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PublishPress
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PublishPress Blocks - Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
PublishPress Blocks is your complete solution for the WordPress block editor. You can control block permissions, styles, visibility, usage and more.
PublishPress Blocks ranks #1,216 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #56 of 1,143 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.7/5 rating from 204 reviews, and was last updated Sep 9, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Compatible with WP 7.1
v3.7.6
Current Version v3.7.6
Updated 1 week ago
Last Update on 09 Sep, 2026
Refreshed 7 hours ago
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#56 of 1,143 in Editor & Writing
Top 5% by installs
Downloads +374.6% this week
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Review 4.7 out of 5
4.7
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Source: WPVulnerability3 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago
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CVE-2025-8588 · Fixed in v3.4.0
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CVE-2025-48332 · Fixed in v3.3.2
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CVE-2025-49032 · Fixed in v3.3.2
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- Version
- 3.7.6
- Last Updated
- Sep 09, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.5+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1
- PHP Version
- 7.2.5 or higher
- Author
- PublishPress
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners and content editors using the block editor (Gutenberg). It solves the problem of controlling who can use which blocks, managing block visibility conditions, and adding extra block types and styling options.
- Block permissions by user role
- Over 20 extra blocks
- Custom CSS block styles
- Block visibility scheduling
- Device and browser targeting
- Block usage scanner
- Reusable blocks management
- Auto-insert blocks into posts
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about PublishPress Blocks - Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions
We reply to every question about the editor on the forum here, just ask :) We also have online documentation here.
You can create a PublishPress Accordion block by clicking the "Accordion - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks category. When you first create this block, you will see 2 accordion elements that display by default. Once created, you can adjust the header, body or border options for your accordion. The Accordion block also allows you to customize the borders of the accordion areas: Click here for more on Gutenberg accordion blocks.
The PublishPress Button block is based on the default Button block in Gutenberg. This improved version of the button block has tons of extra features including advanced styling such as hover, margin, border, padding, shadows and more. You can create a PublishPress Button block by clicking the "Accordion - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks section. There are options for customizing the test size, background color and text color for the button. There are also customization options for the color, borders, margin, and padding of your buttons. You can choose settings that control what visitors see when they hover over your button blocks. Click here for more on Gutenberg button blocks.
The PublishPress Icon block allows you to add icons to WordPress content. This block uses Google's Material Design icons. You can customize the style, size, color, link, margin, padding, background, border and more. You can create a PublishPress Icon block by clicking the "Icon - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks section. After you choose an icon, you will see extra settings in the right sidebar, including Icon Size, Icon Color, Icon Background, Border, Border Size, Border Radius. Click here for more on Gutenberg icon blocks.
The PublishPress List block is based on the default List block in Gutenberg. This improved version of the block has tons of extra features including advanced styling such as custom icons, text size, margin, padding and more. You can create a PublishPress List block by clicking the "List - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks section. After creating the PublishPress List block, you can adjust the settings from the right sidebar. You can change the icon and it's settings which include List icon, Icon size, Line height, Margin, Padding, and more. Click here for more on Gutenberg list blocks.
The PublishPress Table block is based on the default Table block in Gutenberg. This improved version of the block has tons of extra table features including advanced styling such as margin, padding, alignment, colors and more. You can create a PublishPress Table block by clicking the "Table - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks section. After choosing the PublishPress Table block, you can choose the number of columns and rows for your table layout. You can edit the table after setting the number of columns and rows. The options include: Add Row Before Add Row After Delete Row Add Column Before Add Column After Delete Column Split Merged Cells Merge Cells Click here for more on Gutenberg table blocks.
You can create a PublishPress Tabs block when you need to display a lot of content in a small area. The tabs are mobile-friendly, can be horizontal or vertical, and can be customized with your colors and design. To insert a PublishPress Tabs block, click the "Tabs - PublishPress" button in the PublishPress Blocks category. You can add tabs using the large + icon. You can remove tabs using the yellow X icon. The block settings allow you to adjust the tab direction and also which tab people will see when they open the page. Click here for more on Gutenberg tabs blocks.
The PublishPress Columns block is based on the default Columns block in Gutenberg. This new version of the block has many extra features including extra layout options, padding, margins and much more. If you want to create a block containing other blocks inside, you should choose "Columns - PublishPress" in PublishPress Blocks category. Then you can add any types of block you want in each column. You can choose different layouts for Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile displays. You can also choose the space between columns, padding, margin, and much more. Click here for more on Gutenberg columns blocks.
No. The impact is minimal because our plugin relies heavily on tools provided by the native Gutenberg editor. Many of our blocks are built on top of the default Gutenberg blocks, so little extra code is necessary. And if you decide to stop using PublishPress Blocks, any Gutenberg block will safely turn back to regular HTML. This means that PublishPress Blocks is a safe option to use, because your content is not locked into our plugin forever. Read more about disabling PublishPress Blocks.
Yes, with the PublishPress Blocks plugin, you can show WordPress images inside a lightbox modal. This feature is not available in the normal WordPress gallery block. This feature is on the Configuration screen in PublishPress Blocks. This will modify the default “Gallery” block in WordPress. Open galleries in lightbox: This will automatically add a lightbox display to images in the “Gallery” block. Image caption: This feature will automatically take the alt text or caption for an image and show it as captions for images in lightboxes. You can choose between display the caption below the image or over.
