Name: Block Manager
Rating: 4.9 (13 reviews)

Àpèjúwe

Block Manager gives you complete control over the WordPress Block Editor by allowing you to:

✅ Disable Blocks Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Remove unwanted blocks from the Block Inserter and Editor
✅ Disable Patterns Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Hide block patterns you donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t need with a single click
✅ Change Block Categories Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Reorganize blocks by updating their categories for better workflow

Simplify your WordPress editing experience by removing clutter and organizing blocks exactly how you need them. Perfect for client sites, custom workflows, and maintaining a clean, focused Block Editor.

Key Features

Disable Blocks
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Globally remove any block from the Block Inserter and Block Editor.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Disable block variations individually while keeping the core block.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Control Embed blocks (Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) to remove unwanted options.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Toggle entire block categories on/off with one click.

Disable Block Patterns
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Remove unwanted block patterns with a simple toggle.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Hide core WordPress patterns that donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t fit your site.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Clean up the pattern library for a focused editing experience.

Change Block Categories
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Update the category of any block to better organize your Block Inserter.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Create a custom workflow that matches your editing process.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Improve findability by grouping related blocks together.

Additional Features
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Code Hooks: Use filters to control blocks and patterns via functions.php.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Search and Filter: Quickly locate blocks and patterns with built-in search.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Export Options: Generate code snippets for syncing across environments.
Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Status Reports: View active and disabled blocks at a glance.

Hooks & Filters

Use Block Manager hooks to controls blocks via code and sync options across multiple WordPress environments.

gbm_disabled_blocks

Use the gbm_disabled_blocks hook to remove blocks via backend code.

// functions.php
add_filter( 'gbm_disabled_blocks', function() {
    return [
        'core/buttons',
        'core/columns',
        'core/freeform',
        'core/table'
    ];
});

gbm_disabled_patterns

Use the gbm_disabled_patterns hook to remove block patterns via backend code.

// functions.php
add_filter( 'gbm_disabled_patterns', function() {
   return ['gbm/core-patterns', 'core/query-standard-posts', 'core/query-medium-posts'];
});

gbm_block_categories

Use the gbm_block_categories hook to update block categories via backend code.

// functions.php
add_filter( 'gbm_block_categories', function() {
    return [
        [ 'block' => 'core/html', 'cat' => 'design' ],
        [ 'block' => 'core/cover', 'cat' => 'design' ],
        [ 'block' => 'core/details', 'cat' => 'design' ]
    ];
});

block_manager_user_role

Update the minimum user role allowed to access the Block Manager plugin.

// functions.php
add_filter(
    'block_manager_user_role',
    'edit_theme_options' // Default: activate_plugins
);

Àwọn àwòrán ìbòjú

Disable Blocks: Easily remove unwanted WordPress blocks by toggling the active state of each block.
Block Toggle: Disable all blocks in a block categories with a single click.
Block Categories: Improve the admin editing experience by updating the category of each block using the Category Switcher.
Disable Block Patterns: Remove unwanted block patterns and core patterns by toggling the active state of each pattern.
Status Reports: Total active and disabled blocks are displayed in the plugin sidebar.
Embed Blocks: Choose the Embed blocks you want to allow on your site and remove the majority of useless options.

Ìgbéwọlẹ̀

How to install Block Manager.

Using The WordPress Dashboard

Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
Search for ‘Block Manager’
Click ‘Install Now’
Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard

Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
Select block-manager.zip from your computer
Click ‘Install Now’
Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Using FTP

Download block-manager.zip
Extract the block-manager directory to your computer
Upload the block-manager directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard

Then navigate to wp-admin -> Settings -> Block Manager to use the plugin.

Àwọn àgbéyẹ̀wò

jaloin Ṣẹrẹ 14, 2026 1 ìdáhùn

Brilliant solution!

Christian Saborio Igbe 18, 2025 1 ìdáhùn

What a wonderful plugin! ItÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s amazing how WP adds all kinds of crap and no way to turn it off Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – I donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t use patterns, donÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’t want my clients to use them, and this is the perfect solution to avoid these types of issues. Fantastic way to remove unwanted core blocks as well, sanity at last, THANK YOU!

magicratfish Èrèlé 4, 2024 1 ìdáhùn

Great plugin, thank you. Let me tame my plug in beast and bring order to the Press. I combined it with the php filter ‘block_categories_all’ to move them to my own categories as well. Together, they have made a world of difference.

