Material Design for WordPress

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ Jupitercow

   3.2y ago

   Using the buttons in the Gutenberg editor caused problems. The preview keeps breaking. The cards are basically unusable, because they only allow very basic text without any formatting. They show the markup for any html you try to use to add an image or headline or bold… Cards look ok in the editor, but not on the front end. I tried the theme as well, but not any better. I gave up there. I was really excited to use these, but had to uninstall.

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2. ★★★★★ materialmeme

   4.1y ago

   If you want to design a website that looks and functions like an APP this is it. BONUS > > Google Stories is programmed perfectly if you add the plug in. Material properly creates professional looking PREVIEWS for facebook twitter pinterest etc. Thanks to people like Steve Jobs that founded the concept of LIMITED options and simple clean design, you can’t lose with this template. The navigation is intuitive and clean. Also it’s fast which is the best thing for search… This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by materialmeme.

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3. ★★★★★ F

   5.1y ago

   what is Review look like? I use that, but it don’t have any different style in there website, just look the rounded in there.don’t have shaow apperance in there.

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4. ★★★★★ mahi7783

   5.2y ago

   i was waiting for this long time. i love material design . thanks please bring new features as soon as possible

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5. ★★★★★ l33b072

   5.2y ago

   This plugin is great! Thanks for making it available. Makes utilizing MDC super easy! I think the low marks are reflective of people that don’t know or understand the Material Design concept. Great work!

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6. ★★★★★ Taig Mac Carthy

   5.5y ago

   Like so many SaaS businessess, my company markets a web application that has been developed in ReactJS with Material-UI. However, our marketing-oriented website is a WordPress site where the marketing people are capable of editing content and posting stuff. The problem is: how do you maintain a coherent user experience across both channels? Now, thanks to this template, it’s not just possible, but also easy. I’m working with the beta release and it’s already awesome – I’m really looking forward to future versions.

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7. ★★★★★ Marcel Tujetsch

   5.5y ago

   Some things I miss: Language file for translation Google analytics code integration

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8. ★★★★★ GrampaB

   5.5y ago

   BEWARE – This plugin starts with a simple on/off panel that when selected on (default), adds example pages and posts, text and graphics to a site along with a very basic theme. If you already have a site theme with content, this will replace it. It made a pretty fair mess of my established site. Better to learn material design and apply it yourself. This plugin is way too basic for theme design. Definitely NOT for use on an established web site.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 8 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-18 800+ → 700+ down after 180 days in tier
2. 2026-01-19 900+ → 800+ down after 142 days in tier
3. 2025-08-30 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-08-29 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-08-28 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
6. 2025-08-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-08-23 1K+ → 900+ down

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).

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• Extendify 500K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• GenerateBlocks 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B

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Material Design for WordPress: 700+ active installs, 4.1★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/material-design