Wordpress block patterns offer a fast and straightforward way to build websites elegantly.
With full website editing leaving beta in WordPress 6.2, building with blocks will become popular, and more developers will adapt to this new option to build, which keeps the website way faster than website builders but has the same easy user experience.
Block patterns can be reusable blocks(synced patterns), which help keep content in sync throughout the site, or pre-built blocks(patterns) which help apply the same layout in various regions
✔️Best Free pattern library: WpAlpha
Large websites are now using blocks. In Wp Rocket’s case, they went from Classic Editor to Blocks. However many websites are going from website builders to blocks or block themes.
Many consider it the future of WordPress website development, with new and exciting block themes coming up. Look at the top list of Wordpress block pattern libraries with paid and free options.
Best Block Themes pattern libraries
Block themes don’t require installing a block plugin to use its patterns, as it leverages the block editor(Gutenberg) entirely for the blocks.
The difference between block theme patterns from block plugin patterns is that you’re not dependent on a block plugin to make sure a pattern works, as block themes leverage the Gutenberg editor for their layout.
Yith Wonder
The Yith Wonder theme offers many patterns to enhance your Woocommerce website. It also offers full-page patterns(website/template layouts).
Ollie
The Ollie theme is a block theme that offers +50 patterns. To view its pattern list, you must install the theme, add a block, browse all, and explore all patterns.
Spectra One
The Spectra One theme is the creators of the popular Astra theme first block theme. It’s free and comes with a handful of patterns and full-page patterns. Other features are:
- Sidebar support
- Header options; Sticky, Transparent, or both
- 9 Global Styles; 9 different beautifully crafted color palettes
Frost
Created by WP Engine, Frost is a Full Site Editing theme that offers numerous patterns to build your block-based website. The patterns included are:
Spectra
Spectra is a block plugin from the creators of the Astra theme. It offers a variety of paid and free full-page patterns – also known as website/layout templates – for Woocommerce and many other industries:
Spectra Pro
The Spectra Pro block plugins offer enhancements, such as:
- Dynamic Content; ACF, PODS, and Meta Box
- Loop Builder; displays posts and pages based on custom parameters
- Popup Builder and Modals
- Animations, Image Gallery, Instagram Block
- Slider Pro
- User Registration and User Login form customization
Kadence Blocks
Kadence Blocks is a free plugin to build websites with blocks, extending Gutenberg’s capabilities. Together with the Kadence theme it offers a wide range library of free and paid full-page patterns(started templates).
You should buy the Essential plan to get Kadence Blocks Pro + Starter templates. Kadence Blocks main Features:
- Row Layout: rows with nested blocks either in columns or as a container.
- Image Gallery
- Form
- Advanced Text: sizes and attributes for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
- Buttons, tabs, and accordions.
- Lottie animations.
- Free design library.
Kadence Blocks Pro
Pro version offers:
- Animate on Scroll.
- Custom Icons and Fonts: Upload your own custom icon, fonts, or an entire set.
- Design Library: Various designs to kickstart your projects.
Check all blocks here. Kadence Blocks Pro offers unlimited sites at $69/year.
Generateblocks
Generateblocks is a Wordpress block editor with 4 features. These 4 blocks (container, grid block, headline block, button) are meant to build your Wordpress site flexibly without having a single block for each thing, according to GenerateBlocks.
Each block has full customization on the free plan, including:
- Typography; Pick from Google or Local fonts with full customization.
- Spacing, Colors(including Gradients).
- Background and Background Images.
- and SVG(can use on buttons).
Generateblocks Pro
The Pro plugin has far more customization settings and an option of over 150 templates to speed up your building process. The additional customizations are:
- Global Styles; create global styles across the website and use them everywhere.
- CSS effects such as opacity & blend, box-shadow, text-shadow, filters, etc.
- Background images and gradients to Container blocks.
- Built your SVG library.
- Copy-paste styles: copy a style from a block and apply it to another.
GenerateBlocks offers a Pro plugin with over 200 pattern templates to speed up your building process. GenerateBlocks Pro starts at $39/year.
Aino & Aino Blocks
Aino is a new full-site editing theme. It offers numerous patterns for a quick design start in combination with the Aino Blocks plugin.
Gutenberg Libraries
Wpalpha offers one of the best full-page pattern and pattern libraries of Wordpress.
GutenbergHub offers a free Gutenberg pattern library on their website, you can even share previews of full-page patterns you built. There’s also the official Wordpress pattern repository.
Both allow to copy and paste the patterns from there, without having to install a plugin, like others.
