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Block Permissions

by meceware · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.8 Tested up to WP 5.8.15 PHP 5.6+

Block Permissions has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,557 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on October 25, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.

Block Permissions at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
4,557
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Block Permissions well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.8.15, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • If ‘Everyone’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for everyone
  • If ‘Members’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for the logged in users
  • If ‘Members with Selected User Roles’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown only for the members with specified user roles
  • If ‘Selected Users’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown only to the specified users
  • If ‘Selected Devices’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for the specified devices, such as Desktops, Phones and/or Tablets
  • If ‘Date Range’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown between the specified dates
  • If ‘Time Range’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown between the specified times
  • If ‘Day Of Week’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown on the specified days
  • If ‘PHP Function’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown according to the return value of the specified PHP function

Block Permissions reviews and ratings

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

5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Just what I needed to group blocks within a permission block

    The Block Permissions block was just what I was looking for to restrict the visibility of a block to certain roles. Easy to use and works well (esp. since you can nest arbitrary blocks inside of a Block Permissions block). Thanks, Mehmet for a well-crafted plugin.

    Larry Daniele

Details

Show Gutenberg editor blocks only to target audience depending on their user attributes such as user role, log in information and user names.

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

Tags

  • addon
  • blocks
  • content restriction
  • date
  • gutenberg

More from meceware

Version
1.0.8
Last updated
Oct 25, 2021
First published
Apr 9, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.6.0
Tested up to
5.8.15
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Block Permissions FAQ

What does Block Permissions do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Block Permissions offers If ‘Everyone’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for everyone, If ‘Members’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for the logged in users, If ‘Members with Selected User Roles’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown only for the members with specified user roles, If ‘Selected Users’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown only to the specified users and If ‘Selected Devices’ is selected as the permission, the block content will be shown for the specified devices, such as Desktops, Phones and/or Tablets.

How many active installs does Block Permissions have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Block Permissions as of September 7, 2026.

Is Block Permissions still maintained?

The last release was on October 25, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Block Permissions free?

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