MV Card Block
A lightweight WordPress plugin that adds a Card block to the Block Editor.
by Martin · github.com/martinvicknair/mv-card-block-wp · website
Install
No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:
wp plugin install https://github.com/martinvicknair/mv-card-block-wp/archive/refs/heads/main.zip🧩 MV Cards WordPress Plugin
MV Card Block is a lightweight WordPress Gutenberg plugin that adds a flexible, reusable Card block to the Block Editor.
It’s designed to look clean out of the box, stay out of your way, and be easy to reuse across pages and sites — perfect for plugin landing pages, feature highlights, tools, and documentation.
🌐 Live Demo
See the plugin in action:
https://tools.martinv.io/mv-cards-wordpress-plugin/
✨ Features
- 🗂 Custom Gutenberg block (“MV Card”)
- 📝 Title, subtitle, and body content
- 👉 Optional Call To Action (CTA):
- Button
- Text link
- Text link with icon 🔗
- None
- 🎨 Accent color support
- Per-card override
- Plugin-wide default fallback
- 🧱 Clean, modern card styling
- ⚡ No build step required
- 🧩 Dynamic PHP rendering (always renders on the front end)
⚙️ Plugin Settings
After activating the plugin, you’ll find a settings page at:
WordPress Admin → Settings → MV Card Block
There you can:
- 🎨 Set the global default accent color used by all cards
Inside the Block Editor, the MV Card sidebar will also remind you where this setting lives.
🧱 Using the Block
- Edit any post or page
- Click ➕ Add block
- Search for “MV Card”
- Configure content and options in the sidebar
- Publish — the card renders cleanly on the front end
📦 Installation
Option 1: Upload ZIP
- WordPress Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Upload the
mv-card-block.zip - Activate
Option 2: Manual
- Copy the plugin folder to:
wp-content/plugins/ - Go to the WordPress Admin panel
- Navigate to Plugins and find MV Card Block
- Click Activate to enable the plugin
Your plugin is now installed and ready to use!
Acknowledgments
This software was developed with assistance from AI code generation tools.