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ska-blocks – TailwindCSS for Block Editor icon
Actively maintained Tested with WP 7.1

ska-blocks – TailwindCSS for Block Editor

Advanced UI for managing Tailwind classes on WordPress blocks, generate Tailwind HTML with AI, convert HTML to blocks.

Active installs80+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d136▼ -32.7% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/51 reviews
Health score71/100Good
All-time downloads2KSince Mar 2025
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 6.8PHP 8.1+
Downloads · 7d36▲ +12.5% week over week
Our verdict

Solid choice

ska-blocks is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 71/100 on our health check.

  • Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
  • Small user base (80+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • Needs PHP 8.1 or newer

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

112334Jul 13Aug 26Oct 10
Yesterday8
Daily average (1y)4
Peak day60May 21, 2026
Last 12 months1.5K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where ska-blocks stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
AI >100 6,857 Best AI plugins →
blocks >100 10,000 Best blocks plugins →
fse #45 433 Best fse plugins →
gutenberg >100 7,903 Best gutenberg plugins →
tailwind #2 225 Best tailwind plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.2100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About ska-blocks

From the official readme · v1.2.12

Description

ska-blocks plugin provides a seamless Tailwind CSS integration with the WordPress Block Editor.
Manage Tailwind classes on blocks with an intuitive UI, making it possible to implement any Tailwind-based website design directly in the Block Editor with no build step, template files or third party page builders. The plugin comes with low level blocks that can represent any HTML element, which makes it possible to convert custom HTML to blocks and makes the Gutenberg editor incredibly flexible.

Live demo on WordPress playground
Website
Read the docs

Features

  • Enter any Tailwind class – the plugin compiles the CSS for it and enqueues it in the block editor and front end.
  • No bloat – any classes you don’t use on the page don’t get loaded, only Tailwind theme and properties are loaded globally, optionally Tailwind’s preflight can be included as well.
  • Responsive – easily target any breakpoint in the block editor.
  • Flexible – full control to utilize all HTML elements with any HTML attributes and styles – tailor custom solutions with no need for page builder bloat.
  • Convert HTML to blocks – have an existing TailwindCSS-based design? Convert it to blocks automatically, use UI to fine-tune it and have less-technical users easily modify text content in a simple WYSIWYG environment.
  • Presets & Variations – create reusable sets of classes, or blocks.
  • AI integration – generate Tailwind HTML using AI and convert it to blocks on the spot.

Blocks

  • Text – any HTML element that contains rich text.
  • Element – any HTML element that contains other elements.
  • Tailwind – convert Tailwind HTML to blocks – find HTML from the web or generate with AI.
  • Image – render an image, placeholder, SVG, featured image, Lottie.
  • Gallery – render multiple images with simple markup.

External services

When using AI this plugin connects to an API endpoint to communicate with various AI models. No external connection is made until you enter your own API key and specifically interact with the AI feature of the “Tailwind” block. Request is made when you press “Generate” and include your written prompt and the contents of the Tailwind block.
This service is provided by “OpenRouter”: terms of use, privacy policy.

Installation

Install via admin dashboard

  1. Go to your WordPress admin dashboard -> Plugins.
  2. Click “Add New”.
  3. Click “Upload Plugin”.
  4. Select the plugin zip file.
  5. Click “Install Now”.
  6. Activate the plugin from WordPress admin dashboard -> Plugins.

Manual install via FTP upload

  1. Upload the folder “ska-blocks” from the plugin zip file to your WordPress installations’ ../wp-content/plugins folder.
  2. Activate the plugin from WordPress admin dashboard -> Plugins.

Frequently asked questions

How to use AI

Get a free API key from OpenRouter.ai, enter it to plugin options at Settings -> ska-blocks -> Options -> AI and enter the model you wish to use (you can find free to use models on OpenRouter website). Insert the “Tailwind” block and press the “AI” button on the toolbar to enter your prompt. You can switch between HTML or Preview mode to see what the GPT generated and click on the AI button again to have the AI make adjustments. Once ready you can convert the HTML to blocks by hitting “Convert to blocks”.

Browser support

ska-blocks uses Tailwind 4 which supports the following browsers: * Chrome 111 (released March 2023) * Safari 16.4 (released March 2023) * Firefox 128 (released July 2024)

Changelog

1.2.12

  • Additional UI fixes for WP 7.0 compatibility.
  • UI updates for WP 7.1 compatibility.
  • Fix permalink detection on archive pages.

