Description List Block
by Daniel Floeter · WordPress.org page · Website
Description List Block has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,392 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 30, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Description List Block at a glance
Is Description List Block well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Indent-, Grid and Disable Block CSS Block Styles
- Indent or spacing settings
- Color, spacing, indent, horizontal whitspce, font-size, font-style and font-weight settings for both element tags
- Create a description list with n-elements
- Insert a new term (<dt>) and description (<dd>) before selection
- Insert a new term (<dt>) and description (<dd>) after selection
- Delete the selcted term (<dt>) and description (<dd>) pair
- Transform an Individual HTML block, a list or paragraphs into a description list and back
- Paste description list markup as a description list
Description List Block reviews and ratings
3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Description List?
No wonder I couldn't find your plugin. The element you are using is a Definition List. I've never heard it referred to as a Description List until I found your extension (Definition List, Definition Term, Definition (Data; Details; other D-words semantically befitting a definition)). I get it. Mozilla calls it a Description List. Where did that come from? SMH.I'm suspect you'll find more users if you use the common name.Historically, it is identified as a Definition list. (e.g. check the HTML3 spec, avail at w3 dot org)In any case, your plugin is really nice. Much better than the "other" one i was using. You got it right. Simple, easy, etc. Now I won't have to suffer all of that broken HTML, block recovery, etc. Thank you!UPDATE: one star. it breaks WordPress (basically).
ajaxStardust -
Perfect
Works as advertised, perfect.
elblandknipser -
Plugin Disables Publish/Update button and makes editor unresponsive
I have installed the plugin on my website and started using it on one page. When I hit the update button, the editor page becomes unresponsive and the update button status does not change. While editing other pages on the website without Description List Block's blocks, everything is fine. After disabling the plugin, the problem was fixed.
Ahmed Elgameel
Details
Displays a description list using the dl element consist of a series of term and description pairs (dt, dd).
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- block
- definition-list
- description list
- gutenberg
- list
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- Version
- 1.3.0
- Last updated
- Aug 30, 2026
- First published
- Apr 5, 2021
- Requires WordPress
- 6.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Description List Block FAQ
What does Description List Block do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Description List Block offers Indent-, Grid and Disable Block CSS Block Styles, Indent or spacing settings, Color, spacing, indent, horizontal whitspce, font-size, font-style and font-weight settings for both element tags, Create a description list with n-elements and Insert a new term (<dt>) and description (<dd>) before selection.
How many active installs does Description List Block have?
WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Description List Block as of September 7, 2026.
Is Description List Block still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 30, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Description List Block free?
Description List Block is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.