Every paragraph, image, heading and button in WordPress is a block. Once blocks click for you, writing and designing pages feels like snapping LEGO bricks together. Let’s build your block-editing muscles.
Adding blocks
- Click the + (block inserter) to browse all blocks and patterns.
- Or just type
/on a new line and start typing a block name, like/imageor/heading. This is the fastest way. - Press Enter at the end of a paragraph to start a new paragraph block.
The blocks you’ll use most
- Paragraph and Heading: the backbone of any article.
- Image: always add alt text describing the image for screen reader users.
- List and Quote: break up long text.
- Buttons: for calls to action.
- Columns, Group and Row: for simple layouts.
Moving and styling
Select a block and a small toolbar appears. Use the arrows or drag handle to move it, and the three-dot menu to duplicate, delete or group it. The settings sidebar on the right (the gear or “Block” tab) holds extra options like colors, typography and spacing.
Open the List View (the stacked-lines icon at the top) to see every block on the page as an outline. It’s a lifesaver for selecting blocks nested inside groups and columns.
Professor’s tip: Use heading blocks for structure, not styling. Your post title is typically the page’s H1, so start sections with H2 and nest subsections as H3. Screen readers and search engines use this outline to understand your content.
Reuse your best work
Built a callout or signup box you love? Select it, open the three-dot menu and choose Create pattern. Mark it as synced if you want edits to update everywhere it appears. Now you can insert it in seconds from the inserter’s Patterns tab.
Your assignment
- Create a draft post using at least five different blocks, adding them with the
/shortcut. - Add alt text to every image in the draft.
- Save one block group as a reusable pattern.
