Title: blocks – Make WordPress Plugins

---

#  Tag Archives: blocks

 [  ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/) [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/otto42/)
9:09 pm _on_ December 7, 2018     
Tags: blocks   

# 󠀁[Blocks, Plugins, and You](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2018/12/07/blocks-plugins-and-you/)󠁿

WordPress 5.0 has been released and with it the new blockBlock Block is the abstract
term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content 
or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of
what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery
into a single consistent API and user experience. editor for composing posts has
been released.

There are exciting possibilities afforded by the new interface and we like to show
off new things. So, we’re showcasing plugins that are block-enabled.

If you’ve written a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group
of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality
or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in
the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can 
be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory [https://wordpress.org/plugins/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/)
or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party. that introduces or improves blocks,
or know of a plugin that does, email us at [plugins@wordpress.org](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/blocks/plugins@wordpress.org?output_format=md).
Note that these must be plugins with their block-enabled version currently available
in the [Plugin Directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/).

We’re featuring these plugins in a new “Blocks-Enabled Plugins” section in the directory,
as well as in a new section on the [WordPress Plugins homepage](https://wordpress.org/plugins/).

We will be doing something similar with themes soon, so stay tuned!

[#blocks](https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/tag/blocks/)