Gutenberg Custom Block Builder

---
name: "Gutenberg Custom Block Builder"
slug: "gutenberg-custom-block-builder"
description: "Scaffolds and builds custom Gutenberg blocks using @wordpress/create-block and the Block API registerBlockType(). Generates edit/save components with InspectorControls, RichText, and InnerBlocks support."
github_stars: 11624
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg"
author: "WordPress"
category: "WordPress & CMS"
framework: "ChatGPT Agents"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "WordPress/gutenberg"
  github_stars: 11624
  npm_package: "@wordpress/create-block"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 20291
---

# Gutenberg Custom Block Builder

Scaffolds and builds custom Gutenberg blocks using @wordpress/create-block and the Block API registerBlockType(). Generates edit/save components with InspectorControls, RichText, and InnerBlocks support.

## Prerequisites

WordPress, Node.js

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Get hands-on: check out the [block editor live demo](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/) to play with a test instance of the editor.
- ### Using Gutenberg
- **Download:** To use the latest release of the Gutenberg plugin on your WordPress site: install from the plugins page in wp-admin, or [download from the WordPress.org plugins repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/...

- Source: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/gutenberg/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-create-block/

## Source

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