10 Best Anchor Block Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Anchor Block has 2,000+ 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 Anchor Block
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Link Library
Closest match4.7 (97) 10,000+ active installsThe purpose of this plugin is to add the ability to output a list of link categories and a complete list of links with notes and descriptions.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated today.
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4.9 (49) 5,000+ active installsUpgrades the next/previous post link functions to reorder or loop adjacent post navigation links, display post thumbnails, and customize link format.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 2.5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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5.0 (23) 7,000+ active installsClone of the standard Meta widget plus options to hide log in/out, admin, feed and WordPress.org/custom links.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 3.5 times the installs, no update since February 9, 2018.
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5.0 (21) 3,000+ active installsAdds back the missing "title" field in the Insert/Edit URL box in WordPress 4.2
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 1.5 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
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4.7 (20) 10,000+ active installsFlexy Breadcrumb is a super light weight plugin that is easy to navigate through current page hierarchy.
Shares the link tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, no update since January 22, 2025.
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PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
4.7 (204) 20,000+ active installsPublishPress Blocks is your complete solution for the WordPress block editor. You can control block permissions, styles, visibility, usage and more.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Gutenberg Block Editor Toolkit – EditorsKit
4.6 (175) 20,000+ active installsEditorsKit provides a set of page building tools to supercharge the WordPress Gutenberg block editor.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since May 28, 2024.
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Lazy Blocks
Paid version availableCustom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks
4.9 (80) 20,000+ active installsEasily create custom blocks and custom meta fields for Gutenberg without hard coding.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.5 (21) 10,000+ active installsCustom blocks for WordPress made easy.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated April 20, 2026.
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4.8 (27) 10,000+ active installsAllows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
Shares the gutenberg tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from Anchor Block: common questions
What is the best alternative to Anchor Block?
Link Library is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Anchor Block alternative has the most users?
PublishPress Blocks, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Anchor Block alternative is rated highest?
Lazy Blocks, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 80 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Anchor Block 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 Anchor Block 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 Anchor Block 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
Link Library is the closest match to Anchor Block by the data we track, and PublishPress Blocks has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Link Library shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 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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