Description
MentoBlocks is a collection of custom blocks for the block editor, each built as a
self-contained, dynamic (server-rendered) block registered under its own
“MentoBlocks” category in the block inserter.
Post Grid — a dynamic grid of posts, pages, or any public post type,
with ordering, column control, four card arrangements (standard, overlay,
side-by-side, and reverse), independent hover effects, full color and
spacing controls, and a Load More button that fetches additional posts
from the REST API without a page reload.
Hero Slider — a lightweight, dependency-free slider. Choose plain
images, manually authored slides with a heading/text/button, or slides
generated automatically from your posts. Fade or slide transitions,
autoplay with pause-on-hover/focus, swipe support, keyboard navigation,
and responsive height per breakpoint.
This plugin reads only your local WordPress database (via WP_Query and
the REST API) to build its blocks. It makes no external requests, does
not phone home, and includes no tracking or upsells.
Source Code
The build/ directory contains compiled, minified JavaScript and CSS
produced by the @wordpress/scripts build tool. The original,
human-readable source for every block is included in this plugin’s
src/ directory — nothing is bundled without its source alongside it.
To regenerate the compiled assets from source:
npm install(requires Node.js; installs@wordpress/scripts,
listed as a devDependency inpackage.json)npm run build
This runs the standard @wordpress/scripts build command and writes
fresh output to build/.
Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- Post Grid A dynamic grid of posts, pages, or any post type, with ordering, column control, style presets, and a Load More button.
- Hero Slider A lightweight, responsive slider — plain images, manual slides with text and a button, or auto-populated from posts.
Installation
- Upload the
mentoblocksfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
- Open any post or page in the block editor and search for “MentoBlocks”
in the block inserter to find Post Grid and Hero Slider.
FAQ
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Does this plugin track anything or send data externally?
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No. Every block queries your own WordPress database directly and renders
server-side. No external API calls, analytics, or tracking of any kind. -
Can I use Post Grid or Hero Slider with a custom post type?
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Yes. Both blocks let you choose any public, viewable post type from the
Query Settings panel.
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Contributors & Developers
“MentoBlocks – Dynamic Blocks” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Post Grid block: dynamic query, four card arrangements (standard,
overlay, side-by-side, reverse), independent hover effects, full
color/spacing controls, Load More via REST API. - Hero Slider block: plain image, manual, and dynamic (from posts)
slide sources; fade/slide transitions; autoplay with pause-on-hover;
swipe and keyboard navigation; responsive per-breakpoint height.