8 Best Blocks Starter Templates Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Blocks Starter Templates has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 8 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 8 closest alternatives to Blocks Starter Templates
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Premium Blocks
Closest matchPremium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates
4.8 (41) 2,000+ active installsPremium Blocks for Gutenberg: Free Gutenberg blocks packed with performance-optimized tools, global styling options, responsive controls, pre-built te …
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated July 31, 2026.
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Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks
4.9 (25) 5,000+ active installsBlocks CSS allows you add custom CSS to your Blocks straight from the Block Editor (Gutenberg).
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated 26 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 tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated February 27, 2026.
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4.5 (21) 10,000+ active installsCustom blocks for WordPress made easy.
Shares the block-editor, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated April 20, 2026.
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BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites
4.8 (33) 10,000+ active installsBuild professional news, magazine, blog, editorial and business websites with powerful Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, advanced post layouts, sli …
Shares the starter templates tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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4.7 (44) 10,000+ active installsPower-up your Elementor workflow with global theme style presets, container-based patterns, and more global design controls.
Shares the patterns tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio
4.9 (170) 20,000+ active installsSupercharge the WordPress block editor with enhanced core blocks, hundreds of block patterns, professional starter sites, and portfolio tools.
Shares the block-editor, patterns tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 5 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 fse, gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 300 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
Switching from Blocks Starter Templates: common questions
What is the best alternative to Blocks Starter Templates?
Premium Blocks is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 2,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which Blocks Starter Templates alternative has the most users?
Otter Blocks, with 300,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Blocks Starter Templates alternative is rated highest?
Twentig, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 170 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Blocks Starter Templates 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 Blocks Starter Templates 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 Blocks Starter Templates 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
Premium Blocks is the closest match to Blocks Starter Templates by the data we track, and Otter Blocks has the widest reach with 300,000+ active installs. Twentig 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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