Description
The Gutenberg Block Manager is an intuitive tool for WordPress site admins to globally manage the enabled/disabled state of each block. Disabled blocks will be removed from the block inserter on post edit screens.
Features
- Globally Enable/Disable Blocks – Unlike the block manager functionality in the Gutenberg editor, this tool will globally enables/disables blocks for all users on your site.
- Block Search and Filter – Quickly locate blocks using the block search functionality in the sidebar.
- Filter Hooks – Use the
gbm_disabled_blocks
filter to control blocks fromfunctions.php
. - Category Switcher – Functionality for changing the categories Gutenberg blocks.
Filters
gbm_disabled_blocks
Use the gbm_disabled_blocks
filter to control blocks via backend code. This makes it easier to control the status of blocks across multiple WordPress environments.
add_filter('gbm_disabled_blocks', function(){
return ['core/buttons', 'core/columns', 'core/freeform', 'core/table'];
});
Screenshots
Installation
How to install Block Manager.
Using The WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Search for ‘Block Manager’
- Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
Uploading in WordPress Dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
- Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
- Select
block-manager.zip
from your computer - Click ‘Install Now’
- Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Using FTP
- Download
block-manager.zip
- Extract the
block-manager
directory to your computer - Upload the
block-manager
directory to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
Then navigate to wp-admin -> Settings -> Block Manager
to use the plugin.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Gutenberg Block Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors“Gutenberg Block Manager” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
1.2.4 – November 30, 2022
- HOTFIX – Fixed issue with plugin not working on
edit
screens.
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
New
andEdit
screens.
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_blocks
filter to allow for disabling blocks via functions.php - NEW – Added
Export
option to dynamically build a pre-populatedgbm_disabled_blocks
filter. - 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