Title: Advanced Settings overview
Author: Andrea Roenning
Published: May 19, 2026
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# Advanced Settings overview

## In this article

 * [How to access Advanced settings](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#how-to-access-advanced-settings)
 * [Common settings](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#common-settings)
    - [HTML anchor](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#html-anchor)
    - [Additional CSS class(es)](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#additional-css-classes)
    - [Additional CSS](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#additional-css)
    - [Styles](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#styles)
    - [Allowed blocks](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#allowed-blocks)
 * [Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Use Advanced Settings to further customize your block. While some of the options
listed below apply to multiple blocks, others are block-specific. To learn more 
about a particular block, visit the [Blocks list page](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/blocks-list/).

## 󠀁[How to access Advanced settings](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#how-to-access-advanced-settings)󠁿

If you don’t see the sidebar, click the** Settings** button next to Save/Publish.
With your block selected in the editor, click the Advanced section in the Settings
panel to expand its options.

![Editor location for Advanced block settings](https://wordpress.org/documentation/
files/2026/05/593711403-5c6a21b5-a1c7-4146-bda9-bcc6f6e45ec1.png)

[Read more about block settings.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/working-with-blocks/#block-settings)

## 󠀁[Common settings](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#common-settings)󠁿

### 󠀁[HTML anchor](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#html-anchor)󠁿

HTML anchor allows you to [make a unique web address](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/page-jumps/)
for a particular block. Then, you’ll be able to link directly to a block on your
page.

### 󠀁[Additional CSS class(es)](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#additional-css-classes)󠁿

The Additional CSS class(es) lets you add CSS class(es) to your block, allowing 
you to write custom CSS and style the block as you see fit.

### 󠀁[Additional CSS](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#additional-css)󠁿

Additional CSS allows you to customize the appearance of the block. You do not need
to include a CSS selector, just add the property and value, For example adding: `
color: red;` will set the text color to red.

The field is only visible to users with the `edit_css` capability. [Learn more about WordPress user roles and capabilities.](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/roles-and-capabilities/)

### 󠀁[Styles](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#styles)󠁿

You can also use the Apply globally button under styles to apply this block’s typography,
spacing, dimensions, and color styles to all blocks of this type.

### 󠀁[Allowed blocks](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#allowed-blocks)󠁿

Some blocks offer the option to specify which blocks are allowed inside of them.
Click on the Manage allowed blocks button to make changes.

![Advanced block settings showing options for HTML Anchor, Additional CSS Class(
es) Additional CSS and Styles](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2026/05/
Screenshot-2026-05-19-at-9.33.06-AM-284x1024.png)

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/advanced-settings-overview/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

 * Created 2026-05-19

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First published

May 19, 2026

Last updated

May 20, 2026