10 Best Section Builder with Backgrounds Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Section Builder with Backgrounds has 1,000+ 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 Section Builder with Backgrounds
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Content Blocks
Closest matchContent Blocks (Custom Post Widget)
4.9 (80) 10,000+ active installsThis plugin enables you to edit and display Content Blocks in a sidebar widget or using a shortcode.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 22, 2026.
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4.3 (31) 10,000+ active installsRedirect any post or page — with a native block or a classic shortcode. Optional delay. Optional "redirecting" message. Zero configuration.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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YASR
Paid version availableYASR – Yet Another Star Rating Plugin for WordPress
4.7 (323) 10,000+ active installsBoost the way people interact with your site with an easy WordPress stars rating system! With schema.org rich snippets YASR will improve your SEO
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since April 10, 2025.
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4.9 (201) 10,000+ active installsTired of slow, bloated gallery plugins? Here is the answer! ☺️ Polished, beautiful galleries that are blazing fast. No bloat. Enjoy! 💕
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 21 days ago.
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5.0 (36) 10,000+ active installsGutenberg block for creating responsive accordion drop-downs.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, no update since February 7, 2022.
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5.0 (60) 10,000+ active installsSimple accordion for adding collapse elements to pages without affecting page load time. Includes Gutenberg block and shortcode for classic editor.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated July 24, 2026.
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SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block
4.9 (77) 10,000+ active installsSEO-friendly Table of Contents Gutenberg block. No JavaScript or CSS by default.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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4.8 (27) 10,000+ active installsAllows to add animations to block editor blocks on scroll.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Meta Field Block – Display custom fields in the Block Editor without coding
5.0 (57) 10,000+ active installsA single block to display custom fields in the Block Editor. It supports ACF, MetaBox, WooCommerce, meta, rest field, shortcode and more.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 28 days ago.
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Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting
4.8 (50) 10,000+ active installsCode highlighting powered by the VS Code engine. Performance focused. No bloat.
Shares the block tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
Switching from Section Builder with Backgrounds: common questions
What is the best alternative to Section Builder with Backgrounds?
Content Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Section Builder with Backgrounds alternative has the most users?
Content Blocks, with 10,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Section Builder with Backgrounds alternative is rated highest?
Lightweight Accordion, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 60 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Section Builder with Backgrounds 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 Section Builder with Backgrounds 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 Section Builder with Backgrounds 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
Content Blocks is the closest match to Section Builder with Backgrounds by the data we track, and Content Blocks has the widest reach with 10,000+ active installs. Shortcode Redirect shipped the most recent release, on August 25, 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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