Title: More options
Author: Collins Mbaka
Published: December 5, 2020
Last modified: December 18, 2025

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# More options

## In this article

 * [Copy](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#copy)
 * [Cut](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#cut)
 * [Duplicate](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#duplicate)
 * [Add before](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#add-before)
 * [Add after](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#add-after)
 * [Edit as HTML](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#edit-as-html)
 * [Copy styles and Paste styles](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#copy-styles-and-paste-styles)
 * [Lock](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#lock)
 * [Hide blocks](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#hide-blocks)
 * [Create pattern](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#create-pattern)
 * [Group](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#group)
 * [Delete](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#delete)
 * [Changelog](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#changelog)

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The **More options** menu in the block toolbar gives you additional options to customize
your block. You can access these additional options by clicking on the ellipses (
three dots) in the block toolbar.

![More options on an image block toolbar](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/
2020/12/More-options.png)

## 󠀁[Copy](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#copy)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Copy.png)

Use the **Copy** option to copy a selected block and paste it elsewhere in the editor
or even on a different post/page. When you select the **Copy** option, the block
will be copied to your clipboard. Then, you can use Ctrl + V (Command + V) to paste
it anywhere on your post/page or other posts/pages.

## 󠀁[Cut](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#cut)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Cut.png)

Use the **Cut** option to cut a selected block and paste it elsewhere in the editor
or even on a different post/page. When you select the **Cut** option, the block 
will be copied to your clipboard. Then, you can use Ctrl + V (Command + V) to paste
it anywhere on your post/page or other posts/pages.

## 󠀁[Duplicate](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#duplicate)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Duplicate.png)

The **Duplicate** option clones the selected block right below the original. If 
you want to duplicate a block to paste it to a different page or post, use the **
Copy block** option instead.  

## 󠀁[Add before](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#add-before)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Add-before.png)

Use this option to insert a new block before the selected block(s). This option 
will create an empty line to add a new block above your current one.

## 󠀁[Add after](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#add-after)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Add-after.png)

Use this option to insert a new block after the selected block(s). It creates an
empty line for adding a new block below your current one.

## 󠀁[Edit as HTML](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#edit-as-html)󠁿

Select Edit as HTML option and edit the HTML of the block.

The **Edit as HTML** option allows you to edit the block using HTML code. You can
click on **Edit visually** to exit this mode, but the block editor might no longer
recognize the original block, depending on your code changes.

## 󠀁[Copy styles and Paste styles](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#copy-styles-and-paste-styles)󠁿

The **Copy styles** option copies all the style option to clipboard. You can go 
to another block and click **Paste styles** to apply the copied styles. 

If you see a message like the one below, depending on what browser you are using,
you may need to enable clipboard permissions in order to paste styles:

![Unable to paste styles. Please allow browser clipboard permissions before continuing.
](
https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2023/08/More-options-6-3-clipboard-permissions-
1024x99.png)

Unable to paste styles. Please allow browser clipboard permissions before continuing.

Each browser handles this differently, but you may see a message similar to this:

![Browser pop-up asking if for permissions to let the website access the clipboard.](
https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2023/08/More-options-6-3-clipboard-permissions-
chrioe.png)

website-name wants to: “See text and images copied to the clipboard”.

## 󠀁[Lock](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#lock)󠁿

Use the **Lock** option to lock the selected block, which will prevent the block
from being removed, moved, or both.

If you try to lock a [group block](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/group-block/),
you will see an option to also apply the same lock settings to all blocks nested
inside.

## 󠀁[Hide blocks](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#hide-blocks)󠁿

Available as of WordPress 6.9, you can now hide blocks, offering an easy option 
to explore different designs or to prepare content for a later launch. This option
hides the block both in the editor and on the frontend. When a block is hidden, 
it’s also left out of the page’s code entirely, so screen readers won’t announce
it and search engines won’t index it.

## 󠀁[Create pattern](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#create-pattern)󠁿

WordPress 6.3 renamed Reusable Blocks to Patterns. A synced pattern will behave 
in exactly the same way as a reusable block.

Save your block as a pattern so you can use them on other posts/pages

The Create [pattern/reusable block option](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/reusable-blocks/)
lets you add the selected block to a list of patterns, so you can use them on other
posts or pages as well, and also remove a pattern from your list of patterns.

Optionally, you can set Synced option. Editing the synced pattern will update it
anywhere it is used. After creating a synced pattern, you can detach it to a regular
block, and edit the block without affecting your already saved synced pattern.

## 󠀁[Group](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#group)󠁿

Creating a group block will allow you to handle all the nested blocks in one go

Select the **Group** option to group a collection of blocks and treat them as a 
unit. This is helpful if you want to, for instance, add a common background color
to a collection of blocks. Also, you can **Ungroup** your blocks, if you don’t want
them to be in a group. You can learn more about the Group block [here](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/group-block/).

## 󠀁[Delete](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/more-options/?output_format=md#delete)󠁿

![](https://wordpress.org/documentation/files/2020/12/Delete-block.png)

With the **Delete** option, you can delete the selected block from your content.

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

 * Updated 2025-11-27
    - Replaced and updated most screenshots and demos.
    - Added in section for hiding blocks.
 * Updated 2025-06-05
    - Updated “Cut” screenshot to match 6.8.1
    - Deleted duplicate image in “Add after”
 * Updated 2025-04-15 (props to [@nikunj8866](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nikunj8866/))
    - Removed **Select parent block (name)** and **Move to** sections.
    - Add **Cut** section.
    - Updated screenshots for Copy, Duplicate, Add before, Add after, and Delete
      sections.
    - Replaced videos for Edit as HTML, Copy styles & Paste styles, Lock, Create
      pattern, and Group sections.
    - Added missing ALT tags.
    - Updated heading for Create pattern section.
 * Updated 2024-05-14
    - Updated screenshots
 * Updated 2023-11-11
    - Updated title to sentence case
 * Updated 2023-08-08
    - WordPress 6.3 renamed Reusable Block to Patterns & update screenshots
 * Updated 2023-03-27
    - Updated screenshots to match 6.2
    - Added “Copy & Paste Styles” section.
 * Updated 2022-10-18
    - Updated screenshots to match 6.1
    - Added link to Reusable block & Group block articles
    - Added Block Locking section
 * Updated 2022-02-04
    - Screenshots and video as per WordPress 5.9
    - added a quick tip about the name of the “Remove block” option
 * Created 2021-08-03

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First published

December 5, 2020

Last updated

December 18, 2025