marksabbath

StudioPress

WP Engine

John Parris

Nick C

Ryan Kienstra

Jen Baumann

Phil Johnston

Mike McAlister

Michael Day

atomicblocks

<p>Genesis Blocks is a collection of page building blocks for the Gutenberg block editor. Building pages with the block editor and Genesis Blocks gives you more control to quickly create and launch any kind of site you want!</p>
<p>Installing the customizable Genesis Blocks plugin adds a collection of beautiful, site-building blocks to help you customize page layouts, increase engagement, and get results for your business. Genesis Blocks provides everything from customizable buttons, to beautifully-designed page sections and full-page layout designs via the Section & Layout block.</p>
<p>Along with the blocks themselves, Genesis Blocks extends the content creation experience by providing a library of page sections and full-page layouts, all available from within the block editor.</p>
<h3>Create compelling content faster.</h3>
<p>Create and use content quickly with prebuilt and custom content sections and full-page layouts.</p>
<h3>Enhance the Gutenberg editor.</h3>
<p>Additional content blocks and the layout selector make it easy to get the most value out of the block-based editor.</p>
<h3>Genesis Blocks currently includes the following blocks to help you build content and pages quickly and effortlessly:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Section & Layout Block</li>
<li>Advanced Columns Block</li>
<li>Newsletter Block</li>
<li>Pricing Block</li>
<li>Post Grid Block</li>
<li>Container Block</li>
<li>Testimonial Block</li>
<li>Inline Notice Block</li>
<li>Accordion Block</li>
<li>Share Icons Block</li>
<li>Call-To-Action Block</li>
<li>Spacer & Divider Block</li>
<li>Author Profile Block</li>
<li>Drop Cap Block</li>
</ul>
<p>Breaking change: The Genesis Blocks Button block is deprecated in favor of the Core Buttons block.</p>
<p>When you open the block editor, this will automatically convert your Genesis Blocks Button blocks to the Core Buttons block.</p>
<p>This will not convert Button blocks if you don’t open the block editor.</p>
<p>You might see some styling changes, especially if you have custom styling for classes other than ‘gb-block-button’.</p>
<h3>Do more with Genesis Pro</h3>
<p>For those wanting to level-up with Genesis Blocks, a Genesis Pro subscription brings even richer tooling and a bigger library of sections and layouts.</p>
<ul>
<li>2 new blocks</li>
<li>26 pre-built full-page layouts</li>
<li>56 pre-built sections</li>
<li>Save & reuse your own sections & layouts</li>
<li>Advanced block-level user permissions</li>
<li>Access to and support for Genesis Framework & all of our 35 StudioPress-made premium child themes.</li>
<li>Additional advanced features for the rest of the Genesis Product Suite</li>
</ul>
<p>Genesis Pro includes even more value for modern WordPress content creators, marketers, and developers. <a href="https://www.studiopress.com/genesis-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about Genesis Pro here</a>.</p>
<h3>Google AMP Support</h3>
<p>The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project is a publishing format created by Google to enhance site performance for mobile website users. AMP pages are specially designed for Google search users to quickly load website pages without using any extraneous data. Genesis Blocks has support for AMP built into each block!</p>
<h3>Help & Docs</h3>
<p>User and developer docs for Genesis Blocks <a href="https://developer.wpengine.com/genesis-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">can be found here</a>.</p>


Genesis Blocks

A user installed this plugin on my network without install_plugins capabilities via StudioPress's Genesis theme. Today, I got notified that a security fix had been committed for one of the plugins on my network.

I inspected the security fix, and practically, a user was permitted to install this backdoor. No wonder it got 100k+ installs while being a most obscure addition to WordPress.

The Genesis theme also installed a couple of Awesome Motive plugins via this, a company that goes against everything WordPress that I wouldn't dare to touch with a 10-foot cable. They do this via genesis_do_onboarding_pack_selection(), which checks for manage_options, not install_plugins or is_super_admin(), allowing anyone to hijack an open WordPress Multisite network.

I reported these security issues to them two years ago, but obviously, they still haven't been resolved. They show no care about your website.

Moreover, this plugin pollutes the global namespace with functions like is_heading() (without a namespace). I don't know who StudioPress is hiring nowadays, but the senior developers are long gone since its merger with WP Engine.

