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Lesson 422 min

The block editor: pages, posts and patterns

Write pages with blocks, reuse layouts with patterns, and know when to use a page or a post.

Taught by Sandesh Sahetiya

The video is part of the full course

In this lesson you will

  • Know when to use a page and when to use a post
  • Add, move and style blocks
  • Use patterns and synced patterns
  • Add a shortcode to a page
Pages
Timeless content: Home, About, Contact, Order a cake. Pages don't have dates or categories.
Posts
Dated articles listed newest first, with categories and tags: news, guides, recipes.

Working with blocks

  • Click the + button, or type / followed by a block name, such as /heading or /image.
  • Each block has its own toolbar and settings in the right-hand sidebar: colour, spacing, alignment.
  • Drag blocks, or use the up and down arrows, to reorder them. Group blocks to style them together.
  • Use one Heading 1 per page for the main title, then Heading 2 for sections.

Continue with the full course

The rest of this lesson, the narrated video, the PDF and the exercise are part of WordPress and WooCommerce. One payment, lifetime access.

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