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Melonpan Block

Melonpan Block – Container

by Alvaro · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.1 Tested up to WP 5.3.23 PHP 7.1+

Melonpan Block has 100+ active installs on WordPress.org and 16,518 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 8, 2021, tested up to WordPress 5.3.23.

Melonpan Block at a glance

Active installs
100+
Total downloads
16,518
Downloads, last 30 days
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Melonpan Block well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.3.23, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Background image, fixed, color & opacity
  • Content align, max-width, text color
  • Border width, color & opacity
  • Shadow width, color & opacity
  • Padding top, bottom, left, right, responsive paddings

Melonpan Block reviews and ratings

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

5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Simple and Effective

    No nonsense product. Simple and highly usable. Loved it.

    ZoraMC
  • Much better that Gutenberg group block

    Much better than Gutenberg group block. This one works as it should!

    gsalmasi
  • Great!

    This is a must!

    jummi1
  • Great!

    arminehayrapetyan
  • WOW! A working container block!

    I am super glad to have come across this. I have been searching far and wide for the solution to what would seem a simple problem -- how can I group a few elements together? I mean, show me a website that doesn't require this. I am not understanding why it wasn't included in Gutenberg to begin with, but I digress. There are a few other Gutenberg Block plugins that claim to have container blocks, but with all the others I've tried, the container block is super laggy whenever you drag it around. This plugin seems, at least from my experimentation so far, to have somehow avoided that issue for the most part. Very nice. Besides that, this one is nice because it doesn't come with a bunch of extra stuff I don't want. Most block plugins load a bunch of scripts and styles that I don't need. I am a theme developer, so I've been looking for something to just give me a way to structure the page and let me handle the rest. Thank you very much for bringing this extremely useful plugin. Now I can actually make websites again.

    whywaitwebs
  • Seems usefull

    I tried many plugins, but Melonpan is Nice and clear blocks, without thousand of useless options. Melonpan block work as describe, Great Work!

    mariagarcia1992

Details

Block that provides a container, with styling features, which can have other blocks nested.

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

Tags

  • blocks
  • container
  • editor
  • gutenberg
  • innerblocks

More from Alvaro

Version
1.3.1
Last updated
Jan 8, 2021
First published
Jan 7, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.2
Tested up to
5.3.23
Requires PHP
7.1
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Melonpan Block FAQ

What does Melonpan Block do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Melonpan Block offers Background image, fixed, color & opacity, Content align, max-width, text color, Border width, color & opacity, Shadow width, color & opacity and Padding top, bottom, left, right, responsive paddings.

How many active installs does Melonpan Block have?

WordPress.org reports 100+ active installs for Melonpan Block as of September 7, 2026.

Is Melonpan Block still maintained?

The last release was on January 8, 2021, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Melonpan Block free?

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