Amateurs. 

You shouldn't have ignored my previous calls, so enjoy this stain on your record.

Installed without consent, bad company

A collection of content blocks, sections, & full-page layouts for the block editor.

Simone Maranzana

Evolve

Andrea Gandino

Maria Laura Scarnera

<p>👉 For more information about the plugin, visit the <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation website</a>.</p>
<p>A layout builder is a tool that helps you creating visual structures in your page, from a simple layout made by adjacent columns, to more complex compositions. Grids is entirely based on the WordPress block editor, which means that you’ll be able to use it together with the myriad of content blocks that developers and designers from all around the World are creating.</p>
<p>With Grids, we’re bringing a visual structure to the content written with the WordPress Block Editor.</p>
<h3>👉 Sections & areas</h3>
<p>A <strong>Section</strong> is a portion of the page that aims at being visually distinct from the rest of the content. Sections are usually top-level blocks that you add one after the other; the sequence of sections is what makes your page layout.</p>
<p>Each Section that you create is composed by several different <strong>Areas</strong>. In their most basic form, you can think of Areas as columns, which are nothing else than containers for content blocks.</p>
<p>For more elaborated compositions, the <strong>Grid Designer</strong> allows you to create exactly the grid structure you want within the boundaries of a Section, by using CSS Grid.</p>
<p>👉 <strong>Want to know more? Read the plugin documentation!</strong> 👉 <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/</a></p>
<p>👉 <strong>Still struggling?</strong> That may depend on one of the known issues 👉 <a href="https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/known-issues/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://justevolve.it/grids/documentation/known-issues/</a></p>
<h3>👉 1.3.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Message regarding translations being loaded too early</li>
<li>FIX: Styles and scripts correctly load in the editor iframe</li>
<li>FIX: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Compatibility issues with WordPress 6.4</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Security fix.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.8</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed display settings functionality for sections and areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.7</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a fallback variable issue for Sections and Areas background.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue with the margins, paddings association on different media queries.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed background repeat and position default behavior on frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.4 & 1.3.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Synced row dimension logic on frontend/backend: empty rows will collapse also on the Block Editor screen.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed 500 error that occurred when using wide-aligned sections.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Changed the grid column declaration to minmax(0,1fr) in order to prevent grid blowout.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed nested sections issues.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Reverted row dimension logic: in Sections created with the advanced editor, empty rows will collapse.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.3.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added compatibility with the Full Site Editor.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Enhanced compatibility with single page application websites.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed style being applied to nested sections.</li>
<li>Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.9.</li>
</ul>
<p>POSSIBLY BREAKING CHANGES:</p>
<ul>
<li>In this version, we have removed the global page setting that allowed for the editor area to be wider when editing a page with the Block Editor. We feel that this should be better handled by the theme itself, especially if it supports the Full Site Editing mode.</li>
<li>We have also removed the global page setting that determined the horizontal gutter between areas. This is now handled individually by Section blocks (look for Gap settings). As before, both horizontal and vertical gaps are subject to media queries.</li>
<li>We have removed the <code>grids-s-$section_id</code> and <code>grids-a-$area_id</code> classes from their respective elements, since they were no longer needed to generate the element’s style. If you need to specifically identify a section or area, you can use their custom class/anchor controls provided by the Block Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.28</h3>
<ul>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the types of blocks allowed in content areas of a section through the grids/area filter.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Added the ability to specify the size units used in Grids, as well as the default size unit suggested by the editor, through the grids/general filter.</li>
<li>FIX: Removed unwanted log to console.</li>
<li>Updated compatibility to WordPress 5.7.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.27</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that occurred when editing custom-created sections and affected previously created areas.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented post meta to be saved when using Grids with a Custom Post Type.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.26</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Added compatibility with WordPress 5.6 and the latest version of the Gutenberg plugin.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.25</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Minor backend UI fix.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed the dimensioning of blocks in content areas on frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.24</h3>
<ul>
<li>Enhanced support for AJAX-powered content pages.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.23</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed React warnings and errors that occurred when the SCRIPT_DEBUG constant was set to true.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed section styling when in preview mode.</li>
