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Useful Blocks

by LOOS · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.9.0 Tested up to WP 6.9.7 PHP 7.0+

Useful Blocks has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 143,407 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on March 31, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Useful Blocks at a glance

Active installs
20,000+
Total downloads
143,407
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Useful Blocks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.7, not yet with the current 7.1

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

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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

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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
1.9.0
Last updated
Mar 31, 2026
First published
Jul 1, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
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 20,000+ active installs for Useful Blocks as of September 7, 2026.

Is Useful Blocks still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on March 31, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Is Useful Blocks free?

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