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Reusable Blocks Extended

by Jb Audras · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.9.1 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.0+

Reusable Blocks Extended has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 114,140 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 7.1.

Reusable Blocks Extended at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
114,140
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Reusable Blocks Extended well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
3%
1 of 40 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

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

  • Add Reusable Blocks dashboard informations
  • Activate Reusable Blocks admin screen
  • Provide a list of Posts where each Reusable Block is used and the date it was last modified
  • Provide a live preview of your reusable blocks from the Reusable Blocks admin screen, with your theme stylesheets
  • Provide a Reusable Blocks Widget to use your block anywhere you want in your theme’s widgets areas
  • Provide a Reusable Blocks Shortcode to use your block anywhere you want in your Post types (even if they use the Classic Editor rather than Gutenberg!)
  • Provide some Reusable Blocks PHP functions to use your block anywhere you want in your theme even
  • NEW: An easy tool to convert reusable blocks to block patterns in one click!

Reusable Blocks Extended reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.8 out of 5

40 reviews

5★
38
4★
0
3★
0
2★
1
1★
1

  • Amazing Plugin

    Great work!

    webadimark

  • Makes life so much easier!

    Thanks for making writing so much easier with a great plugin to manage my blocks and patterns. Forgot how good it was until I did a new site without it!

    whichgodsaves

  • Valuable addition for working with templates

    This plugin adds practical functions to template management that should actually be available directly in WordPress. The overview of where each template has been used is worth its weight in gold.

    Orlandoo

  • This does the job of a $200 plugin

    Hey everybody that wrote to this forum and complained about something not working with this free plugin: You can get the Gutenberg Block as a Shortcode function by using WP Code Pro. It works great and is highly supported. But the price is USD$100/yr for a single website, or $250/yr for 25 sites (prices upon yearly renewal).The whole reason I found this plugin is that WP Code Pro is expensive, and there is no LTD. After a fairly thorough search, I have found zero other options besides these two plugins: one home-made and one commercial. So if you don't want to pay the premium price for the commercial plugin, then there's no point complaining about the homemade one.

    Line49 Design

  • Lack Of Support

    Previously a 5 star review, the last year problems creeping in and it's obvious to me that the developer refuses to participate in this support forum. Kick them out of the respository until they are responsive. Note to developer, previously would have happily purchased a pro version of this plugin (which you don't seem to offer) in order to support you and get access to support.

    mjmurphy53711

  • Awesome

    simple and usefull. I'm using it in every website

    robertorefresh

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Details

Extend Gutenberg Reusable Blocks feature with a complete admin panel, widgets, shortcodes and PHP functions.

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

Tags

  • blocks
  • pattern
  • reusable
  • shortcode
  • widget

More from Jb Audras

Version
0.9.1
Last updated
Aug 28, 2026
First published
Sep 17, 2019
Requires WordPress
5.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Reusable Blocks Extended FAQ

What does Reusable Blocks Extended do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Reusable Blocks Extended offers Add Reusable Blocks dashboard informations, Activate Reusable Blocks admin screen, Provide a list of Posts where each Reusable Block is used and the date it was last modified, Provide a live preview of your reusable blocks from the Reusable Blocks admin screen, with your theme stylesheets and Provide a Reusable Blocks Widget to use your block anywhere you want in your theme’s widgets areas.

How many active installs does Reusable Blocks Extended have?

WordPress.org reports 20,000+ active installs for Reusable Blocks Extended as of September 7, 2026.

Is Reusable Blocks Extended still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 28, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Reusable Blocks Extended free?

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