<li>FIX: Removed double scrollbar when dragging areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.22</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Increased compatibility with WordPress 5.4.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.21</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a bug that caused section IDs not to be rendered in the page markup.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.20</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.3.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.19</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed blocks toolbar issue.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.18</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed reusable block functionality on Sections.</li>
<li>FIX: Various minor UI tweaks.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.17</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with Gutenberg 7.2.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor UI tweaks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.16</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed grid display issues on Internet Explorer 11. Thanks to <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/amddtim/" rel="nofollow ugc">@amddtim</a> for providing the fixes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.15</h3>
<ul>
<li>Improved the visualization of units in spacing controls.</li>
<li>Added an option to expand the editor width.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.14</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed compatibility with WordPress 5.3.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.13</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a z-index issue for the area selection highlight.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented the correct display of duplicated sections.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.12</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Improved the editing of blocks in two vertical adjacent areas in an advanced grid.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an area width display issue in the block preview.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.11</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added visual feedback to elements when using dimension controls.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed a regression that prevented the correct use of vertical align in Areas.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.10</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed a bug that prevented Sections to be saved correctly when they have an anchor specified.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor UI tweaks.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.9</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added anchor support to Sections: you can now add IDs to Section elements on frontend.</li>
<li>Various UI tweaks to highlight the grid structure and rendering.</li>
<li>Removed the Section block from the Grids section, and made available in the Layout blocks section.</li>
<li>Changed the Section and Area block icons to match the plugin brand.</li>
<li>FIX: First block selection after inserting a Section in page.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.8</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Style alignment for areas when duplicating sections in the Block Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.7</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Restore block insertion mode for newly created areas when using the Gutenberg plugin.</li>
<li>FIX: Compatibility fixes with Gutenberg 5.9.0.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.6</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Behavior of content areas when adding lateral spacing.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.5</h3>
<ul>
<li>Added a new “Stretch” option for backgrounds on sections with “wide” alignment.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.4</h3>
<ul>
<li>Submitted Grids to the Blocks directory on WordPress.org.</li>
<li>Include JS and SCSS source files.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.3</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented to properly visualize the Block Inserter when the <code>z-index</code> of an area had been tweaked.</li>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that could cause multiple areas to be added to a section, without using the Grid Designer component.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bug fixes.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Fixed an issue that prevented custom accent colors to work as intended on the Twenty Nineteen default theme.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Minor visual tweaks.</li>
<li>FIX: Editing of sections composed with the Grid Designer.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.2</h3>
<ul>
<li>NEW FEATURE: Added page-wide gutter control.</li>
<li>ENHANCEMENT: Grid Designer is now available when editing a section, and areas can be rearranged.</li>
<li>FIX: CSS style for grids not displaying in loops.</li>
<li>FIX: Sections can now be used as reusable blocks.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.1.1</h3>
<ul>
<li>FIX: Translation support.</li>
<li>FIX: Issue with blocks toolbar.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.1.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>NEW FEATURE: Grid Designer.</li>
<li>FIX: Translation support.</li>
<li>FIX: Minor bugs.</li>
</ul>
<h3>👉 1.0.0</h3>
<ul>
<li>Initial public release.</li>
</ul>


Grids: Layout builder for WordPress

2 things make a great plugin - the plugin it self, and the people behind it. The people behind it are awesome, and even though the plugin can be "weird" to use sometimes when you have too many boxes invading each others space, the plugin by itself is pretty cool itself. 

Believe it or not, I found out about this plugin from Matt's presentation during WordCamp US 2019 if I'm not mistaken.

Keep up the good work guys.

One of a kind.

Been using this plugin for less than 5 minutes, and it's everything Gutenberg is missing! Wauv, amazing job!

Edit* I'm back 7 months later, and this is seriously one of the best plugins I've ever switched to. ACF and Grids are the two essential plugins I use for every single project. Grids make Gutenberg sooo much better.

Wauv!

There is so much repetition of Gutenberg blocks out there, while this really addresses something new and nails it :)

This brings CSS Grid to the Gutenberg newbees, while still offering enough flexibility for those that would normally build it from scratch :)

Thank you and hoping to see more in the future.
Alex

Nails it!

The most advanced page and layout builder for Gutenberg and the new Block Editor, with columns, rows and responsive controls.

Genesis Blocks vs Grids: Layout builder for WordPress