Troy Chaplin

Planned Outage for Block Themes is a lightweight plugin that enables maintenance mode for WordPress block themes. When enabled, logged-out visitors see your custom maintenance template while logged-in users can browse the site normally.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Uses native block theme templates</li>
<li>Create maintenance pages in the Site Editor or as theme files</li>
<li>Logged-in users bypass maintenance mode</li>
<li>Configurable expected duration (Retry-After header)</li>
<li>Pre-launch mode for sites that aren’t live yet</li>
<li>Optional search engine bot access during maintenance</li>
<li>Bypass link to let non-logged-in users preview the site during maintenance</li>
<li>Admin bar indicator when maintenance mode is active</li>
<li>Duration warning after 3 days of maintenance (except in pre-launch mode)</li>
<li>Returns proper 503 status code for SEO</li>
<li>Cache plugin detection with admin warning and automatic cache flushing</li>
</ul>
Requirements:
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.3 or higher</li>
<li>A block theme (like Twenty Twenty-Five)</li>
</ul>

Planned Outage for Block Themes

Simple maintenance mode for block themes. Shows a maintenance template to logged-out visitors.

Groundworx

Groundworx Testimonial gives you a dedicated testimonial post type plus flexible blocks that fit seamlessly into the WordPress Block Editor.
You can display testimonials in two ways: 
– Query Loop – pull multiple testimonials automatically from the CPT. 
– Standalone block – insert a single block and select which testimonial post to display.
Each testimonial supports a quote, author, citation (e.g. company), and photo. The main Testimonial block also includes schema markup for SEO, helping search engines recognize and display your reviews.
<h4>Editing Experience</h4>
When you add a new testimonial in the admin, the editor is streamlined for this purpose: 
– The main block is a Testimonial Quote. 
– In the right sidebar, open the block settings panel (click the controls icon with sliders) to access fields for Author name, Citation (such as a company or title), and Photo.
<h4>Key Features</h4>
Custom Post Type + Fields 
Manage testimonials in one place with quote, author, citation, and photo fields.
Native Gutenberg Blocks 
Insert testimonials directly in the Block Editor—no shortcodes or legacy templates needed.
Main Testimonial Block 
Full testimonial with schema support for SEO.
Individual Field Blocks 
Use Author, Citation, Quote, and Photo as standalone blocks if you want to design custom layouts.
Flexible Display Options 
– Show multiple testimonials in a Query Loop. 
– Drop in a single block and select which testimonial to feature.
Accessible Markup 
Semantic HTML with proper <code><blockquote></code>, <code><figure></code>, and <code><figcaption></code> for screen readers and SEO.
Theme.json Integration 
Typography, spacing, colors, and borders inherit from your theme.json design tokens.
<h3>How it works</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Testimonials → Add New in the WordPress admin. </li>
<li>Enter the testimonial quote, author, citation, and photo. </li>
<li>Save and publish the testimonial. </li>
<li>Display testimonials:
<ul>
<li>Add the Testimonial block and select a specific testimonial to feature. </li>
<li>Or use a Query Loop to show multiple testimonials automatically.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h3>Blocks included</h3>
<ul>
<li>groundworx-testimonial/testimonial – Main testimonial block (with schema support). </li>
<li>groundworx-testimonial/quote – Quote field. </li>
<li>groundworx-testimonial/citation – Citation field (e.g. company). </li>
<li>groundworx-testimonial/author – Author name. </li>
<li>groundworx-testimonial/photo – Photo block.</li>
</ul>

Groundworx Testimonial

A modern testimonial plugin for WordPress block themes — custom post type, custom fields, and Gutenberg blocks with schema and accessibility built-in.

Planned Outage for Block Themes vs Groundworx Testimonial