Milan Ivanovic Ọ̀wàrà 3, 2023

Extremely useful plugin and one of the first I added to all of my installs. Thank you, Darren!

skylabb Bélú 19, 2022 2 àwọn ìdáhùn

I wanted to like this plug for the nice UI design. When I open the block manager screen, the two grey tabs where block listings are suppose to display are empty. It looks like some kind of glitch. Update: I added a couple more review stars for authorÌtumọ̀ Yorùbá: ’s response. Hopefully the issue gets fixed soon.

tomreed25 Ọwẹ́wẹ̀ 15, 2022 1 ìdáhùn

Having the ability to disable some of the more obscure, unnecessary blocks is essential and this plugin features on every site I work on. Thanks!

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3.2.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – January 14, 2026

NEW: Added support for Stretchy Paragraph and Stretchy Heading block variations.
Fix: Fixed issue with Embed block variation display.
NEW: Added WordPress version detection to improve compatibility with future WP releases.
UPDATE: Project dependency updates.
UPDATE: Various code refactoring and organization.

3.1.2 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – December 8, 2025

FIX: Fixed issue WP 6.9 and missing required sprintf package.
UPDATE: Project dependency updates.

3.1.1 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – March 15, 2025

FIX: Fixed issue with rendering block icons of various plugins. Now using default WP block editor BlockIcon rendering.
FIX: Fixed issue with blocks not showing in Block Manager when being registered using enqueue_block_assets hook.
UPDATE: Admin UI/UX updates.

3.1.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – November 3, 2024

UPDATE: New admin UI.
UPDATE: Various changes for upcoming Block Manager Pro plugin.

3.0.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – April 3, 2024

NEW: Added support for disabling block patterns and core block patterns.
FIX: Fixed incorrect number of filtered blocks display in Blocks sidebar.
FIX: Fixed issue with return value in admin_footer text.
UPDATE: Updated plugin installer vendor file.
UPDATE: Various code refactoring and organization.
UPDATE: Various security updates.

2.1.1 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – November 1, 2023

HOTFIX: Fix for undefined React key warning when WP_DEBUG is enabled.

2.1.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – November 1, 2023

NEW: Adding notification system for feedback after an action is performed.
UPDATE: Added display indicators for variation blocks.
FIX: Fixed potential upgrade issue with disabled blocks throwing admin error due to object vs array data.
FIX: Fixed issue with missing loading animation.
FIX: Fixed issue with block variations not counting towards block count.

2.0.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – October 20, 2023

NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – New admin interface and interactions for the Block and Block Categories pages.
NEW: Added block category export and hook gbm_block_categories to allow for changing block categories at the theme level.
UPDATE: Updated build scripts and dependencies to use wp-scripts.
UPDATE: Block Manager is now supported on Widget screen.
FIX: Fixed issue with some missing block definitions.
FIX: Fixed issues with block icons not rendering for some blocks.
FIX: Fixed issue with various blocks crashing the Block Manager edit screen.
FIX: Other various bug fixes and overall improvements.

1.2.5 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – May 23, 2023

FIX Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Fixed potential issue with JS errors on Site Editor screens.
UPDATE Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – WP version bump and testing.

1.2.4 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – November 30, 2022

HOTFIX Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Fixed issue with plugin not working on edit screens.

1.2.3 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – November 19, 2022

FIX: Added fix for blank screen when users have JetPack plugin enabled.
FIX: Fixed issue with missing semi-colon in Block Manager export functionality.
FIX: Added fix for only loading the block removal script on New and Edit screens.

1.2.2 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – August 17, 2021

NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added new Reset option that will clear all disabled blocks.
FIX Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added fix for possible issue with icon width on blocks admin page.
UPDATE Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Updated tab navigation inside the plugin to make it more clear which section was being edited.

1.2.1 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – February 28, 2021

UPDATE Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added Category Switcher support for all block including core Gutenberg blocks.

1.2 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – February 27, 2021

NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added new Category Switcher.
- The Category Switcher provides functionality for changing the category core Gutenberg blocks.
- Changing a block category will update the location of the block in the Gutenberg Block Inserter while editing posts.
FIX Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Fixed issue with missing semi-colon in export code.
UPDATE Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Various admin UI/UX updates.

1.1 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – January 19, 2021

NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added new gbm_disabled_blocks filter to allow for disabling blocks via functions.php
NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added Export option to dynamically build a pre-populated gbm_disabled_blocks filter.
NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added Grid/List view toggle.

1.0.1 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – January 2, 2021

NEW Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Added support for Embed blocks (Twitter, Facebook, Spotify etc). These blocks were changed in WP 5.6 and the handler had to be updated to manage the active/inactive states.
FIX Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – Fixed REST API warning for missing permissions_callback.

1.0 Ìtumọ̀ Yorùbá: – January 6, 2020

Initial release

Very simple, very effective!

Lifesaver, gets rid of bloat

Life Saver

Clean and handy

Block listings not displayed

Incredibly useful plugin