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Canvas

by codesupplyco · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.5.5 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 5.4+

Canvas has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 346,904 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Canvas at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
346,904
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Canvas well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Diverse Block Collection – From basic elements to complex layouts, Canvas provides all the building blocks you need: Alert, Progress, Tabs, Collapsibles…
  • Flexible Layout System – Create responsive grid-based layouts with Row and Column blocks, complete with adjustable widths, gaps, and responsive controls
  • Rich Media Galleries – Present your visual content beautifully with Justified Gallery and Slider Gallery blocks with extensive customization options
  • Advanced Posts Display – Showcase your content in various layouts with powerful query controls including filtering by categories, tags, and post types
  • Responsive Design Controls – Ensure your content looks great on all devices with device-specific visibility and styling options
  • Styling Flexibility – Add sophisticated styling with controls for spacing, borders, colors, and more
  • Custom Block Extensions – Extend core WordPress blocks with additional functionality and styling options

Canvas reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.1 out of 5

8 reviews

5★
6
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  • Poor Plugin and Support

    Some of the canvas block layouts are not available even after selecting > Canvas full width template > section > posts . For example, in the select the block layout, all the post sliders are missing. Full blocks, and some tab blocks. Why is the last time you provided a support reply over 3 years ago?Would be a good plugin if only it was supported properly - fixing the bugs - and the plugin developers responded to their customers support issues.Plugin has great potential, but currently unusable.

    tomo55555

  • Revolutionary block-based page builder?

    I have it a try and didn't see anything revolutionary about the blocks this plugin offers. The design settings are pretty much sub par compared to other major design block plugins. The heading block seems a bit funky as I had a had time entering the text in the text entry box. There's much to be desired.

    Skylabb

  • Poor

    impossible to deactivate unused options, which destroys the pagespeed score

    Jimmy Thai

  • Uau! It´s simply amazing!

    I couldn´t believe how great this plugin is, can´t believe why almost nobody has noticed it. Great plugin, keeps my website very fast, good work! Thank you very much.

    C77

  • Best Custom Gutenberg Blocks Plugin

    A wonderful plugin, can add any settings via PHP, no need to learn the react.js.

    Ion Burdianov

  • Issue April 03 2020 fatal error

    Hello, After an update to 2.0.1 version, since WordPress 5.2 has detected CANVAS extension causes a fatal error on my site. Here, WordPress found an error with one of your extensions, "Canvas". I'm using AuthenticVersion : 6.0.8 by Code Supply Co.

    eduboismagesencours

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Details

A revolutionary block-based page builder used for building layouts, an interplay of the WordPress block editor features and exceptional UI design.

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

Tags

  • page
  • template
  • theme

More from codesupplyco

Version
2.5.5
Last updated
Jul 12, 2026
First published
Oct 28, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.6
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
5.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Canvas FAQ

What does Canvas do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Canvas offers Diverse Block Collection – From basic elements to complex layouts, Canvas provides all the building blocks you need: Alert, Progress, Tabs, Collapsibles, Flexible Layout System – Create responsive grid-based layouts with Row and Column blocks, complete with adjustable widths, gaps, and responsive controls, Rich Media Galleries – Present your visual content beautifully with Justified Gallery and Slider Gallery blocks with extensive customization options, Advanced Posts Display – Showcase your content in various layouts with powerful query controls including filtering by categories, tags, and post types and Responsive Design Controls – Ensure your content looks great on all devices with device-specific visibility and styling options.

How many active installs does Canvas have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Canvas as of September 7, 2026.

Is Canvas still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Canvas free?

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