Gutenberg block editor
WordPress block editor project whose @wordpress/block-editor npm package lets other applications create standalone block editors.
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The Gutenberg block editor is the editor that WordPress uses for its content. Its @wordpress/block-editor npm package lets other applications create and use standalone block editors. The Block Editor Handbook documents installing the package with npm.
The package is one of the packages in the Gutenberg monorepo, which also holds the Gutenberg plugin for WordPress sites. The package has its own version line, separate from the plugin’s releases.
Worth knowing
Stars and contributor counts describe the whole monorepo, not the package alone.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Install with
- npm6
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-11-09: links
raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/gutenberg/trunk/README.md - 2026-11-09: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/WordPress/gutenberg - 2026-11-09: links
developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/ - 2026-11-09: First release
registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/block-editor - 2026-11-09: Maintainer, License, Last release
registry.npmjs.org/@wordpress/block-editor/latest - 2026-11-09: Categories, Install with
developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/packages/packages-block-editor/ - 2026-11-09: License, License model
raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/gutenberg/trunk/LICENSE.md - 2026-11-09: Current major version
api.github.com/repos/WordPress/gutenberg/git/refs/tags/@wordpress/block-editor@20.0.0 - 2026-11-09: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/WordPress/gutenberg/contributors?per_page=1 - 2026-11-09: npm downloads a week
api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-11-01:2026-11-07/@wordpress/block-editor - 2026-11-09: Dependent packages, Dependent repositories
packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/npmjs.org/packages/%40wordpress%2Fblock-editor