for the “GenerateBlocks” category
- Choose your block and start building.
- It’s always best to start with a Container block.
What theme should I use? GenerateBlocks was built to work hand-in-hand with GeneratePress. However, it will work with any theme you choose.
Changelog
1.9.1
- Fix: Patterns not loading properly in Chrome
- Fix: Pattern search mixing up active libraries
- Fix: Broken pattern preview in bulk select mode
- Fix: Headline editor margin when set to div
- Tweak: Improve pattern preview loading performance
1.9.0
- Security: Disallow scripts in custom field values
- Feature: New Pattern Library
- Feature: Add support for new Global Styles in Pro
- Feature: Added opt-in defaults cache filter:
generateblocks_use_block_defaults_cache
- Feature: Added new
generateblocks_do_inline_styles
filter to force inline styles if needed - Feature: Add styles indicators to local block controls if Global Styles exist
- Feature: Keep
p
tag when converting core paragraph block to Headline block - Feature: Use arrow keys to increase or decrease values in unit control
- Fix: Button URL dropdown closing on input
- Fix: Undefined $fontFamily in old Headline version
- Fix: Missing block width alignment in block themes
- Tweak: Remove “one-time” block CSS and include it for specific blocks when needed
- Tweak: Added new
(min-width: 768px)
media query to filterable queries - Tweak: Replace Twitter icon with X icon
- Tweak: Use core Block Name for block labelling
1.8.3
- Security: Add user capability check to Query Loop post status
1.8.2
- Fix: Border colors not showing when old attributes are set.
- Tweak: Add support for the newly created core function “wp_img_tag_add_loading_optimization_attrs”
1.8.1
- Fix: Icon padding controls order
- Fix: Global styles overwriting local attributes
- Fix: Editor controls spacing using RTL languages
1.8.0
- Feature: Add flexbox alignment matrix component to Container toolbar
- Feature: Add new Borders panel with width/style/color options for all four sides
- Feature: Add new dimensions components in Spacing panel
- Feature: Mix and match padding/margin units across sides and devices
- Feature: Add more available units to all options that accept them
- Feature: Allow text values (calc(), var(), etc…) in options that accept them
- Feature: New “Add to Container” icon added to the toolbar of all blocks
- Feature: Allow removal of Container block around innerBlocks
- Feature: Display text field to allow user to replace image URL
- Feature: Headline block show text in List View
- Feature: Button block show text in List View
- Feature: Image block show alt/title in List View
- Feature: Add Block Label option to label Container, Query Loop, and Grid blocks in List View
- Feature: Only show one dimension field if synced
- Feature: Add option to disable Google fonts
- Feature: Allow all unit types in UnitControl
- Feature: Add help icon to unit list
- Fix: Attributes merging incorrect values when multiple blocks are selected
- Fix: Color and Background panels are visible/accessible on responsive views
- Fix: Template lock system not applying to inner blocks
- Fix: Button with dynamic content not displaying the aria-label
- Fix: unique id not regenareted correctly on widgets editor
- Fix: React createRoot warning
- Fix: Double-click when selecting Grid template
- Fix: Query loop parameter delete button size
- Fix: Advanced select jumping when near the bottom of the page
- Fix: Triple captions using static image with dynamic link
- Fix: Flex icons based on direction in device previews
- Fix: Container appender icon spacing
- Fix: useDeviceType state was one state behind when triggered from core buttons
- Fix: Use unit in UnitControl if value starts with decimal
- Fix: Remove trailing spaces from UnitControl numeric value
- Tweak: Require at least PHP 7.2
- Tweak: Move block alignment to Layout panel
- Tweak: Remove help text from Grid vertical alignment
- Tweak: Remove the Button Container variation
- Tweak: Clean up UnitControl display across all browsers
- Tweak: Show all Google fonts in font family dropdown
- Tweak: Remove top/bottom margin from Query Loop in the editor
- Tweak: Force lowercase units in UnitControl
- Tweak: Improve UnitControl unit visibility
- Tweak: Show units in 2 rows
- Tweak: Use same unit list for all UnitControl controls
- Dev: Rebuild how block migrations run
- Dev: Migrate spacing attributes to new spacing object attribute
- Dev: Migrate typography attributes to new typography object attribute
- Dev: Migrate icon padding and size attributes to new iconStyles object attribute
Full changelog can be found here.