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Core Framework

by Core Framework · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.2 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.0+

Core Framework has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 210,049 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 28, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Core Framework at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
Total downloads
210,049
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Core Framework well maintained?

Support threads resolved
0 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 40 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Visual framework and design-token editor
  • Fluid typography and spacing scales
  • Color shade and tint generation
  • Utility classes, components, layouts, and custom stylesheets
  • Project import and export
  • Gutenberg integration
  • Bricks integration
  • Oxygen integration
  • Figma synchronization

Core Framework reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

40 reviews

5★
39
4★
1
3★
0
2★
0
1★
0

  • Love it!

    Invaluable for any WordPress site without a page builder.

    Martin Sauter

  • Best in class - no lock-in - great support - we love Core

    I have used ACSS and other Frameworks. I love Core as it is intuitive, lightm it has the right ammount of features for me, and you can easily remove the builder plugin (if you choose to use one) by simply exporting the styles and importing them directly into your builder. No lock-in. Support is great too. Thanks guys!

    lanxalot

  • Excellent Investment

    This is a massive productivity investment. I bought the bricks addon and it's a game changer.

    groggy72

  • Great plugin overall

    This plugin is awesome in general. However there are several outstanding issues; the biggest of all for me: Gutenberg integration, with it that I and many others have reported. The developers have not been responding to that either here or on their support channel (though recently they explained they had not been receiving notifications for support threads here, so that partially explains it) I'm still confused as to why my support thread here about the Gutenberg issue was locked while still unresolved without any explanation whatsoever. Mistake? I do believe they need a better bug tracking system like Github issues maybe. They only have a feature request tracker, which is also used for bugs, but I often do not receives responses from the developers there either. I don't know how they handle the tickets internally but it seems to me they need to bring in something like Github issues where issues can be labelled or at least some ways for bugs to be separated from feature requests. Back to the plugin: it's great and it's free and I actively use it, so I hope they continue to work and improve it.

    aaylasecura

  • Exactly what I have been looking for

    This bring much needed CSS class management to the block editor + an entire design Framework system. This allows me to keep a limited set of WP block controls for my clients e.g. font size, colors, while giving my full design control via classes. At some point it would be nice to be able to limit access to specific user roles.

    Sunny

  • Awesome

    This is awesome! 🤩 Thanks for making it freely available for Gutenberg. 🙏 It's amazingly easy to manage classes and create custom style variation for items.I love that it's class-based and I can edit the class and it applies to the entire website, unlike other editors where appearance and style settings are tied to the element and can't be edited globally.

    Yasin

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Details

Build and manage a portable CSS framework and design system directly inside WordPress.

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

Tags

  • bricks
  • css
  • framework
  • oxygen
  • stylesheet
Version
2.0.2
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
First published
Mar 26, 2024
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Core Framework FAQ

What does Core Framework do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Core Framework offers Visual framework and design-token editor, Fluid typography and spacing scales, Color shade and tint generation, Utility classes, components, layouts, and custom stylesheets and Project import and export.

How many active installs does Core Framework have?

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

Is Core Framework still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Does Core Framework have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Core Framework are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Core Framework free?

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