Title: Editor Block Outline Author: Kalimah Apps Published: December 23, 2020 Last modified: February 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/editor-block-outline/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2546383) ![](https://ps.w.org/editor-block-outline/assets/icon.svg?rev=2546383) # Editor Block Outline By [Kalimah Apps](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khr2003/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/editor-block-outline.1.4.3.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/) ## Description This a Gutenberg plugin that adds an outline around each block. Outline settings are based on user meta. Each user can change the settings according to their needs and it will applied only to their account. Users can change: * When to show outline. On hover or always displayed. * Lock outline for a single block. * Disable outline completely. * Show data (name and class) outside block, inside or floating when hovering over block * Change outline color. * Change outline style to solid, dashed or dotted line * Change padding size * Show/hide block name ### Filters * editor_outline_default_user_meta You can override the default user meta by using this filter. The filter will receive the default user meta as an array and you can return a modified array. Check github repo for more information. https:// github.com/kalimahapps/Editor-Block-Outline#filters ## Screenshots * [[ * Outline around each block when set to always visible * [[ * Editor outline settings ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2d2fc990ccfe2de7d77185f3f04a1d1ffbc96bf022e62672696a47c33ae8dd91? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great plugin – should be part of wp core](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-should-be-part-of-wp-core-2/)󠁿 [rcain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rcain/) November 5, 2024 Absolutely great plugin. You seem to have thought of everything. Makes Gutenberg/ block editor actually usable. Should be part of wp core. Thanks for your great work 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a418789a550db50f9e5ceea6eab2d1519f362c6600e3f569062803cbec49dd8b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This should have been baked in from the start!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-should-have-been-baked-in-from-the-start/)󠁿 [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mgjaltema/) April 22, 2024 I was never ready to make the jump to Gutenberg but I had to do it sooner or later. Coming from (leaving?) Elementor with it’s nice interface, it’s a brutal contrast and I have never understood why they made it so empty and counter-intuitive. Your plugin will make my transition much less painful so thanks for the great work! I have actually tried a few of these plugins but you really raised the bar and has some great extra features. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b809cf561c7c773892ba5e5c88a31e99a04ef9a06718253b2a8c1cf5fb2c1bea? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice visual tool but…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-visual-tool/)󠁿 [revixi5](https://profiles.wordpress.org/revixi5/) February 6, 2024 Works great with latest version of WP 6.4.3. The only issue is that it disable a native function (from the browser of Wordpress) that when you select multiple blocks they become highlighted. When that plugin is enable, you don’t see that anymore and it’s difficult to see which blocks are selected. So it’s a plugin that help to better see the limits of the blocks but makes you blind with other things… (I’m on Mac with Firefox). ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fb17156a354c2dcf549d51158715a92afb6d155ec0899bb77e551d0b9769a5ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and just a very helpfull plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-just-a-very-helpfull-plugin/)󠁿 [Chrilles](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chrilles/) January 28, 2024 I use this on all my WP installs, and it just makes editing blocks so much easier. Never had an issue with this plugin. Thank you. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79c979c1a8412c345d4c81374f66e3ff31c2a63db75ede01e6c562fc4c909aef? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[This should be a standard feature](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/this-should-be-a-standard-feature-2/)󠁿 [rock5861](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rock5861/) December 25, 2023 Excellent! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a646ec4cc23b15fd8c313644fc305f84a2fa68b215e1308380cc8d9d25abfef? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice plugin with good developer support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-plugin-with-good-developer-support/)󠁿 [Tim in Seattle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/theframeguy/) March 17, 2023 While testing the Editor Block Outline plugin, I came up with a feature I thought would be helpful to most anyone and likely not too difficult for the developer to add. I suggested the feature to the developer, and within a few days, it was added. Amazing! [ Read all 21 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Editor Block Outline” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Kalimah Apps ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khr2003/) * [ Thorsten Frommen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfrommen/) * [ Joe Bailey-Roberts ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sephsekla/) “Editor Block Outline” has been translated into 11 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/editor-block-outline/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Editor Block Outline” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/editor-block-outline) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/editor-block-outline/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/editor-block-outline/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/editor-block-outline/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/editor-block-outline/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.4.3 * Update to make it compatible with WordPress 6.9 #### 1.4.1 * Update inconsistent documentation #### 1.4.0 * Remove editor scripts from the frontend of the site #### 1.3.2 * Updated and fixed compatibility issues with WordPress 6.5 #### 1.3.1 * Tested with version 6.5 #### 1.3.0 * Add default meta filter #### 1.2.1 * Fixed colorpalette issue with WordPress 6.0+ #### 1.2 * Added toggle for enabling/disabling outline padding **Please note that this is a breaking behavioral change. Users who set padding previously will need to enable this option for padding to take effect. #### 1.1.2 * Fixed block title for cover block #### 1.1.1 * Fixed floating box bug * Set initial show class name to false #### 1.1 * Added data position setting (outside, inside or floating) * Added show class name option * Fixed hover setting for nested blocks * Removed twitter admin notice * Code formatting and optimization #### 1.0.4 * Fixed bugs #### 1.0.3 * Added lock outline per single block * Added outline padding * Fixed drag and drop issue with WP 5.7 where dragging line is not showing * Removed outline for add block box * New icon and banner design * Fixed block name for spacer block #### 1.0.2 * Code formatting and optimization #### 1.0.1 * Added opacity option #### 1.0 * First version ## Meta * Version **1.4.3** * Last updated **2 months ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [Catalan](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [French (France)](https://fr.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Japanese](https://ja.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/editor-block-outline) * Tags * [blocks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blocks/)[editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/) [gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg/)[layout](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/layout/) [outline](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/outline/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/editor-block-outline/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 20 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/editor-block-outline/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Kalimah Apps ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khr2003/) * [ Thorsten Frommen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tfrommen/) * [ Joe Bailey-Roberts ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sephsekla/) ## Support Got something to say? 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