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How to Write and Publish a WordPress Post Using the New Block Editor

After your site is built… The first thing you need to know is how to Write and Publish a WordPress Post. This page will help you get up to speed fast. These links scroll directly to the section you need. YOU can write and publish your own WordPress postsAsk your web designer to make your … Read more

Your first 5 minutes with the new block editor

This is important! Please read carefully!

/ use the forward slash

Access commonly used blocks by typing a forward slash as the first character in the block editor.

Moving to the new WordPress post editor

In the old post editor you could see the toolbar above the text you were editing. This was like a using word processor.

In the new block editor the toolbar is hidden.

Blocks available in the WordPress block editor

In WordPress 4 the post editor looked like a word processor.

You typed your text and then highlighted a section to apply formatting. For instance, you could make the text bold or display your text as list items etc.

When you type into the new block editor you see plain text. You do not see any formatting options until you hover your cursor over the specific block you’re editing.

WordPress Block Editor Settings

First we’ll look at the settings for the Cover block. The settings are similar to many other blocks.

Common Blocks

The best way to understand how a block looks is to see for yourself. So I’ve included some screenshots of the most commonly used blocks on this page. However! when I wrote this post, I was using the classic editor on this site, so to see some live examples of the block editor in use, … Read more

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