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Blank Slate — WordPress Page Builder Plugin

by Aaron Reimann · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.2+

Blank Slate has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 228,895 downloads all time. It was downloaded 8,584 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 5, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Blank Slate at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
228,895
Downloads, last 30 days
8,584
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Blank Slate well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 23 reviews on WordPress.org

Blank Slate reviews and ratings

23 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

23 reviews

5★
23
4★
0
3★
0
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  • Plug and play

    This works as advertised, no shenanigans. Thank you.

    Mary Mojisola Job

  • It does what it says it does, nothing less, nothing more

    I love it when a plugin just works. I also love not having to deal with upsells. Thank you.

    Alain Guillot

  • Works perfect

    Thanks a lot for this plugin!! Very useful for clean works!

    Lu Is

  • Excellent!

    Very good plugin!

    ajpintos

  • Working 100%

    great plug

    Reichlich

  • A Must Have Plugin

    Great job Aaron. Now that Gutenberg has been reborn, this feature should be in core. Tabula rasa if you're going to be given such lovely canvas tools in an era when Web hosts clamour to give their customers drag and drop tools.

    starapple

Download and install history

9,048 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Blank Slate downloads per day01.3k2.5k3.8k5kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Blank Slate active installs02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Blank Slate rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Blank Slate review count06.312.518.825Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Where Blank Slate ranks on WordPress.org

The rankings we track that Blank Slate appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.

Ranking WordPress.org placement Position 30 days
Best Page Builder Plugins #31 by tag, not in search #55 –

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Details

Provides a blank page template for use with WordPress page builders.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Blank Slate competes in

Tags

  • blank
  • canvas
  • empty
  • landing
  • page builder

More from Aaron Reimann

Version
1.3.0
Last updated
Oct 5, 2026
First published
Apr 7, 2016
Requires WordPress
5.8
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.2
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Blank Slate FAQ

How many active installs does Blank Slate have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Blank Slate as of October 22, 2026.

Is Blank Slate still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 5, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Blank Slate free?

Blank Slate is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.

Where does Blank Slate rank among Page Builder Plugins?

Blank Slate is #55 in the WordPress.org Page Builder Plugins ranking.