1.2.11

  • WordPress 7.0 compatibility.
  • Convert HTML to blocks change – keep width and height attributes on <svg> elements – conversion will be more faithful to the original, but size-n Tailwind classes may not have an effect until you remove the size attributes manually.
  • Fix potential fatal error with Photoswipe image dimensions detection logic.
  • Lightbox block – cache image dimensions for fast retrieval.
  • Added helper function for retrieving dynamic shortcode value: ska_blocks_field('phone').

1.2.10

  • Requires WP 6.8 (for array_any polyfill).
  • Tested with WP 6.9.
  • Added “Role” option to Gallery block – allows to specify assistive technologies behavior for the gallery.
  • Added “Cover” option to Gallery block – allows to easily apply object-fit: cover to gallery images.
  • Added “Responsive” option to Gallery block – allows to control whether srcset and sizes are added to gallery images.
  • Custom links for gallery images in Gallery block can now include an aria-label for the link.
  • Fixed bug in Gallery block with “Gallery wrapper” option disabled (e.g. a gallery rendered in a slider) added its’ Tailwind classes to the first gallery image instead.
  • Breaking change – Gallery block images no longer have the default attachment-{$size} size-{$size} classes, but you can use the ska_blocks_gallery_image_attr filter to add them back if needed.
  • Display Image block icon name in List view.
  • Added live preview to SVG edit modal.
  • Use more reliable method for applying srcset and sizes to background images.
  • Preloading images in head now works for images that have a srcset.
  • Added new image loading mode – LCP – adds fetchpriority="high" and decoding="sync".
  • Fix sideloaded posts results missing in REST results due to insufficient permissions to “edit” non-existent posts.
  • Add missing bare value support for Top / right / bottom / left utilities.
  • Removed OpenRouter fallback model option.

1.2.9

  • Fix server-side registration of ska/text block.
  • The “Default” variant can now be renamed to transfer the current value(s) to another variant such as sm or hover.
  • Declared interactivity clientNavigation support for blocks.
  • Clear Cache Enabler cache when updating options.
  • Added admin dashboard widget for quick editing dynamic content.
  • Update Query Filters to apply to all publicly queryable post types.
  • Added option to target variables to root, body and parent, added option to duplicate variables.
  • Fix search results offering presets in contexts they can’t be inserted.
  • Cache and load Tailwind preflight from a CSS file by default.
  • Query filters can now apply to main query.
  • Image block can now render a low-res placeholder background.
  • Image block and Background block support can now pre-load images in head.
  • Add Query ID to sideloader.
  • Block option panels now remember whether they’re collapsed or not.
  • Added “Repeater” appender.
  • Added .htaccess file for serving .wasm file with proper Content-Type and Cache-Control.

1.2.8

  • Update Tailwind properties.
  • Ensure all media queries are rendered later than other queries.
  • Added fix for WPML translation replacing some characters with wpml_curved and encoded_tag_closed.

1.2.7

  • Update packages.
  • Update Tailwind to 4.1.4, better compatibility with Safari 15.
  • Revert HEX colors to oklch colors with %.
  • Moved Tailwind colors back to static theme (as CSS variables rather than inline reference) so they can utilize new polyfills.

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

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FAQ

ska-blocks: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026

Is ska-blocks free?

Yes. ska-blocks is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is ska-blocks safe to use in 2026?

ska-blocks is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 80+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 months ago, and scores 71/100 on our health check.

How many websites use ska-blocks?

ska-blocks is active on 80+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,049 times since it launched in March 2025. It was downloaded 136 times in the last 30 days.

Does ska-blocks work with WordPress 7.1?

Yes. The developer has tested ska-blocks up to WordPress 7.1.3, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.8 or newer.

What PHP version does ska-blocks need?

ska-blocks requires PHP 8.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.

When was ska-blocks last updated?

The latest version, 1.2.12, was released on August 20, 2026 (2 months ago).

Who makes ska-blocks?

ska-blocks is developed and maintained by ska-dev.

What are the best alternatives to ska-blocks?

The most popular alternatives to ska-blocks are Elementor Website Builder (10M+ installs), All in One SEO (2M+ installs) and AI Agent by SiteGround (1M+ installs).

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