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Cloud Blocks
Your online library of Gutenberg blocks! Browse and discover new blocks, and install with a click.
The facts
- Rating
- 3.6★ from 5
- Active installs
- 20+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 10 Oct 2019
- Added
- Oct 2018
- Requires WP
- 4.9.8
- Tested up to
- WP 5.2.26
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- Downloads
- 8,063
Our analysis
AI-assistedCloud Blocks is a WordPress plugin that provides access to a library of custom Gutenberg blocks. It allows you to browse and install only the blocks you need, reducing the overhead of managing multiple plugins. The blocks can be reused across WordPress and Drupal sites, and are served from a CDN for efficiency.
To use Cloud Blocks, you install the plugin and click the cloud icon in the main menu to explore available blocks. You can activate the blocks you want to use directly in the Gutenberg editor, streamlining your workflow and minimising code bloat.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for users looking to simplify block management in WordPress and those who work with both WordPress and Drupal.
What it does well
- ✓Offers a library of custom Gutenberg blocks
- ✓Allows installation of only needed blocks
- ✓Blocks can be reused between WordPress and Drupal
- ✓Serves blocks from a CDN for improved performance
Where it falls short
- •Limited user ratings and active installs
- •Last updated in October 2019
- •Directory score indicates potential issues
Verdict
Cloud Blocks provides a focused approach to managing Gutenberg blocks, but its limited updates and user feedback may warrant caution.
From the developer
Frontkom's own description of Cloud Blocks, lightly tidied.
Gutenberg Cloud: Your online library of blocks! Cloud Blocks is the only plugin you need to browse and install new blocks:
- Discover and install custom blocks with a click
- Install only the blocks you need – no huge plugin collections needed
- Reuse blocks between WordPress and Drupal
- Serve the blocks from a CDN
Why use Gutenberg Cloud?
Installing an actual plugin for each block or block collection easily leads to managing lots of code that you don’t really need. It’s like having one app for each website you visit, instead of just installing a web browser. With the block manager, you have a growing library at your fingertips, without the bloat.
Getting started
- Install the plugin
- Click the new cloud icon in the main menu
- Browse around and click a block to see description, version and bigger screenshot
- Activate a few blocks. Voila – these are now available to you in the Gutenberg editor!
How it works under the hood
Gutenberg Cloud is a service that fetches Open Source Gutenberg blocks hosted on NPM. The assets from these are served from CloudFlare using jsdelivr.com. The Cloud Blocks plugin provides an interface in WordPress for Gutenberg Cloud.
Code once, use everywhere: Since the blocks are JS/CSS only, they are CMS agnostic. This means you can develop a block for a Drupal site, and reuse it later on a WordPress blog.
Tagged as
industry
Library & Archive
purpose
Page Builder Add-ons
platform
Gutenberg & Block Editor
feature
Ships Gutenberg Blocks
Alternatives
Other plugins for extending a page builder.
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