Page Blocks WordPress Plugin
This plugin extends WordPress pages by allowing widgets to be placed above and below the page content reducing the need to code custom page templates.
The Page Blocks plugin extends your WordPress pages by combining the dynamic content of widgets with the static content of pages. Up to four "blocks" can be added to each page (two above and two below the page's content), and widgets can be added to each block in the same way they are added to sidebars.
Content can be edited simply through the admin backend, removing the need for custom page templates for all but the most complex of blog designs. Two examples of what can be done with the plugin are shown in the Screenshots section:
A home page with a welcome message in the page content above a widget displaying News posts on the left and a widget displaying the most recently created post on the right.
A page showing a dynamically generated "Thank You" message for a customer returning from PayPal in a single page block at the top of the
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Usage of Page Blocks over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 12 to 10 — down 2 (-16.7%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 10 | -2 |
| June 2024 | 12 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 12 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 12 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 12 | +1 |
| February 2024 | 11 | -1 |
| January 2024 | 12 | +0 |
| December 2023 | 12 | +1 |
| November 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 11 | +0 |
| September 2023 | 11 | -1 |
| August 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 12 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 12 | — |
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