Asteris Blocks adds 50 free native Gutenberg blocks to WordPress, with an optional $49/yr Blocks Pro upgrade for premium blocks, patterns, and AI-generated…
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Asteris Blocks is a Gutenberg block plugin for WordPress built by Asteris Commerce, a small Australian team also behind several paid WooCommerce and WordPress plugins. The free version ships 50 native blocks — including Accordion, Hero, Pricing Table, FAQ Accordion, Recipe Card, Countdown, Cookie Notice, Code Block, Image Hotspots, Map, QR Code, Before/After Slider, and Table of Contents — built on the native WordPress block API with server-side rendering, schema.org markup for FAQ, Recipe, and AggregateRating, HTML anchor IDs, and typography/color controls that respect the active theme's palette. The plugin is tested for compatibility with popular themes such as Astra, Kadence, GeneratePress, Twenty Twenty-Five, and Storefront, and requires WordPress 6.4 or later. For users who want more, the optional Blocks Pro add-on ($49/yr) layers on a full per-element styling control layer, an AI section generator, 71 additional cloud patterns, and 35 premium blocks, licensed per 1, 3, or 5 sites.
Key Features
50 native Gutenberg blocks — Includes Accordion, Hero, Pricing Table, FAQ Accordion, Recipe Card, Countdown, Cookie Notice, Code Block, Image Hotspots, Map, QR Code, Before/After Slider, Table of Contents, and more — all free forever.
Built-in schema.org markup — FAQ, Recipe, and AggregateRating structured data are baked into the relevant blocks out of the box.
Native WordPress block API — Built on the native Gutenberg block API with server-side rendering, rather than a third-party page-builder framework.
Theme-aware styling — Typography and color controls respect the active theme's palette, with HTML anchor IDs on every block and lazy-loaded media.
AI section generator — Generate page sections with AI using your own API key, available as part of the paid Blocks Pro upgrade.
35 premium blocks and 71 cloud patterns — Blocks Pro adds 35 additional premium blocks and 71 ready-made cloud patterns, plus a full per-element styling control layer, licensed for 1, 3, or 5 sites.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Core plugin is free forever with 50 usable blocks
Built on native WordPress block API rather than a heavy page-builder framework
Includes schema.org markup for FAQ, Recipe, and AggregateRating out of the box
Tested compatibility with popular themes (Astra, Kadence, GeneratePress, Twenty Twenty-Five, Storefront)
Affordable optional upgrade ($49/yr) for AI section generation and extra premium blocks
Cons
Limited to the Gutenberg/block editor — not useful for sites built with Elementor, Divi, or similar page builders
Premium blocks, extra patterns, and the AI section generator require the paid Blocks Pro add-on
Niche focus on WordPress block libraries means it doesn't cover broader page-building or site-building needs