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Gutenberg

The Gutenberg plugin adds editing, customization, and site building to WordPress. Use it to test beta features before their official release.

★★☆☆☆2.1 (3,887) · 400k+ active installs

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Website ↗ WordPress.org ↗

what mrrlens sees

MRR · No price listedNo price in the listing

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Buyer threads · 30 d0

“Really painful to work with. Native blocks are useless. Why do something simple when it can be difficult”

#1 complaint · UX · 29% of complaints read · analysed Oct 29, 2026 · source

01Revenue

No price in the listing

Revenue unknownNo price is published in the listing.

2 daily snapshots · growth 30 d: —

Store data from the WordPress.org listing, refreshed daily. Updated 11 h ago. Listed since 2017.

02Why users leave Gutenberg

5★22%

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UX2 reviews · 29%

Users find Gutenberg painful and overly complex; native blocks feel useless, and simple editing tasks become difficult.

“Really painful to work with. Native blocks are useless. Why do something simple when it can be difficult” source ↗

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Sample: 7 recent complaints (1–3★ reviews) · clustered Oct 29, 2026 · complaints from Dec 2025–Oct 2026, almost all in the last 24 months · each review labelled by a model, quotes verbatim

03How to build a better Gutenberg

Build difficultyMediumRequires deep WordPress block-editor integration and compatibility across themes/plugins; no payments, regulation, or hardware.

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04Who wants a better Gutenberg

0 buyer threads in the last 30 days name Gutenberg.

05Questions about Gutenberg

How much revenue does Gutenberg make?

Gutenberg's listing publishes no price and no paid plan, so MRRLens shows no revenue estimate. It may still charge on its own website; a founder can verify the real figure.

What do users complain about most in Gutenberg?

Across 7 recent complaints, the most common is ux (29%). Users find Gutenberg painful and overly complex; native blocks feel useless, and simple editing tasks become difficult.

How many people use Gutenberg?

Gutenberg lists 400k+ active installs on WordPress.org, rated 2.1 (3,887).

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