10 Best Blank Slate Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Blank Slate has 10,000+ 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 Blank Slate
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Beaver Builder Page Builder
Closest matchBeaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder
4.7 (394) 100,000+ active installsThe Professional's Choice for Drag & Drop WordPress Page Building. Fast, Reliable, and Trusted since 2014.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly AnyWhere Elementor)
4.8 (104) 70,000+ active installsInsert Elementor created content anywhere using shortcode. Insert Elementor created content anywhere using shortcode.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated December 11, 2025.
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Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks
4.9 (521) 100,000+ active installsThe complete website builder for the WordPress block editor. Build professional sites faster with powerful blocks, block styles, and a global design s …
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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Brizy – Page Builder
4.7 (969) 70,000+ active installsA page builder that is fast & easy, Brizy is a next-gen website builder that anyone can use. No designer or developer skills required.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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4.9 (53) 100,000+ active installsMake entire columns, sections and containers clickable in Elementor — improve navigation and user experience with just one link.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated September 21, 2025.
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HT Mega Addons for Elementor
Paid version availableHT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder
4.1 (65) 70,000+ active installsElementor addon offering 146+ widgets, AI Builder, Mega Menu, Ready Templates, Page Builder, Slider, Gallery, Post Grid & more.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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4.4 (79) 90,000+ active installsColibri Page Builder adds drag and drop page builder functionality to the ColibriWP theme.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Kubio AI Page Builder
4.4 (77) 80,000+ active installsUsing the power of AI, Kubio gives you a head start by generating a first draft of your website, which you can further customize to your liking.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks
4.8 (107) 70,000+ active installsMore than 20 special blocks for Gutenberg to build complex pages and animations with highest possible web vitals score.
Shares the page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 7 times the installs, last updated 5 days ago.
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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 page builder tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, last updated 8 days ago.
Switching from Blank Slate: common questions
What is the best alternative to Blank Slate?
Beaver Builder Page Builder is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 100,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Blank Slate alternative has the most users?
Beaver Builder Page Builder, with 100,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Blank Slate alternative is rated highest?
Stackable, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 521 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Blank Slate 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 Blank Slate 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 Blank Slate 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
Beaver Builder Page Builder is the closest match to Blank Slate by the data we track, and Beaver Builder Page Builder has the widest reach with 100,000+ active installs. HT Mega Addons for Elementor 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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