Best Free WordPress Plugins for Canvas

5 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Canvas

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for canvas comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 5 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 5 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. Kirki Best overall 84/100
2. Canvas 83/100
3. Canvas Image Resize 80/100
4. WHA Puzzle 75/100
5. Blank Slate 55/100

Best overall Free by Themeum

Kirki

Freeform page builder & website builder for WordPress. Infinite canvas for complex, interactive websites. Built-in forms, animations & Customizer.

4.5★: from 81 ratings
500k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by codesupplyco

Canvas

A revolutionary block-based page builder used for building layouts, an interplay of the WordPress block editor features and exceptional UI design.

4.1★: from 8 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by sippsolutions

Canvas Image Resize

Re-sizes images right inside the browser BEFORE uploading them.

4.6★: from 10 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Oleksandr Chumak

WHA Puzzle

Drag-and-drop jigsaw puzzle game for any page or post. Upload an image, choose the grid size and embed it with a block or shortcode.

3.4★: from 8 ratings
200+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Aaron Reimann

Blank Slate

Provides a blank page template for use with WordPress page builders.

5★: from 23 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Mar 2023
Tested to: WP 6.1.12

WPScore

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