What is BlockSpare?
BlockSpare is a Gutenberg blocks plugin for WordPress that helps you build professional news, magazine, blog, editorial, business, portfolio, landing page, and content-rich websites using the native Block Editor. It includes 60+ blocks, 137+ starter templates, 270+ ready-made sections, and powerful publishing and design tools.
Who is BlockSpare designed for?
BlockSpare is designed for bloggers, publishers, online magazines, news websites, businesses, agencies, freelancers, educators, nonprofits, and anyone who wants to build professional WordPress websites with Gutenberg without relying on heavy page builders or custom code.
Can I create news and magazine websites with BlockSpare?
Yes. BlockSpare is purpose-built for news, magazine, editorial, and blog websites. It includes Hero Banners, Breaking News Tickers, Trending Posts, Post Grids, Post Lists, Sliders, Carousels, Masonry layouts, Timeline layouts, Featured Sections, and other publishing-focused blocks.
Can I build business websites and landing pages?
Yes. BlockSpare includes business-focused blocks such as Containers, Content Boxes, Pricing Tables, Testimonials, Services, Call-to-Action sections, Counters, Progress Bars, Tabs, Accordions, Buttons, and other flexible content blocks for creating professional business websites and landing pages.
What is BlockSpare Pro?
BlockSpare Pro adds advanced website-building and publishing features, including AI-powered content tools, AI model selection, the Site Builder, Header & Footer Builder, premium starter sites, advanced post queries, AJAX filters and Load More, dynamic content, smart visibility controls, advertisement blocks, and additional design controls.
What AI features does BlockSpare Pro include?
BlockSpare Pro includes AI-powered tools for creating and working with WordPress content.
AI features include:
- AI Content Generation
- AI Summarization
- AI Key Q&A
- AI Content Generation Blocks
- AI Model Selection
- AI Connector Support
- Configurable Default Language
You can use connected AI providers and your preferred AI model to generate content, summarize posts, and identify useful questions and answers from your content.
Can I choose which AI model BlockSpare uses?
Yes. BlockSpare Pro provides AI model selection, allowing you to choose an available model from your connected AI provider for AI-powered content tools.
Can I generate content in different languages?
Yes. BlockSpare Pro includes a configurable Default Language setting for its AI content tools. The selected language is used when generating and working with content through the AI features.
What is the BlockSpare Site Builder?
The BlockSpare Site Builder helps you create and manage templates for different parts of your WordPress website using Gutenberg.
The Site Builder supports:
- All Templates
- 404 Page
- Header
- Footer
- Front Page
- Singular
- Archive
- Search Results
- Category
- Author
- Tag
- Date Archive
You can create and customize templates for different parts of your website without relying on heavy page builders or writing custom code.
Can I build custom headers and footers with BlockSpare Pro?
Yes. BlockSpare Pro includes Header & Footer Builder functionality through the Site Builder, allowing you to create and customize header and footer templates using Gutenberg.
What are Starter Templates?
Starter Templates are professionally designed website layouts that help you launch a website quickly. BlockSpare includes 137+ starter templates and 270+ ready-made sections. You can import complete website designs or individual layouts and customize them using Gutenberg.
Do I need coding knowledge?
No. BlockSpare is designed for visual editing with Gutenberg. You can build and customize websites without writing HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or PHP.
Does BlockSpare work with Full Site Editing (FSE)?
Yes. BlockSpare works with modern block themes and Full Site Editing (FSE), while also providing Gutenberg blocks that can be used with compatible classic themes.
Does BlockSpare work with any WordPress theme?
BlockSpare is designed to work with modern Gutenberg-compatible WordPress themes. It integrates especially well with AF Themes while remaining usable with other compatible WordPress themes.
Is BlockSpare compatible with WooCommerce?
Yes. BlockSpare can be used alongside WooCommerce to create shop layouts, promotional sections, product landing pages, and other content sections.
Can I create post grids, sliders, carousels, and news tickers?
Yes. BlockSpare includes multiple publishing blocks for Post Grids, Lists, Tiles, Sliders, Carousels, Breaking News Tickers, Trending Posts, Masonry layouts, Timeline layouts, and Featured Sections.
Does BlockSpare include a post query builder?
Yes. BlockSpare provides post query options for displaying content by categories, tags, authors, dates, popularity, featured posts, random order, custom ordering, and other criteria. BlockSpare Pro adds advanced query controls, AJAX filtering, AJAX Load More, and additional content controls.
Can I filter posts with AJAX?
Yes. BlockSpare Pro includes AJAX post filters and AJAX Load More functionality, allowing visitors to browse and load additional content without a full page reload.
Can I use custom fields or ACF with BlockSpare?
Yes. BlockSpare Pro includes dynamic content features and support for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF), allowing you to use custom field data in supported dynamic content features.
What are Dynamic Content and Smart Visibility?
BlockSpare Pro includes dynamic content and visibility controls that allow you to create more flexible layouts and control when and where content is displayed.
Depending on the feature, you can use dynamic content with custom fields and control visibility based on user role, device, date range, and other display conditions.
Can I customize colors, typography, and layouts?
Yes. BlockSpare provides flexible design controls for typography, colors, spacing, backgrounds, borders, layouts, responsive settings, hover effects, animations, and other block-specific options.
Is BlockSpare mobile responsive?
Yes. BlockSpare blocks and starter templates are designed to create responsive layouts that work across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
Will BlockSpare slow down my website?
BlockSpare is built with performance in mind and uses native Gutenberg blocks with optimized frontend assets. Actual website performance also depends on your hosting, theme, images, caching configuration, and other plugins.
Is BlockSpare SEO friendly?
BlockSpare is designed to work with WordPress best practices and popular SEO plugins. Its Gutenberg-based blocks generate structured HTML markup, while overall SEO performance also depends on your content, theme, site configuration, and SEO setup.
Is BlockSpare translation ready?
Yes. BlockSpare is translation ready and supports RTL (Right-to-Left) languages.
Is BlockSpare free?
Yes. BlockSpare includes a powerful free version with Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, ready-made sections, and design controls. BlockSpare Pro adds advanced AI tools, Site Builder features, premium starter sites, advanced publishing tools, dynamic content, and additional design options.
What is the difference between BlockSpare Free and Pro?
The free version provides a collection of Gutenberg blocks, starter templates, sections, and essential design controls. BlockSpare Pro adds advanced features such as AI-powered content tools, AI model selection, Site Builder, Header & Footer Builder, premium starter sites, advanced post queries, AJAX filters and Load More, dynamic content, smart visibility, and additional premium controls.
Can I use BlockSpare on client websites?
Yes. BlockSpare can be used for personal websites, business websites, and client projects according to the applicable BlockSpare Pro license terms.
Where can I see BlockSpare starter templates and demos?
You can explore BlockSpare starter templates, website demos, and available designs through the BlockSpare website.
Where can I find BlockSpare documentation?
BlockSpare documentation includes information about installation, configuration, blocks, templates, Site Builder, AI features, and other available features.
Where can I get support or request a feature?
You can get support through the AF Themes support form or the official documentation. Feature requests and feedback are welcome and help guide future BlockSpare improvements.
