Post Blocks & Tools

Post Blocks & Tools is a collection of powerful Gutenberg blocks designed to help you create clean, professional post layouts for blogs, news, and magazine websites. Build beautiful post grids, lists, sliders, and featured sections to organize and showcase your content on the homepage or any page — without writing code. The blocks are lightweight, flexible, and easy to customize, making it simple to create modern publishing layouts that improve readability and user engagement. Whether you run a personal blog, an online magazine, or a news site, Post Blocks & Tools helps you display your latest, popular, or category posts in visually appealing layouts. The plugin currently includes six essential post blocks, with more features and advanced blocks planned for future updates. Professional Post Layout Blocks Create clean and modern post layouts using a collection of purpose-built Gutenberg blocks designed specifically for blogs, news, and magazine websites. Multiple Post Display Styles Show your content in different formats including post grids, lists, sliders, and featured sections to highlight important or recent articles. Designed for Publishing Websites Built with publishers in mind, the blocks help you organize posts by category, latest posts, or selected content to create structured and readable layouts. Lightweight and Performance Focused The plugin is developed with clean, optimized code to ensure fast loading pages and smooth performance without adding unnecessary bloat. Easy to Use and Customize Adjust layout settings, spacing, typography, and post display options directly inside the Gutenberg editor without writing any code. Flexible Placement Anywhere Insert post blocks on your homepage, inner pages, posts or widget areas to create custom content sections wherever you need them. Works with Any Well-Coded Theme Compatible with most properly coded WordPress themes and fully suitable for blog, news, and magazine designs. Future-Ready and Actively Developed New blocks, layout options, and advanced features are planned as part of ongoing improvements and future Pro enhancements.

1.3.0

• Renamed the plugin from "Magazine Companion" to "Post Blocks & Tools".

1.2.5

• Updated block apiVersion from 2 to 3.
• Fixed margin and padding control issues.

1.2.4

• Fixed an authenticated stored XSS vulnerability in the headerHtmlTag and titleHtmlTag attributes by validating tag names.
• Added 3 different layouts for slider.
• Updated swiper library to 12.0.3
• Added block style "Borders" for the core "Columns" block.
• Updated wordpress scripts from 24.0.0 to 30.27

1.2.3

• Added a control to select specific posts for a block.
• Fixed category select control re-render issue.

1.2.2

• Fixed featured image size select not working in Post Block 2
• Improved featured image size select control.
• Added key prop to articles on all blocks.

1.2.1

• Added PHP classes auto loading for demo importer files.
• Changed slider directory.
• Changed default image sizes on blocks.

1.2.0

• Renamed the plugin from "BNM Blocks - Post Blocks and Tools for Blogs, News, and Magazine Websites" to "Magazine Companion".
• Few CSS fixes.
• Removed tab-index from post thumbnails.

1.1.0

• Added demo import functionality.
• Renamed the plugin from "BNM Blocks" to "BNM Blocks - Post Blocks and Tools for Blogs, News, and Magazine Websites".

1.0.3

• Changed css folder.

1.0.2

• Added a common stylesheet.

1.0.1

• New: Removed "Post Block: Style #3" block and added "Posts Ultra" block.
• New: Added section titles for blocks.
• Fix: Fixed undefined value issue in format_value_for_type() function in CSS_Utility class.
• Fix: Fixed duplication issues in Inspector Color Controls.
• Fix: Renamed Classess and function names.
• Fix: Fixed direct file access issues.
• Fix: Fixed escaping issues in template-functions.php

1.0.0

• Initial Release