Description
Flavor Block Visibility adds two responsive tools to the block editor — without page builders, extra blocks or a build step.
Responsive visibility
Every block gets three toggles in its Advanced panel: Hide on Desktop, Hide on Tablet and Hide on Mobile. Hiding is done with CSS media queries — no JavaScript.
Responsive column order
The core Columns block gets a Responsive Column Order panel. Give each device its own order — for example, show the image above the text on mobile and next to it on desktop. Reorder by drag and drop or with the arrow buttons, or use Reverse and Reset.
The order is applied with CSS, so it is correct from the first paint. An optional tiny script also reorders the HTML, so keyboard navigation and screen readers follow what visitors see.
Features
- Works with every core and third-party block
- Controls live in the native block settings — no extra sidebars
- Editor preview: blocks hidden on the current device are dimmed, and columns show the order of the current device preview
- Hovering a column in the order list highlights it on the canvas
- Column order follows columns when they are added, removed or moved
- Customizable breakpoints in Settings Block Visibility
- CSS and scripts load only on pages that need them
- No build step, no external requests
- Clean uninstall — removes all plugin data
Default Breakpoints
- Mobile: 0 – 767px
- Tablet: 768px – 1024px
- Desktop: 1025px and above
Breakpoints can be customized in Settings Block Visibility.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the
flavor-block-visibilityfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Select any block open the Advanced panel in the sidebar use the toggles
- Optionally adjust breakpoints in Settings Block Visibility
FAQ
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Does this work with third-party blocks?
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Yes. The plugin adds responsive controls to every registered Gutenberg block, including blocks from other plugins and themes.
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How does the hiding work?
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The plugin uses CSS media queries with
display: none !important. No JavaScript is used for hiding. The CSS is only loaded on pages where at least one block uses a visibility toggle. -
How does the column order work?
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Select a Columns block and open Responsive Column Order in the block settings. Pick a device tab and reorder the columns. The order is applied with CSS
orderinside media queries, so it is correct immediately on page load.By default, a tiny script (loaded only on pages that use a custom column order) then moves the column elements in the HTML, so keyboard navigation and screen readers follow the same order as what is shown. You can disable this in Settings Block Visibility. In browsers without
moveBefore()support, columns that contain iframes or videos keep the CSS-only order, so embeds are not reloaded. -
Does a column keep its width when moved?
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Yes. Order changes the position, not the width, so each column takes its width with it.
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Can I customize the breakpoints?
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Yes. Go to Settings Block Visibility to change the pixel values for mobile, tablet, and desktop breakpoints.
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Will this affect SEO?
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CSS-based responsive hiding is a standard web practice. Search engines understand media queries and do not penalize content that is responsively hidden.
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Does it work with Full Site Editing (FSE)?
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Yes. The plugin supports both classic themes and block themes with Full Site Editing.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
2.0.0
- New: Responsive Column Order panel for the core Columns block — different column order for Mobile, Tablet and Desktop.
- New: reorder by drag and drop or with arrow buttons; Reverse and Reset per device.
- New: the editor canvas shows the column order of the current device preview; hovering a column in the list highlights it.
- New: stored order follows columns when they are added, removed or moved.
- New: optional accessible DOM order (Settings Block Visibility), enabled by default.
- New: refreshed settings page design — breakpoints grouped by device. Same settings and saving as before.
- Improved: block themes now load the CSS only on pages that use it.
- Improved: the editor reads the preview device from core/editor (WP 6.5+), avoiding deprecated selectors.
- Fix: editor indicators no longer wrap blocks in an extra element, which broke Columns widths in the editor.
- Requires WordPress 6.2 or later.
1.1.0
- Editor: blocks hidden on the current preview device now display a grey overlay with a label — so it’s clear they won’t appear on that device.
- Editor: blocks with any hide rule show a thin blue outline and a small badge on other devices — visual confirmation the plugin is active.
- Removed the old dashed outline in favour of the new per-device-aware indicators.
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Hide on Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile toggles for all Gutenberg blocks.
- Customizable breakpoints via Settings page.
- Conditional CSS loading — styles only load when needed.
- Visual editor indicators for hidden blocks.