10 Best PublishPress Blocks Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PublishPress Blocks has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to PublishPress Blocks
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Ultimate Blocks
Closest matchUltimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor
4.9 (729) 50,000+ active installsCreate Better Content With The Block Editor. Custom Blocks for Bloggers and Content Marketers.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.7, last updated 6 days ago.
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Post Grid Gutenberg Blocks – PostX
4.8 (262) 40,000+ active installsDesign professional blogs with advanced Gutenberg blocks, premade templates, dynamic post grids, and smart filters.
Shares the gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 8 days ago.
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Grids: Layout builder for WordPress
5.0 (21) 2,000+ active installsThe most advanced page and layout builder for Gutenberg and the new Block Editor, with columns, rows and responsive controls.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. 2,000+ installs against 20,000+, last updated February 27, 2026.
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks
4.7 (1,870) 1 million+ active installsGutenberg blocks for existing Spectra websites. Maintained, stable, and fully supported — no action needed on your part.
Shares the gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, last updated 12 days ago.
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Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor
4.8 (332) 600,000+ active installs20+ Gutenberg Blocks with endless options, enabling top-notch efficiency for high-performance dynamic website creation.
Shares the gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 30 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.7, last updated 4 days ago.
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Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE
4.7 (249) 300,000+ active installsQuickly create WordPress pages with 20+ blocks, 100+ ready-to-import designs, and advanced editor extensions. It’s website building, Lego-style!
Shares the gutenberg, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 15 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.5 (354) 1 million+ active installsExtends and enhances the block editor (Gutenberg) and the classic editor (TinyMCE).
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 50 times the installs, rated 4.5 against 4.7, last updated 12 days ago.
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4.9 (33) 40,000+ active installsFlexible Table Block is a custom block plugin for the WordPress block editor that allows you to create tables in any configuration.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated July 26, 2026.
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GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor
4.5 (46) 80,000+ active installsGutenKit – Ultimate no-code Gutenberg blocks to design stunning web pages and visually stunning posts in WordPress block editor.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 4 times the installs, last updated 8 days ago.
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Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor
4.4 (27) 40,000+ active installsBuild a full website with AI, then edit every block natively in Gutenberg. No new editor to learn, no lock-in.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg blocks tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
Switching from PublishPress Blocks: common questions
What is the best alternative to PublishPress Blocks?
Ultimate Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 50,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which PublishPress Blocks alternative has the most users?
Spectra Legacy, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PublishPress Blocks alternative is rated highest?
Ultimate Blocks, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 729 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PublishPress Blocks alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with PublishPress Blocks score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against PublishPress Blocks on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Ultimate Blocks is the closest match to PublishPress Blocks by the data we track, and Spectra Legacy has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Kadence Blocks shipped the most recent release, on September 2, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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