Otter Blocks 3.2.0 Now Live

The latest version, Otter Blocks 3.2.0, has launched, introducing AI capabilities that construct complete sections and pages, a revamped AI writing toolbar, autoresponders for AI forms, a fully redesigned Design Library, a novel Content Slider block, enhanced form reliability, and comprehensive support for WordPress 7.0.

This update prioritises the most time-consuming aspect of using the block editor: starting out. Whether you utilize AI to generate a section or choose from over 150 pre-made templates, Otter 3.2.0 accelerates your page creation and editing process, ensuring your brand identity remains intact.

What’s New in Otter Blocks?

For those new to Otter Blocks, it enhances the default WordPress block editor with more than 25 advanced blocks, ready-made patterns, full-page templates, dynamic content, and various design tools, allowing you to construct visually appealing pages effortlessly within Gutenberg. It is available for free on WordPress.org, with a Pro version that includes additional premium blocks, templates, and features.

The New AI Settings Tab

Before diving into the features, there’s an essential new area to note. Otter 3.2.0 has introduced a dedicated AI settings tab, which should be your first stop during setup. From this section, you can select which AI model powers every Otter feature, whether that’s page generation, text rewriting, or form response handling.

This feature integrates with the AI connectors available in WordPress 7.0. You can link whichever AI provider you utilise at the WordPress level, and Otter will incorporate it across all functionalities, with a unique key required for each tool.

Not ready to upgrade to WordPress 7.0 just yet? No issue. Otter maintains full backward compatibility. Simply enter your OpenAI API key in the Otter settings, and you can continue using all AI features as usual. When you are ready, you can switch to the native WordPress AI connectors and manage everything through WordPress.

AI That Constructs, Not Just Edits

Previously, Otter’s AI mainly assisted with minor edits: rephrasing sentences, reducing length, and correcting grammar. However, in version 3.2.0, the AI has evolved to build content.

Add the new AI Content Generator block and specify what you want to create. In mere seconds, it generates real, editable blocks directly on your page.

If you require just one section, you can generate a hero block, a pricing table, or testimonials. Alternatively, you can create an entire page. Otter intelligently aligns with your theme colours, ensuring the output feels consistent with your existing design rather than generic.

Customisable AI Text Toolbar

While Otter’s AI text toolbar is not new, it has become more tailored to your preferences in version 3.2.0. The familiar actions remain easily accessible. Simply select any text to rewrite, summarise, expand, shorten, translate, alter the tone, correct grammar, or simplify it—all from the same page.

What’s new is the enhanced control. You can now establish custom actions with your own prompts, allowing frequently repeated tasks—such as translating to Spanish or rewriting in your brand voice—to become a one-click operation. You also have the flexibility to rearrange the actions, disable those you don’t use, and manage all settings from the AI tab.

AI That Responds to Your Forms (Pro)

With Otter Pro, you can now implement AI autoresponders for forms. Create a prompt using your form fields, set a default message for instances when AI is unavailable, and configure Otter to send personalised, AI-generated replies for each submission. This is an efficient way to deliver thoughtful, brand-consistent responses on a large scale.

A Completely Overhauled Design Library

The Design Library has been reimagined from the ground up. The previous grid layout has been replaced by a speedy, searchable library featuring over 150 ready-made templates.

Out of these, 50 are available for free, while the other 100+ can be accessed via Otter Pro, which also includes 10 premium full-page template packages. You can search using keywords, filter by design style (such as Dark, Light, Classic, Glass, Poster, Editorial, Clean, Gradient, or Neon), and browse templates by section or as complete pages. All patterns have been organised into more user-friendly categories and tags. Each pattern can be previewed and inserted in your accent colour for seamless branding.

Slide Any Blocks, Not Just Images

The newly introduced Content Slider block allows any inner blocks to be converted into a slide deck, not limited to images. Create one slide using your existing blocks such as cards, testimonials, or pricing tables, and users can swipe through the others. This offers a lightweight solution for adding sliders without needing an additional plugin.

A Streamlined Block Conditions Panel

The Block Conditions feature enables you to display or hide any block based on criteria like user role, login status, dates, and more. Version 3.2.0 showcases a tidier panel, making it quicker and easier to set up visibility rules and enhancing readability.

Additional Enhancements in This Release

• Effortless Spam Protection: Otter now offers Cloudflare Turnstile as a lighter alternative to reCAPTCHA, along with a configurable Reply-To address to ensure form replies go to the correct inbox.
• Dynamic Content Integration: Pull values directly from ACF Repeater fields, including nested images and sub-fields.
• Future-Ready Design: Every block has been transitioned to Block API v3, eliminating editor warnings and improving plugin performance, ensuring readiness for WordPress 7.0. Accessibility enhancements (like image alt text and screen-reader labels) and a variety of fixes have also been implemented.
• Reliable Form Submissions: Save entries to the database prior to email sending, ensuring that a mail failure does not result in lost leads.

For the complete list of changes, check the Otter changelog.

Upgrade to the Latest Version Today

Otter Blocks 3.2.0 is now available. Update from your WordPress dashboard, connect your AI provider, and start building with Otter AI.

Not using Otter Blocks Pro yet? Consider upgrading today, benefiting from a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee, unlocking the full power of Otter Pro.

If you have any questions or feature requests for future releases, please leave a comment below.

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