PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions vs Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,226, ahead of Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg at #51,089. Over the last 7 days PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions slipped 4 places and Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg climbed 1,262 places. Downloads this week: PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 1,070 and Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg 20.
| Metric | PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions | Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,226 ▼ 4 | #51,089 ▲ 1262 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 1,070 | 20 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (204) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Sep 9, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.7.6 | 1.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,215 | #47,819 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2017 | May 2026 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions or Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg?
PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions, at #1,226 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg at #51,089. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions or Layoutic Blocks – essential native blocks, extensions, and patterns for Gutenberg alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.