Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks adds native visibility settings to the WordPress block editor, so you can hide or show Gutenberg blocks based on screen size and user login status without writing custom CSS.
Use it to hide blocks on mobile, tablet, or desktop, show different content to logged-in users and guests, and fine-tune responsive layouts with your own breakpoints. The controls appear directly in the block editor sidebar, so you can manage visibility while editing your content.
On WordPress 7.0 and newer, the device controls stay in sync with the editor’s built-in Hide block modal, so changing Hide on Mobile, Tablet, or Desktop in either place updates the same block visibility setting.
The plugin works with regular Gutenberg blocks and modern dynamic blocks, including block theme and site editor contexts.
Need more advanced conditional visibility? Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks Pro adds user role visibility, date and time scheduling, URL/query parameter rules, and an optional cache-friendly frontend mode for scheduled and URL-based rules.
Key Features:
Device visibility controls: Hide blocks on mobile, tablet, or desktop.
Login status visibility: Show or hide blocks for logged-in users or non-logged-in visitors.
Custom breakpoints: Define what counts as mobile and tablet for your own theme.
WordPress Hide block sync: Keep device visibility controls aligned with the built-in Hide block modal in WordPress 7.0 and newer.
No custom CSS needed: Manage block visibility directly from the editor sidebar.
Gutenberg integration: Visibility options appear where you already edit block settings.
Dynamic block support: Works with server-rendered blocks, block themes, and modern WordPress layouts.
Pro Features:
User role visibility: Show or hide blocks for selected WordPress user roles.
Date and time scheduling: Display blocks only during a selected time window.
URL and query rules: Show blocks only when a URL parameter is present or matches a specific value.
Cache-friendly frontend mode: Optionally evaluate scheduled and URL rules in the visitor browser for cached pages.
Role list control: Choose which WordPress roles appear in the block editor controls.
Ideal For:
Content creators who want to hide large or secondary blocks on smaller screens.
Site owners who want to show different calls to action to guests and logged-in users.
Designers who need responsive Gutenberg layouts without writing one-off CSS.
Developers and agencies who want simple block visibility controls for client sites.
With Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks, you can keep one clean editor workflow while tailoring the frontend experience for different devices and visitors.
Video tips for using the Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks plugin:
In the WordPress admin area, navigate to Settings > Gutenberg Block Visibility to configure custom breakpoints for mobile and tablet devices.
Can I hide a Gutenberg block on mobile only?
Yes. Select a block in the editor and enable Hide on Mobile in the Visibility Settings panel.
Can I show content only to logged-in users or guests?
Yes. You can hide blocks for logged-in users or hide blocks for non-logged-in visitors, which makes it easy to show different content to members and guests.
Does it work with dynamic blocks and block themes?
Yes. The plugin supports modern dynamic Gutenberg blocks and block theme rendering contexts.
Is there a Pro version?
Yes. The Pro version includes all free visibility controls and adds user role visibility, date and time scheduling, URL/query parameter rules, and cache-friendly frontend processing for selected rule types.
Can Pro visibility rules work with full-page cache?
Yes, with the Pro frontend cache-friendly mode. In that mode, scheduled visibility and URL/query rules are evaluated in the browser. Role-based rules remain server-side for privacy and should be used with cache rules that vary or bypass logged-in users.
Does this plugin support other block editors like Elementor or Beaver Builder?
No, this plugin is designed to work specifically with the Gutenberg block editor.
Will this plugin affect the performance of my website?
The plugin only adds small visibility classes and the CSS needed to hide matching blocks. It is designed to stay lightweight and avoid changing your block content structure.
