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Dev Content Blocks

by Allon Sacks · WordPress.org page

v1.4.1 Tested up to WP 5.0.27 PHP 5.6+

Dev Content Blocks has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 3,909 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 25, 2018, tested up to WordPress 5.0.27.

Dev Content Blocks at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
3,909
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Dev Content Blocks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.0.27, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Enable/disable each box in the “Content Block Code” section
  • More Page builder support
  • Variables to be passed in the shortcode
  • Option to enqueue other CSS & JS files when a block is used
  • Preview in a light box on the admin screen
  • Options for incorporating and using the featured image
  • Add an option to change the order of the HTML box vs. the WP editor
  • Add an option to turn off formatting in the WP editor
  • Add an option to enqueue the CSS and JS instead of outputting it in the HTML
  • Button in tinyMCE to add shortcodes
  • Show shortcodes in main Dev Content Blocks screen
  • Localization and language support

Dev Content Blocks reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Really useful!

    This plugin is really useful when I want to add scripts into specific post/page. Also this makes possible to create some html components with scripts and css easily. I love this!

    kazuyk

Details

Content blocks for global content, with revisions. Use HTML without formatting being broken. Not only for devs.

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

Tags

  • Content Blocks
  • html
  • modular
  • reusable content
  • shortcodes

More from Allon Sacks

Version
1.4.1
Last updated
Dec 25, 2018
First published
Nov 3, 2017
Requires WordPress
4.0.1
Tested up to
5.0.27
Requires PHP
5.6
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Dev Content Blocks FAQ

What does Dev Content Blocks do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Dev Content Blocks offers Enable/disable each box in the “Content Block Code” section, More Page builder support, Variables to be passed in the shortcode, Option to enqueue other CSS & JS files when a block is used and Preview in a light box on the admin screen.

How many active installs does Dev Content Blocks have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Dev Content Blocks as of September 7, 2026.

Is Dev Content Blocks still maintained?

The last release was on December 25, 2018, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Dev Content Blocks free?

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