WordPress Core Blocks Explorer

Explore all the WordPress core blocks and their properties.

Note: All the information is pulled from the Gutenberg package @wordpress/block-library .

Title: Archives

Category: widgets

Display a date archive of your posts.

Title: Audio

Category: media

Embed a simple audio player.

Title: Avatar

Category: theme

Add a user’s avatar.

Title: Button

Category: design

Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link.

Title: Buttons

Category: design

Prompt visitors to take action with a group of button-style links.

Title: Calendar

Category: widgets

A calendar of your site’s posts.

Title: Categories List

Category: widgets

Display a list of all categories.

Title: Code

Category: text

Display code snippets that respect your spacing and tabs.

Title: Column

Category: design

A single column within a columns block.

Title: Columns

Category: design

Display content in multiple columns, with blocks added to each column.

Title: Comment Author Avatar

Category: themedeprecated

This block is deprecated. Please use the Avatar block instead.

Title: Comment Author Name

Category: theme

Displays the name of the author of the comment.

Title: Comment Content

Category: theme

Displays the contents of a comment.

Title: Comment Date

Category: theme

Displays the date on which the comment was posted.

Title: Comment Template

Category: design

Contains the block elements used to display a comment, like the title, date, author, avatar and more.

Title: Comments Next Page

Category: theme

Displays the next comment's page link.

Title: Comments Page Numbers

Category: theme

Displays a list of page numbers for comments pagination.

Title: Comments Previous Page

Category: theme

Displays the previous comment's page link.

Title: Comments Pagination

Category: theme

Displays a paginated navigation to next/previous set of comments, when applicable.

Title: Comments Title

Category: theme

Displays a title with the number of comments

Title: Comments

Category: theme

An advanced block that allows displaying post comments using different visual configurations.

Title: Cover

Category: media

Add an image or video with a text overlay.

Title: Details

Category: text

Hide and show additional content.

Title: Embed

Category: embed

Add a block that displays content pulled from other sites, like Twitter or YouTube.

Title: File

Category: media

Add a link to a downloadable file.

Title: Footnotes

Category: text

Title: Classic

Category: text

Use the classic WordPress editor.

Title: Gallery

Category: media

Display multiple images in a rich gallery.

Title: Group

Category: design

Gather blocks in a layout container.

Title: Heading

Category: text

Introduce new sections and organize content to help visitors (and search engines) understand the structure of your content.

Title: Custom HTML

Category: widgets

Add custom HTML code and preview it as you edit.

Title: Image

Category: media

Insert an image to make a visual statement.

Title: Latest Comments

Category: widgets

Display a list of your most recent comments.

Title: Latest Posts

Category: widgets

Display a list of your most recent posts.

Title: List item

Category: text

Create a list item.

Title: List

Category: text

Create a bulleted or numbered list.

Title: Login/out

Category: theme

Show login & logout links.

Title: Media & Text

Category: media

Set media and words side-by-side for a richer layout.

Title: More

Category: design

Content before this block will be shown in the excerpt on your archives page.

Title: Submenu

Category: design

Add a submenu to your navigation.

Title: Navigation

Category: theme

A collection of blocks that allow visitors to get around your site.

Title: Page Break

Category: design

Separate your content into a multi-page experience.

Title: Page List Item

Category: widgets

Displays a page inside a list of all pages.

Title: Page List

Category: widgets

Display a list of all pages.

Title: Paragraph

Category: text

Start with the basic building block of all narrative.

Title: Pattern placeholder

Category: theme

Show a block pattern.

Title: Post Author Biography

Category: theme

The author biography.

Title: Post Author Name

Category: theme

The author name.

Title: Post Author

Category: theme

Display post author details such as name, avatar, and bio.

Title: Post Comment

Category: themedeprecated

This block is deprecated. Please use the Comments block instead.

Title: Post Comments Count

Category: theme

Display a post's comments count.

Title: Post Comments Form

Category: theme

Display a post's comments form.

Title: Post Content

Category: theme

Displays the contents of a post or page.

Title: Post Date

Category: theme

Add the date of this post.

Title: Excerpt

Category: theme

Display the excerpt.

Title: Post Template

Category: theme

Contains the block elements used to render a post, like the title, date, featured image, content or excerpt, and more.

Title: Post Terms

Category: theme

Post terms.

Title: Time To Read

Category: themeexperimental

Show minutes required to finish reading the post.

Title: Title

Category: theme

Displays the title of a post, page, or any other content-type.

Title: Preformatted

Category: text

Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling.

Title: Pullquote

Category: text

Give special visual emphasis to a quote from your text.

Title: No results

Category: theme

Contains the block elements used to render content when no query results are found.

Title: Next Page

Category: theme

Displays the next posts page link.

Title: Page Numbers

Category: theme

Displays a list of page numbers for pagination

Title: Previous Page

Category: theme

Displays the previous posts page link.

Title: Pagination

Category: theme

Displays a paginated navigation to next/previous set of posts, when applicable.

Title: Query Title

Category: theme

Display the query title.

Title: Query Loop

Category: theme

An advanced block that allows displaying post types based on different query parameters and visual configurations.

Title: Quote

Category: text

Give quoted text visual emphasis. "In quoting others, we cite ourselves." — Julio Cortázar

Title: Read More

Category: theme

Displays the link of a post, page, or any other content-type.

Title: RSS

Category: widgets

Display entries from any RSS or Atom feed.

Title: Search

Category: widgets

Help visitors find your content.

Title: Separator

Category: design

Create a break between ideas or sections with a horizontal separator.

Title: Shortcode

Category: widgets

Insert additional custom elements with a WordPress shortcode.

Title: Site Tagline

Category: theme

Describe in a few words what the site is about. The tagline can be used in search results or when sharing on social networks even if it’s not displayed in the theme design.

Title: Site Title

Category: theme

Displays the name of this site. Update the block, and the changes apply everywhere it’s used. This will also appear in the browser title bar and in search results.

Title: Spacer

Category: design

Add white space between blocks and customize its height.

Title: Table of Contents

Category: layoutexperimental

Summarize your post with a list of headings. Add HTML anchors to Heading blocks to link them here.

Title: Table

Category: text

Create structured content in rows and columns to display information.

Title: Tag Cloud

Category: widgets

A cloud of your most used tags.

Title: Template Part

Category: theme

Edit the different global regions of your site, like the header, footer, sidebar, or create your own.

Title: Term Description

Category: theme

Display the description of categories, tags and custom taxonomies when viewing an archive.

Title: Text Columns

Category: designdeprecated

This block is deprecated. Please use the Columns block instead.

Title: Verse

Category: text

Insert poetry. Use special spacing formats. Or quote song lyrics.

Title: Video

Category: media

Embed a video from your media library or upload a new one.