Abs – Additional block styles

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Reviewers like how it extends core blocks with extra styles instead of adding new ones, and they point out that content still renders fine if you turn the plugin off.

1. ★★★★★ apollosk

   1.8y ago

   I’ve been using Additional Block Styles for a few weeks, and it’s a game-changer! This plugin adds so many creative styling options to Gutenberg blocks, making it easy to give my site a fresh, custom look without needing extra CSS. The options are straightforward, and the styles integrate seamlessly with existing blocks. Highly recommend for anyone looking to take their WordPress design up a notch!

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2. ★★★★★ Bjarne Oldrup

   2.2y ago

   I meant to test Abs for quite some time now, as it cleverly extends the possible styles of the core blocks, not adding a gazillion extra “advanced heading” blocks etc. to your already bloated block inserter. Abs adds a class to the blocks meaning, you can actually disable the Abs plugin entirely, and your content will still render, just with normal core styles. You won’t even get the dreaded “This block contains unexpected or invalid content.” This approach makes Abs very robust, in the way that should you ever encounter a problem with the Abs styling, you just disable that feature in the Abs settings panel, and core WordPress styling will be used. No lock in. No dependencies. Tested with WP 6.5, PHP 8.3, the W3C HTML Validator and WebAIM Wave. No issues found. Definitely give Abs a try. I might not do as much as some block plugins, but what it does, it does extremely well.

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-08-06 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-08-05 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2024-08-02 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-08-01 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2024-07-29 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2024-07-26 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-07-25 300+ → 400+ up after 147 days in tier
8. 2024-02-29 200+ → 300+ up after 15 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Genesis Custom Blocks 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• aThemes Blocks 6K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP Magazine Modules Lite 5K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags C

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Abs – Additional block styles: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/additional-block-styles