Post Template Block

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The Post Template block is a container block that is nested in the Query Loop block. This block contains inner block elements used to display a post in the Query loop block such as the post title, post content or excerpt, date, and featured image.

To find the Post Template block, click the Block Inserter icon, then search for the Query Loop block. Click on it to insert the block to the editor. Alternatively, you can type /query-loop to quickly insert the Query Loop block. Click Choose to open a selection of patterns. Use the arrow icons (at the bottom) to move from one pattern to another. Click on the Choose button to confirm the selection.

To have the Post Template block load only the posts from a specific category, add a new template for that category in the Template Editor and enable the inherit query under the Query Loop block settings.

Block toolbar

When users select a block, the block toolbar containing a number of control buttons will appear above the selected block. The Post Template block toolbar includes the following tools:

Select query loop

This button will select the Query Loop block, which is the Post Template’s parent block.

Transform to

Users can transform the Post Template block into a Columns or a Group block.

Block-moving tools

Use the block-moving tools to move the Post Template block. The six dots icon allows you to freely reposition the block anywhere within the editor by dragging and dropping it. You can also use the arrows icon to move the block up or down the editor.

Change alignment

Use the change alignment tool to reposition the Post Template block inside the Query Loop block. The following is a list of the block alignment options:

• None
• Wide width
• Full width
• Align left
• Align center
• Align right

When the parent Query Loop block’s Layout settings – inner blocks use content width option is enabled, the Post Template block will inherit the layout settings from the parent Query Loop block.

More options

The three dots icon displays a drop-down menu containing several block options. The following are the actions you can find:

• Show/Hide more settings opens or closes the block settings panel on the editor’s sidebar. Its functionality is similar to clicking the cog icon next to the Publish button.
• Select parent block (Query Loop) will move you to the parent block that contains the Post Template block.
• Copy block adds the Post Template into the clipboard. Then, you can paste it anywhere you want inside the Query Loop.
• Duplicate creates a copy of the selected block that appears after the current block.
• Insert before adds a new block before the selected block(s).
• Insert after adds a new block after the selected block(s).
• Lock lets you prevent users from moving or deleting the selected block. A pop-up window will appear to set the block locking attribute to the selected block. You can disable movement, prevent removal, or both for the selected block.
• Group turns the selected block(s) into a group of blocks so you can configure them as a unit.
• Remove Post Template deletes the selected block from the block editor.

Block settings

Every WordPress block has specific configuration options in the editor sidebar as the additional settings in the block toolbar. To toggle the sidebar, you can click the cog icon.

The Post Template block has two settings in the block settings panel.

Typography

The Post Template block provides typography settings to change the font family, appearance, line height, letter spacing, decoration, letter case, and font size.

For details refer to this support article: Typography settings overview

Advanced

The Advanced settings tab lets you add additional CSS classe(s) that allows you to write custom CSS styles for the block.