Pages

You can either edit the content in “visual” view or “text” view. It is recommended that you use visual view to avoid altering any HTML markup that may break the page. See advanced for more info. The editor works much like Microsoft Word. Once you are done making changes, click on “Update” to save them.

Note that new pages are not necessarily automatically added to the navigation menu. See Appearance for more information on how to add them.

Convert Existing Pages to Blocks

From the dashboard, click “Pages” and select the page you would like to edit. In the page settings on the right, click “Switch to Block Editor”. This will convert the page to use the block editor.

You can also directly convert pages from the page list. Find the page you wish to edit and click “Edit (Block Editor)”. The page will open with the block editor.

Change Users to Block Editor

You cab change settings for a user to default to the block editor. From the top menu hover over “My Sites” > “Network Admin” > click “Users”.

Select the user you would like to change and click “Edit”.

The user’s options will appear then click “Block Editor”.

Any future pages or posts the user creates will default to the block editor.

Convert Existing Content to Blocks

To convert existing content to blocks, select the three dots to the right of the text box and select “Convert to Blocks”.

The content will then be separated into multiple blocks depending on content type.

Remember to click “Update” to save your changes.

Adding a New Block

To add a new block, place the cursor below the previous block and a “+” icon will appear. From there, select the type of block you would like to add.

Types of Blocks

Common blocks are listed first in the Gutenberg Editor. If you’ve already been using WordPress, these blocks will probably look familiar:

• Paragraph – Adds basic paragraph text.
• List – Adds a bulleted or numbered list.
• Image – Insert an image to make a visual statement. Heading – Adds heading text (h2, h3, h4, h5, 56) to introduce new sections and organize content to help visitors (and search engines) understand the structure of your content.
• Quote – Give quoted text visual emphasis.
• Cover – Add an image or video with a text overlay — great for headers.
• Gallery – Display multiple images in a rich gallery. Audio – Embed a simple audio player.
• File – Add a link to a downloadable file.
• Video – Embed a video from your media library or upload a new one.

Rearranging Blocks

Click the arrows on the left of the block to move the block up or down within the page. You can also click the series of dots between the arrows to drag and drop the block.

To add hyperlinks, highlight the text that you wish to have linked and click on the link icon in the toolbar.

Type in the URL of the desired link destination. You can also type a page name and select it from the drop-down to easily link to other pages on the same site.

To add hyperlinks, highlight the text that you wish to have linked and click on the link icon in the block’s toolbar.