Enhance GenerateBlocks With These Useful Utilities and Extras
GenerateBlocks is a great product, and with GB Extras, it’s even better.
With additions like a Pattern Inserter block, a v1 to v2 Block Command, and handy block shortcuts, this plugin can be an essential part of your workflow.
Convert GenerateBlocks v1 Blocks to v2 Blocks (Experimental)
GenerateBlocks 2.x is a game changer, but there was no quick way to convert over Version 1 blocks. Until now. With this handy block command, transform all your v1 blocks over to v2.
Perform a page-wide transform, auto-transforming all v1 blocks over to their v2 counterparts.
Works using GenerateBlock’s existing transform system for older blocks.
Saves a ton of time converting blocks one-by-one, with some reasonable post cleanup.
Display Both v1 and v2 Blocks With Custom Labels
For those upgrading from 1.x to 2.x, you often have to choose to show only version 1 blocks, or just version 2. Why not have both?
Set labels and suffixes for both block versions in the admin settings.
Show Version 2 blocks near the beginning of the block inserter. Version 1 blocks show near the end.
Quickly see which version of block you’re editing in the sidebar.
Use the Pattern Importer Block To Sideload Images in Block Patterns
Designed specifically for GenerateBlocks patterns, simply copy and paste the pattern into the Pattern Importer Block, and all images are downloaded from the host site automatically.
Perfect for copying from site to site.
Replaces Unique IDs for both v1 and v2 blocks.
All images are downloaded locally, so you have your own copy.
Numerous Block Editor Shortcuts
GB Extras adds several quick shortcuts when in the block editor.
Unwrap both the Container/Element blocks in the contextual menu. You can also transform a Group block to a Container block.
Wrap a group of unrelated blocks in the Container/Element block.
Generate new Unique IDs from the contextual menu. This is very useful for v1 blocks, and also helps with copying between pages for v2 blocks.
Use Commands to Access Common Areas and Useful Shortcuts
With the Command Palette in the block editor, you have access to numerous shortcuts to GenerateBlocks admin settings. You can also toggle outlines for all Container blocks, and do a bulk transform of v1 blocks to v2.
Shortcuts to common GenerateBlocks settings, including admin setings, patterns, the asset library, and global styles.
Use the command palette to do v1 to v2 bulk transforms.
Show outlines for all container elements, for a visual reference of how the page is structured.
Here are the major features
Wrap Multiple Blocks in a Container
GenerateBlocks can wrap its own blocks, but not when you’ve selected multiple un-related blocks. This handy shortcut allows you to wrap any group of blocks in a container.
Frequently Asked Questions
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GenerateBlocks has long had a major flaw that involves copying and duplicating blocks. The Pattern Importer, when used, will take the pattern you paste in and generate unique ids for all the blocks in the pattern.
In addition, any images found in the pattern will be moved to the new site where it is being used. This allows you to copy images from patterns with ease from production to local or even between two hosted sites.
The 5-site license covers one customer for five sites indefinitely. You are welcome to stay on the current plan and do not have to do anything further. The 5-site plan (free plan) was discontinued due to the increased complexity and development of supporting GB 1.x and 2.x blocks and honoring feature requests.
You can request a refund within 30 days if you have purchased a support package.
Please reach out via our support form and let us know what you’d like to see in the plugin.