Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want

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Crossed into this band 3.5 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ saksaksak

   12mo ago

   I have tested about 5 plugins for multiple post display in Grid layout. The most popular plugin did not support Custom Post Types in the starter (free) version thus, it was a non-starter for me. For me, it is an important missing functionality to continue testing. I’d rather test the most important functionality for a plugin and if it is good, I shall definitely pay for the extra options. There were other plugins which supported CPT but they were so primitive in styling options. Advanced Post Block is by far the best. Excellent CPT support right from beginning and lots of control for the styling. I am now building my site and I shall definitely buy the pro when I decide to go operational with my site. I have been testing only the starter (free) version. But the good thing about this plugin is, it has all the functionality displayed in the starter version and the paid ones are just not activated. Thus you can see what you will get with the paid version and there are definitely functionalities you will want to have for an operational site. One important advantage of this plugin is that, it is only for Gutenberg. Thus, it feels native in Gutenberg block editor unlike some other plugins which make you define your grid block etc via their menu item. And I also assume, because of this, it has lighter, cleaner code and optimized for Gutenberg, as the developer does not need to have considerations and the extra code for other stuff like for elementor, bricks etc that I do not need and I do not want to carry unnecessarıly on my sıte. Just to add, maybe the following could be considered as added functionality for the paid version: 1- Having an option to display the ‘Read More’ button at a fixed place, rather than “just after the last info piece” (I think excerpt) which gives an uneven look. 2- A variation of “Overlay Content Hover” subtype which displays also title. 3- Possibility to include excerpts from one or two Custom Fields on the display. It is great that the paid version already supplies taxonomy display and Custom Field display would add value. 4- Possibility to change Layout mode from device to device. Say; specify Grid layout display for the desktop but slider for the phone. 5- Option to specify a “sticker” on the post display with a text, and choices of style and location on the form. 6- Option to display posts in the order based on the value of a numeric custom field or a taxonomy This topic was modified 8 months, 1 week ago by saksaksak. This topic was modified 8 months, 1 week ago by saksaksak. This topic was modified 8 months, 1 week ago by saksaksak. This topic was modified 8 months, 1 week ago by saksaksak.

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2. ★★★★★ alekmitch

   1.8y ago

   Hi there, Looking at Awstats from cPanel, it seems like file called “bsdk_config.json” located in “/wp-content/plugins/advanced-post-block/bsdk_config.json” is causing huge amounts of access from visitors. I had about 100k visits on this file just on the beginning of January (in January only) before I disabled this plugin. No other plugin does this. Because I’m concerned about these usages, I’m fearful of using using this plugin on any of my websites until this is fixed. There’s no reason for so much access to this file. Now I don’t know if something else is causing this, but I noticed it on my other websites as well. I’ll check closely where I actually used the block from this plugin, but it really is concerning. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by alekmitch. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by alekmitch. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by alekmitch. This topic was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by alekmitch.

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3. ★★★★★ playitnow65

   2.3y ago

   I had problems with Advanced Post Block. This was fixed with help of the support. Very good.

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4. ★★★★★ dano1066

   2.3y ago

   Charging a montly fee to use the pro features is a joke. You offer nothing to warrant the montly fee. It should be a one off payment for something like this. Dont waste your time with this. This topic was modified 2 years ago by dano1066.

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5. ★★★★★ sophibee

   3.0y ago

   Amazing plugin, with now option to showcase pages instead of posts as well. Just perfect!

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6. ★★★★★ eMBurr

   3.6y ago

   This plugin works good, has many options and sounds like more to come. What I like best is the support. Nothing better then a quick reply and they were able help out too! Looking forward to much more style control maybe in a future update.

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7. ★★★★★ Tori Chambers

   3.6y ago

   I love the layout! Makes things fast and easy.

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8. ★★★★★ dimal

   4.0y ago

   Works nice, as expected. No issues. I would give a 5 star if Pagination is included in the free version. Because ALL other related plugins, include pagination for free. Remove something and add pagination. Just a suggestion. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by dimal.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.2 New: Template Library: Browse and import professionally designed post layouts with one click using the new Template Library button in the editor toolbar – complete with search, filters, and live preview. 2.2.2
2. — Version 2.2.1 Update: Admin Dashboard: Improved UI with better feature organization. 2.2.1
3. — Version 2.2.0 New: Advanced Title Customization: Choose specific SEO title tags, align text perfectly, and set custom hover colors for a professional look. New: Enhanced Image Controls: Set custom dimensions, adjust borders, radius, a 2.2.0
4. — Version 2.1.0 New: News Ticker Layout: Added a new professional news ticker layout (Free). New: News Ticker Options: Enhanced News Ticker with direction, speed, and animation controls (Pro). New: Magazine Layouts: Introduced Magazine 2.1.0
5. — Version 2.0.8 New: List – Left Even Odd Sub-Layout: Added a new alternating left-aligned list layout for visually distinct even/odd post rows. New: List – Right Even Odd Sub-Layout: Added a new alternating right-aligned list layout fo 2.0.8
6. — Version 2.0.7 New: Query Preset: Introduced a query preset option to select from predefined query configurations, making it easier to set up common post queries. New: Taxonomy Relation: Added a new setting to select the relation (AND/ 2.0.7

All 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 5.4 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-10-26 CVE-2026-115955 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.1 Patched in 2.5.2
2. Patched Medium · 5.3 Advanced Post Block – Display Posts, Pages, or Custom Posts on Your Page <= 1.13.4 - Missing Authorization to Information Disclosure ↗
   2024-04-11 CVE-2024-0908 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.13.4 Patched in 1.13.5

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-05-19 9K+ → 10K+ up after 67 days in tier
2. 2023-03-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 46 days in tier
3. 2023-01-26 7K+ → 8K+ up after 46 days in tier
4. 2022-12-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 59 days in tier
5. 2022-10-13 5K+ → 6K+ up after 9 days in tier
6. 2022-10-04 4K+ → 5K+ up after 99 days in tier
7. 2022-06-27 200+ → 4K+ up

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Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want: 10K+ active installs, 4.2★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advanced-post-block