As you might guess, Widget Blocks are interactive blocks that are often used in sidebars, headers, and footers. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.

Embed Blocks are widely used on the Commons to include content from external sites or platforms. Please note that we provide custom embed codes from sources not listed below. See “Embedding Content from Other Sites.” The following list provides links … Continue reading →

Design Blocks help with the layout of your posts or pages. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.

Media Blocks deal with images, video and audio. Please note that these are generic blocks and more control over media might be found with specific plugins. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.

Text Blocks deal with the formatting of a page or post. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.

Theme Blocks can be used both within the Query Loop block or by themselves. They are especially useful for Full Site Editable themes, where templates are edited for particular displays. Every post or page contains a number of fields and … Continue reading →

Types of Blocks WordPress.org has extensive documentation on how to use the Block Editor. It breaks them up into six categories: When you click the “+” icon to add a block, you will see all the available blocks, grouped by … Continue reading →

Many (if not all) Full Site Editable (FSE) themes do not provide the familiar WP access to create or edit Menus – that found by going to Appearance>> Menus or Customize >> Menus. That functionality is found by going to … Continue reading →

Recently, Google changed the way it allows you to embed a Google Map. Now it requires that you set up an API key. At first it looks like you need to add a payment option when using Google Maps, but … Continue reading →