by Blockspare 4.8 (33 reviews)

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites

Name: BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites
Rating: 4.8 (33 reviews)
Author: Blockspare

Build professional news, magazine, blog, editorial and business websites with powerful Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, advanced post layouts, sli …

BlockSpare ranks #1,976 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #92 of 3,349 in the Communication category, a 4.8/5 rating from 33 reviews, and was last updated Aug 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v4.2.6 Current Version v4.2.6

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 28 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#92 of 3,349 in Communication Top 5% by installs Downloads -19.6% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#1,976

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-25.9%

KW Avg Position

46.2

0.6 better

Downloads

+402 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (33 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 30.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

33 reviews

Overall 96%

30 (91%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

12 known vulnerabilities on record · 6 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Apr 30, 2026

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.8

CVE-2024-13362 · Fixed in v3.2.8
Oct 16, 2025

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.14

CVE-2025-62026 · Fixed in v3.2.14
Jul 31, 2025

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.13.2

CVE-2025-4684 · Fixed in v3.2.13.2
May 7, 2025

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.10

CVE-2025-47495 · Fixed in v3.2.10
Oct 16, 2024

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 2.0.1

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v2.0.1
Sep 30, 2024

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.5

CVE-2024-47363 · Fixed in v3.2.5
Sep 3, 2024

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.5

CVE-2024-8325 · Fixed in v3.2.5
Aug 7, 2024

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 3.2.1

CVE-2024-43164 · Fixed in v3.2.1
Jul 18, 2023

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 2.6.5

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v2.6.5
Mar 4, 2022

BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites [blockspare] < 2.0.1

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v2.0.1

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.2.6
Last Updated: Aug 28, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.0 or higher
Author: Blockspare

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 33
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

BlockSpare is for publishers, bloggers, businesses, agencies, and content creators building news, magazine, blog, or business websites with the WordPress Block Editor. It provides Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, and post layout tools so users can build professional websites without page builders or custom code.

60+ Gutenberg blocks
137+ starter templates
270+ ready-made sections
Post query builder
Dynamic content support (Pro)
AJAX filters and load more (Pro)
ACF integration (Pro)
Works with any modern theme

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BlockSpare – Gutenberg Blocks for News, Magazine, Blog & Business Websites

BlockSpare is a Gutenberg blocks plugin for WordPress that helps you build professional news, magazine, blog, business, portfolio, landing page, and WooCommerce websites using the native Block Editor. It includes 60+ blocks, 137+ starter templates, 270+ ready-made sections, and powerful design controls.

BlockSpare is ideal for bloggers, publishers, online magazines, news websites, businesses, agencies, freelancers, educators, nonprofits, and anyone who wants to build professional WordPress websites without coding.

Yes. BlockSpare is purpose-built for news, magazine, editorial, and blog websites. It includes Hero Banners, Breaking News Tickers, Trending Posts, Post Grids, Post Lists, Sliders, Carousels, Masonry layouts, Timeline layouts, and other publishing-focused blocks.

Absolutely. BlockSpare includes business-focused blocks such as Containers, Content Boxes, Pricing Tables, Testimonials, Services, Call-to-Action sections, Counters, Progress Bars, Tabs, Accordions, and Buttons for creating professional business websites and marketing pages.

Starter Templates are professionally designed website layouts that help you launch a website quickly. Import a complete website or individual pages, then customize everything using the WordPress Block Editor.

No. BlockSpare is designed for visual editing with Gutenberg. You can build and customize complete websites without writing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or PHP.

Yes. BlockSpare works with modern block themes and Full Site Editing (FSE) while remaining fully compatible with classic Gutenberg themes.

Yes. BlockSpare works with most Gutenberg-compatible WordPress themes. It integrates especially well with AF themes while remaining compatible with other popular themes.

Yes. You can use BlockSpare to create WooCommerce shop pages, promotional sections, product landing pages, and business websites alongside WooCommerce.

Yes. BlockSpare includes multiple blocks for Post Grids, Lists, Tiles, Sliders, Carousels, Breaking News Tickers, Trending Posts, Masonry layouts, Timeline layouts, and Featured Sections.