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Spectra

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Velocity5.0

Gutenberg blocks and website builder plugin for WordPress

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Spectra Blocks spends its first six weeks patching what 1.0 shipped.

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◆Current state
Spectra Blocks and its Pro edition both launched in mid-July, and every release since has been a fix or a small addition. The window holds five patch releases across the free and Pro plugins, with automatic theme colour sync and version rollback the only additions a user would notice. The release notes carry What's Fixed headings with no fix list underneath, so the specifics are not readable from the feed.
◆Where it's heading
Cadence is high and substance per release is thin, which is the normal shape of a young block plugin stabilizing against the range of themes and blocks it meets in the wild. Pro is patching at the same rate as free rather than pulling ahead, so the paid tier has not yet started to differentiate on features. The fixes cluster on styling and the Button block, pointing at cross-theme rendering as the current problem area.
◆Prediction
Expect the patch cadence to hold until a 1.1 collects new blocks. Given the free and Pro split, the next real feature work most likely lands on the Pro side first.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2d ago

    Spectra Blocks 1.0.5 – Bug Fixes

    Two unspecified fixes, the fifth patch since the July launch. The notes omit the fix list entirely, so nothing about the change is readable from the feed.

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  2. 3d ago

    Spectra Blocks Pro 1.0.2 – Global Styles Fix.

    A global styles fix on the Pro edition. Pro continues to patch at the same rate as the free plugin rather than shipping distinct capability.

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  3. 5d ago

    Spectra Blocks 1.0.4 – Button & Icon Fixes

    Onboarding and Learn tab touch-ups alongside two Button and Icon fixes. The Button block appears repeatedly across these patches, suggesting it is where cross-theme rendering problems concentrate.

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  4. 11d ago

    Spectra Blocks Pro 1.0.1 – Bug Fixes

    Two fixes on Pro with no detail given. Part of the steady post-launch stabilization run.

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  5. 12d ago

    Spectra Blocks 1.0.3 – Theme Colour Sync & Bug Fixes

    Automatic theme colour sync is the most substantive addition in the window: blocks pick up the active theme's palette without manual restyling. It directly addresses the cross-theme consistency the surrounding fixes keep chasing.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Spectra Blocks 1.0.1 – Version Rollback & Bug Fixes

    Version rollback lets users retreat from a bad update, plus a Button block fix. A telling feature to ship two weeks after 1.0 — it is the safety valve for a plugin still finding its footing.

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