GenerateBlocks vs Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid
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
GenerateBlocks leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #216, ahead of Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid at #2,719. Over the last 7 days GenerateBlocks held its place and Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid climbed 6 places. GenerateBlocks has the largest install base, roughly 33× the next: 200K+ active installs against 6K+ for Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid. Downloads this week: GenerateBlocks 86,194 and Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid 549. Ratings: GenerateBlocks 4.9★ from 122 and Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid 4.9★ from 10 reviews.
| Metric | GenerateBlocks | Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #216 ▬ | #2,719 ▲ 6 |
| Active installs | 200K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 86,194 | 549 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (122) | 4.9★ (10) |
| Last updated | Oct 13, 2026 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 2.5.0 | 1.8.9 |
| Best rank on record | #214 | #2,719 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | May 2020 | Apr 2022 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 8 | 0 |
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
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, GenerateBlocks or Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid?
By active installs, GenerateBlocks: 200K+ sites run it against 6K+ for Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, GenerateBlocks or Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid?
GenerateBlocks, at #216 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid at #2,719. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are GenerateBlocks or Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid 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.