FrontBlocks Site Tools Repository for WordPress Plugin

Repository for FrontBlocks Site Tools, a WordPress plugin covering the everyday needs of a site: block editor (Gutenberg/GenerateBlocks) enhancements alongside general-purpose site utilities such as cookie consent, maintenance mode, image management and login.

Functionalities

GenerateBlocks Extensions

• Container Edge Alignment - Remove padding from left or right side to create edge-to-edge layouts

Block Enhancements

• Animations
• Container Effects (Glass Effect / Glassmorphism)
• FrontBlocks Hover Effects - Smooth background image zoom on hover with configurable scale
• Carousel/Slider
• Native Gallery
• Sticky Columns
• Column Link - Make an entire native Column block clickable, redirecting to a configured URL
• Insert Post
• Counter Block
• Reading Time Block
• Reading Progress Bar
• Product Categories Block
• Gravity Forms Inline Layout
• Back Button
• Headline Marquee - Infinite scrolling marquee effect for headline/text blocks with customizable speed (Fast, Medium, Slow)
• Modern Settings Page with Card-based Layout
• Custom SVG Animations

Site Tools

• Cookie Notice (moved to FrontConsent) - Cookie consent now lives entirely in the dedicated free FrontConsent plugin. FrontBlocks no longer ships a banner of its own; the "Cookie Notice" settings tab is a promo panel pointing existing sites at FrontConsent, which migrates their settings and stats on install.
• Image Management - Enable/disable/override registered image sizes, define custom sizes, bulk-regenerate thumbnails, and automatically serve WebP/AVIF variants on the frontend
• Maintenance Mode - Show a customizable maintenance page to visitors while keeping the site accessible to logged-in administrators
• Google Sign-In - "Sign in / Sign up with Google" button for wp-login.php, WooCommerce My Account and Checkout, plus a shortcode and block, with server-side ID token verification
• Review Notice - Dismissible admin notice inviting site owners to leave a WordPress.org review, shown 14 days after activation
• Redundant Plugins Notice - Persistent admin notice detecting third-party plugins made unnecessary by an active FrontBlocks feature (e.g. SVG upload plugins, Google Login plugins), extensible via the frontblocks_redundant_plugins filter
• Google Sign-In - "Sign in / Sign up with Google" button for wp-login.php, WooCommerce My Account and Checkout, plus a shortcode and block, with server-side ID token verification
• Table of Contents - Accessible navigation block generated from the headings in the post, with collapsible and sticky options
• MCP Abilities - Exposes maintenance mode as an ability via WordPress's Abilities API, so MCP/AI clients can read and toggle it (e.g. for a site go-live checklist), gated behind the manage_options capability. Also reports WooCommerce's own "Coming soon" site visibility independently

PRO Features (FrontBlocks PRO)

• Custom Post Types Builder - Create and manage custom post types with advanced configuration options:

  • Create custom post types with a simple interface
  • Configure post type behavior (Post or Page style)
  • Enable/disable categories taxonomy
  • Add custom meta fields (Text, Textarea, URL, Date, File, Number, Email)
  • Individual settings page for each custom post type
  • Delete custom post types easily

• Full Page Scroll - Create smooth fullpage scroll experiences:

  • Smooth section-by-section navigation
  • Automatic side navigation with dots
  • Mouse wheel control for precise scrolling
  • Tooltips on navigation dots
  • Fully responsive design
  • Vanilla JavaScript (no dependencies)

• WooCommerce Enhancements:

  • Enable Gutenberg in product editor
  • Simple prices for variable products
  • Block after add to cart button
  • Product description behavior options
  • Disable zoom on product images
  • Share buttons on product pages
  • Deactivate product tabs
  • Horizontal product form layout

Documentation

• Container Edge Alignment - Create asymmetric layouts with edge-to-edge content
• FrontBlocks Hover Effects - Smooth background image zoom effect on hover
• Full Page Scroll - Smooth fullpage scroll with navigation
• Full Page Implementation - Technical implementation details
• Changelog Full Page - Full Page feature changelog
• Carousel Pattern - Hero carousel pattern with native WordPress blocks
• Cookie Notice migration - Cookie consent has moved entirely to FrontConsent
• Image Management - Image size control and automatic WebP/AVIF delivery
• Review Notice - Dismissible WordPress.org review prompt
• Redundant Plugins Notice - Detects plugins made unnecessary by FrontBlocks features and how to register new pairings
• Google Sign-In - "Sign in / Sign up with Google" for wp-login.php and WooCommerce
• Extending Settings Tabs - Add a companion-plugin tab and matching panel to FrontBlocks settings
• Table of Contents - Accessible, headings-based navigation block
• Column Link - Make an entire native Column block clickable

Release

Actions for making a release:

• Update readme Stable Tag, and Version.
• Update Plugin Header and constant.
• Execute gulp compress
• Create release in GitHub.