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Useful Blocks

by LOOS · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.9.1 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.0+

Useful Blocks has 10,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 156,670 downloads all time. It was downloaded 3,096 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on September 12, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Useful Blocks at a glance

Active installs
10,000+
was 20,000+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
156,670
Downloads, last 30 days
3,096
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Useful Blocks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Open the “Useful Blocks” category of the Block Inserter
  • There are custom blocks
  • Just select the block you want to use

Useful 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

5★
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4★
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3★
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1★
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  • ぽんひろさんのデザインがブロックで使えて感動です

    ぽんひろさんのデザインがとても好きで、いつもカスタマイズの参考にさせていただいています。 いつもコードをコピペして使っていたカスタマイズがブロックエディターで簡単に使えるようになってとても嬉しいです！ ブロックの数もこれから増えるということでとても期待しています！

    aoi61n

Download and install history

13,319 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Useful Blocks downloads per day02.5k5k7.5k10kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Useful Blocks active installs05k10k15k20kSep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Useful Blocks rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Useful Blocks review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

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Details

It is a plugin that collects very convenient blocks.

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

Tags

  • block
  • editor
  • Guternberg
  • ponhiro
  • useful

More from LOOS

Version
1.9.1
Last updated
Sep 12, 2026
First published
Jul 1, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Useful Blocks FAQ

What does Useful Blocks do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Useful Blocks offers Open the “Useful Blocks” category of the Block Inserter, There are custom blocks and Just select the block you want to use.

How many active installs does Useful Blocks have?

WordPress.org reports 10,000+ active installs for Useful Blocks as of October 22, 2026.

Is Useful Blocks still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 12, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Useful Blocks free?

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