Essential Blocks vs ProveSource
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| Feature | Essential Blocks v6.5.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | ProveSource v5.0.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 19, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Essential Blocks · Essential Blocks Pro ($) | ProveSource Social Proof · ProveSource account plan ($) |
| Pros | Large block library with patterns for the block editor; WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks; Works within the standard WordPress block editor | Recent orders and reviews appear as pop-ups; Imports past orders on connect; Chooses which WooCommerce order events are sent |
| Cons | Several blocks and features are marked PRO; Feed and AI blocks call third-party services and need keys or accounts | Needs a paid ProveSource account to show notifications; Order and review data leaves the site for the vendor; Loads a third-party script on every front-end page |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Block library registered from block.json files, WooCommerce product grid and add-to-cart blocks, Fluent Forms block, NFT gallery block fed by OpenSea, Openverse image search block, AI features through an OpenAI API key, Pro-only blocks and conditions flagged is_pro ($) | Sends WooCommerce orders for sales pop-ups, Sends product reviews for review pop-ups, Imports recent orders on connect, Choose which WooCommerce order events are sent, Loads the ProveSource script in the page head, Connect flow from WordPress admin, Link to the ProveSource dashboard for notifications and plan |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | ProveSource API |
| Analytics | WP Insights usage tracker (opt-in) | — |
| Social | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Fluent Forms | — |
| Other | Google Maps API, OpenSea API, Openverse API, OpenAI API, Templately | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, maps.googleapis.com, app.templately.com, api.opensea.io, api.openverse.org, api.openai.com, send.wpinsight.com | api.provesrc.com, cdn.provesrc.com, console.provesrc.com |
| Blocks | 60 | — |