WordPress Help

Official documentation, learning resources, and contributor guides collected from WordPress.org.

  • Release of the Theme Sniffer plugin

    After a long time of refactoring and improving the pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with…

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  • More block

    Go to the List of Blocks The More block is used to display a Read More link to the full blog post, on the blog home page, or on the archive pages. If your theme is set to show the post’s full content on archive pages or the blog home page, then a post using the…

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  • Columns block

    Go back to the list of Blocks The Columns block allows you to insert text, media, and other types of content into columns. When used one after another, the columns can create a grid effect.  You can type /columns in the editor and hit enter in a new paragraph block to add one quickly. Detailed…

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  • (Deprecated)Button block

    Go to the List of Blocks The Button block has been deprecated since WordPress 5.4. Please use the Buttons block instead.

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  • Done In progress PTE Request for [post grid]…

    PTEProject Translation Editor A Project Translation Editor (often referred to as PTE) is a person, who has access to validate strings on a specific project (for example BuddyPress, WooCommerce or Twenty Fourteen) for one specific locale. A project translation editor can approve strings that are added by translation contributors. Per project translation, editors are appointed by a general translation editor after…

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  • Pullquote block

    Go back to the list of Blocks If you want to add emphasis to a piece of text in your post or page, the pullquote block can quickly and easily make short snippets look beautiful. To add one, click the Block Inserter icon when editing your post or page. You can also quickly add one by typing /pullquote in a blank paragraph block and…

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  • Preformatted block

    Go back to the list of Blocks If you wish to add text to a post or page that is displayed exactly as you type it, the Preformatted block is for you. Add a Preformatted block You can create one by clicking the Block Inserter icon. You can also type /preformatted and hit the enter key in an…

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  • Custom HTML

    Go back to the list of Blocks Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), is language used to describe the semantic content of web pages. This can be added using the custom HTML block. This block allows you to insert your code so you can fine-tune your content.  Starting in WordPress 7.0, the Custom HTML block introduces separate editing…

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  • Code block

    Go back to the list of Blocks Code block lets you add and display code snippets for others to view. Code block example: Add a Code block To add the Code block, open the block inserter by clicking the (+) icon on the upper left corner of the editor. After that, look for Code using…

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  • Classic block

    Go back to the list of Blocks The Classic block looks just like the classic editor, but it’s in block form. Custom TinyMCE buttons are found in this block. Add a Classic block To add a Classic block, open the Block Inserter tool by clicking the Block Inserter + icon in the top toolbar. Look for the Classic block by using…

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