Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all…
About Block Manager
The Block Manager is a tool that allows site admins to easily disable blocks and block patterns, as well as organize the Block Inserter by updating block categories. It also provides hooks for developers to control blocks and sync options across multiple WordPress environments.Screenshots






Changelog
3.1.1 – March 15, 2025
- FIX: Fixed issue with rendering block icons of various plugins. Now using default WP block editor
BlockIconrendering. - FIX: Fixed issue with blocks not showing in Block Manager when being registered using
enqueue_block_assetshook. - UPDATE: Admin UI/UX updates.
3.1.0 – November 3, 2024
- UPDATE: New admin UI.
- UPDATE: Various changes for upcoming Block Manager Pro plugin.
3.0.0 – April 3, 2024
- NEW: Added support for disabling block patterns and core block patterns.
- FIX: Fixed incorrect number of filtered blocks display in Blocks sidebar.
- FIX: Fixed issue with return value in admin_footer text.
- UPDATE: Updated plugin installer vendor file.
- UPDATE: Various code refactoring and organization.
- UPDATE: Various security updates.
2.1.1 – November 1, 2023
- HOTFIX: Fix for undefined React key warning when
WP_DEBUGis enabled.
2.1.0 – November 1, 2023
- NEW: Adding notification system for feedback after an action is performed.
- UPDATE: Added display indicators for variation blocks.
- FIX: Fixed potential upgrade issue with disabled blocks throwing admin error due to object vs array data.
- FIX: Fixed issue with missing loading animation.
- FIX: Fixed issue with block variations not counting towards block count.
2.0.0 – October 20, 2023
- NEW – New admin interface and interactions for the Block and Block Categories pages.
- NEW: Added block category export and hook
gbm_block_categoriesto allow for changing block categories at the theme level. - UPDATE: Updated build scripts and dependencies to use wp-scripts.
- UPDATE: Block Manager is now supported on Widget screen.
- FIX: Fixed issue with some missing block definitions.
- FIX: Fixed issues with block icons not rendering for some blocks.
- FIX: Fixed issue with various blocks crashing the Block Manager edit screen.
- FIX: Other various bug fixes and overall improvements.
1.2.5 – May 23, 2023
- FIX – Fixed potential issue with JS errors on Site Editor screens.
- UPDATE – WP version bump and testing.
1.2.4 – November 30, 2022
- HOTFIX – Fixed issue with plugin not working on
editscreens.
1.2.3 – November 19, 2022
- FIX: Added fix for blank screen when users have JetPack plugin enabled.
- FIX: Fixed issue with missing semi-colon in Block Manager export functionality.
- FIX: Added fix for only loading the block removal script on
NewandEditscreens.
1.2.2 – August 17, 2021
- NEW – Added new Reset option that will clear all disabled blocks.
- FIX – Added fix for possible issue with icon width on blocks admin page.
- UPDATE – Updated tab navigation inside the plugin to make it more clear which section was being edited.
1.2.1 – February 28, 2021
- UPDATE – Added Category Switcher support for all block including core Gutenberg blocks.
1.2 – February 27, 2021
- NEW – Added new Category Switcher.
- The Category Switcher provides functionality for changing the category core Gutenberg blocks.
- Changing a block category will update the location of the block in the Gutenberg Block Inserter while editing posts.
- FIX – Fixed issue with missing semi-colon in export code.
- UPDATE – Various admin UI/UX updates.
1.1 – January 19, 2021
- NEW – Added new
gbm_disabled_blocksfilter to allow for disabling blocks via functions.php - NEW – Added
Exportoption to dynamically build a pre-populatedgbm_disabled_blocksfilter. - NEW – Added Grid/List view toggle.
1.0.1 – January 2, 2021
- NEW – Added support for Embed blocks (Twitter, Facebook, Spotify etc). These blocks were changed in WP 5.6 and the handler had to be updated to manage the active/inactive states.
- FIX – Fixed REST API warning for missing
permissions_callback.
1.0 – January 6, 2020
- Initial release