Block Designer
Block Designer – Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg Editor
by Helmut Wandl · WordPress.org page · Website
Block Designer has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 7,162 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on December 3, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Block Designer at a glance
Is Block Designer well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Display (block, flex, inline-block, inline, none)
- Flex (direction, reverse, align, justify, gap, wrap)
- Flex Child (shrink, grow, align self)
- Spacing (margin, padding)
- Size (width, height, min-width, min-height, max-width, max-height)
- Overflow (visible, hidden, scroll, auto)
- Typography (font-weight, font-style, font-size, line-height, color, text-align, text-decoration)
- Border (radius, style, width, color)
- Background (color, linear-gradient, radial-gradient)
- Effects (box-shadow)
Block Designer reviews and ratings
4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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incredible
This is incredible, the WordPress core could have something of this level for creating your own blocks directly in WordPress, this project is promising and I see a great future, thank you and congratulations
José Jefferson -
I am thrilled!
With its intuitive interface and many customizable options, I was able to easily create my own blocks for the Gutenberg editor and make my WordPress website more appealing. The support is fast and helpful. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to make their WordPress sites more customized. 5 stars!
mxpppe -
The best visual custom block creator so far
If you have tried Lazy Blocks or Genesis Custom Blocks and are looking for a more visual way to both create and use custom blocks, this plugin is for you: Creating a custom block is very much like building a post in the Gutenberg block editor (no coding required), and using your custom block is completely WYSIWYG (no form).
Martin Sauter -
Awesome plugin, easy to use!
This is a great plugin for creating custom blocks to your site. Very easy and intuitive to use. I highly recommend!
dreiviertelneun
Details
Create and design custom blocks for the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor without any line of code.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block-editor
- custom blocks
- design
- gutenberg
- style
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- Version
- 1.10.1
- Last updated
- Dec 3, 2025
- First published
- Jul 15, 2022
- Requires WordPress
- 5.9.0
- Tested up to
- 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.3
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Block Designer FAQ
What does Block Designer do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Block Designer offers Display (block, flex, inline-block, inline, none), Flex (direction, reverse, align, justify, gap, wrap), Flex Child (shrink, grow, align self), Spacing (margin, padding) and Size (width, height, min-width, min-height, max-width, max-height).
How many active installs does Block Designer have?
WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Block Designer as of September 7, 2026.
Is Block Designer still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on December 3, 2025 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.
Does Block Designer have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 2 recent support threads for Block Designer are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Block Designer free?
Block Designer is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.