{"id":6851,"date":"2019-09-05T13:19:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=6851"},"modified":"2019-09-05T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T08:19:18","slug":"stackable-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/stackable-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Stackable – Ultimate Gutenberg Block!"},"content":{"rendered":"

WordPress has recently gone through the biggest revolution ever. And you all might know the reason. Yes! that’s because of the all-new Gutenberg Editor. Which is being shipped with WordPress 5.0.<\/p>\n

But are you ready for this change? To make sure this thing, the WordPress community is busy in developing advanced plugins. These plugins are there to enhance your experience with the new WordPress Block Editor – Gutenberg.<\/p>\n

Gutenberg editor provides you with a bunch of blocks. Using them you can create simply all the basic elements you need for your site. But to get some advanced functionality, you need to rely on the third-party plugins<\/strong>. One of my favorite in this regard is an incredible free plugin – Stackable<\/a> by  Gambit Technologies, Inc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why? Let’s quickly find out the answer in this extensive review of Stackable<\/a>. In which I am going to discuss the advanced blocks packed within Stackable<\/a>. Also, I will talk about how these blocks supercharge the abilities of Gutenberg.<\/p>\n

So let’s get started!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\ude80 Stackable<\/h2>\n
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\"Stackableheader\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Stackable<\/a> is a Gutenberg plugin to enhance your experience with the new WordPress Editor. It provides you with a bunch of essential blocks. Using these blocks you can easily start creating amazing content for your site. Even if you never wrote a single line of code ever!<\/p>\n

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The stackable plugin<\/a> was developed using Gutenberg Block Toolkit: create-guten-block<\/a> by  Ahmad Awais<\/a>. Don’t forget to star it! \ud83c\udf1f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Stackable<\/a> blocks are not only rich in design and usability <\/strong>but they are also highly flexible.<\/strong> Which means you can use them literally for any page, on any theme! And on the top of that, you can customize the design as per your taste!<\/p>\n

This amazing plugin is developed by Gambit Technologies Inc<\/a>. Gambit is known for its experience in creating page building tools. Gambit team includes intelligent minds like Benjamin Intal<\/a> \u2014 founder and lead developer of Stackable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With all this said, you might want to see this incredible plugin in action! So let\u2019s jump in.<\/p>\n

\u2699\ufe0f Setup & Configuration<\/h2>\n
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Make sure you have Gutenberg editor activated before trying out this plugin!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

You can get Stackable<\/a> from the WordPress repo<\/a> and upload it your Plugins. Or you can simply head over to your WordPress dashboard. Navigate to the Plugins > Add New<\/strong> and search for Stackable.<\/p>\n

\"Install<\/a><\/div>\n

Stackable<\/a> plugin having a colorful logo will appear. All you have to do now is install and activate it. And you are done!<\/p>\n

Once you have activated this plugin, a new menu of Stackable<\/strong> will appear on your WordPress dashboard. On navigating to this menu, you will find a quick guide<\/em> on getting started with Stackable.<\/p>\n

\"Stackable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\ud83c\udf61 Stackable Blocks<\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s now explore the blocks which come with Stackable<\/a> by creating a new post.
\nSo head over to the Posts<\/em> section and hit Add New<\/em> button. And you will be taken to the default Gutenberg Editor\u2019s interface.<\/p>\n

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\"Stackable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But if you click on the Add Block icon<\/em> and scroll through it. You will find a section for Stackable – Gutenberg blocks<\/strong>. It currently includes around 23 blocks. Using which you can improve your content creation experience within Gutenberg.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s quickly go through them.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf9b Accordion Block<\/h3>\n

The accordion block allows you to add an elegant accordion to your page on the go<\/strong>. You can add as much accordion as you want by simply clicking the Add Accordion icon located below.<\/p>\n

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\"Stackable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Besides this, you can fully customize the look and feel<\/strong> of the accordion or any other block using the General Settings appearing on the right. Here\u2019s the one I customized.<\/p>\n

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\"Stackable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\ud83e\udde9 Header Block<\/h3>\n

Using header block you can easily create stylish and fully customizable headers<\/strong>. It also includes a call to action button. So you just have to provide the URL for it and it is good to go!<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcef Blockquote<\/h3>\n

This block allows you to place blockquotes on your page in an elegant way<\/strong>. It\u2019s fully customizable. It also gives you the power to put custom background images for your blockquote. So style it however you want it to be.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcc4 Posts<\/h3>\n

Using the posts block you can showcase posts of your sites.<\/strong> This block makes sure to arrange your posts in a very elegant manner. You can also change the view, select the order in which you want your posts to appear and further customize it accordingly.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfb7 Call to Action<\/h3>\n

If you want to engage your audience to your site then adding a call to action section is a great way. Considering that Stackable<\/a> provides you a pre-built block for this. So all you need to do is opt this block and customize it as per your needs and it\u2019s good to go!<\/p>\n

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\"Cta\"<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\ud83e\udde7 Cards<\/h3>\n

Business cards are great to attract and build clients. How about adding your card to your online business site as well?<\/strong> This is what the card block within Stackable<\/a> does. It provides you a pre-built card template.<\/p>\n

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You can customize it accordingly and put in your site. So clients can get instantly become familiar with you and your business.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf6d Feature Grid<\/h3>\n

If you want to display the features of the services on your site in a well mannered and attractive way. Then this block is for you. It allows you to showcase and highlight the features to attract the audience to your site.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd2e The list of these amazing blocks go on and each of them is worth discussion. But due to limited words won\u2019t be able to cover them all here. However, some other blocks worth mentioning includes:<\/p>\n