Title: OwlDraft Editorial Blocks – Post Grid, List & Hero for News and Magazine Sites Author: OwlDraft Published: July 21, 2026 Last modified: July 21, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/owldraft-editorial-blocks/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3616967) ![](https://ps.w.org/owldraft-editorial-blocks/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3616967) # OwlDraft Editorial Blocks – Post Grid, List & Hero for News and Magazine Sites By [OwlDraft](https://profiles.wordpress.org/owldraft/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/owldraft-editorial-blocks.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/owldraft-editorial-blocks/) ## Description Magazine and news blocks for the WordPress block editor. The plugin adds blocks and nothing else. There is no settings page, no dashboard widget and no onboarding wizard — you add a block, set it up in the sidebar like any core block, and you are done. #### Blocks * **Post Grid** — posts as a grid of cards, with a column count each for desktop, tablet and phone. * **Post List** — posts as a list of rows, each with a thumbnail beside the text. * **Post Group** — a featured cluster: one lead story with the rest of the posts beside it, either as a single rail or as the classic three-column homepage layout with the lead left, centre or right. * **Hero** — one story, shown large, with the image above the text, beside it, or behind it. * **Authors** — a grid of author cards, each with an avatar, bio and latest post. #### Choosing the posts Every block picks its posts the same way: by number, category, tag, author, or an explicit list of post IDs — and each of those can be excluded as well as included. Post Group and Hero can also take their lead story from somewhere else entirely, such as your sticky post or the newest post in one category, and the block will make sure that story does not then repeat further down. #### Notes Blocks render on the server, so a block always reflects your posts as they are right now — editing or publishing a post updates every block that shows it, with nothing to re-save. It is also the same code that draws the editor preview, so what you see while editing is what the page will show. Styling is deliberately minimal. The blocks lay themselves out but inherit fonts, colours and heading sizes from your theme, so they look native rather than bolted on. #### Credits The comment icon is “message-circle” from [Feather](https://feathericons.com/) by Cole Bemis, used under the MIT licence. ## Screenshots [⌊Post Grid — posts as a grid of cards, with the column count and the parts of a card each switched on or off in the sidebar.⌉⌊Post Grid — posts as a grid of cards, with the column count and the parts of a card each switched on or off in the sidebar .⌉[ Post Grid — posts as a grid of cards, with the column count and the parts of a card each switched on or off in the sidebar. [⌊Post List — posts as a list of rows, each with its thumbnail beside the text.⌉⌊ Post List — posts as a list of rows, each with its thumbnail beside the text.⌉[ Post List — posts as a list of rows, each with its thumbnail beside the text. [⌊Post Group — a lead story with the rest of the posts listed beside it.⌉⌊Post Group— a lead story with the rest of the posts listed beside it.⌉[ Post Group — a lead story with the rest of the posts listed beside it. [⌊Hero — one story shown large, with the image behind the text, and the posts narrowed to a single category.⌉⌊Hero — one story shown large, with the image behind the text, and the posts narrowed to a single category.⌉[ Hero — one story shown large, with the image behind the text, and the posts narrowed to a single category. [⌊Hero — the same block in its split layout, with the image beside the text.⌉⌊Hero— the same block in its split layout, with the image beside the text.⌉[ Hero — the same block in its split layout, with the image beside the text. [⌊Authors — a grid of author cards, each with an avatar, name and bio.⌉⌊Authors — a grid of author cards, each with an avatar, name and bio.⌉[ Authors — a grid of author cards, each with an avatar, name and bio. ## Blocks This plugin provides 5 blocks. * Hero One big lead story, in a big (stacked/overlay) or split layout. * Authors A grid of author cards: avatar, name, bio, and optional latest post. * Post Group A featured cluster: one lead story, with the rest of the posts beside it. * Post List A configurable list of posts, mirroring the archive entry. * Post Grid A configurable grid of post cards with responsive columns. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin through **Plugins Add New Upload Plugin**, or install it from the WordPress.org plugin directory. 2. Activate it. 3. In the editor, add a block and search for **Post Grid**, **Post List**, **Post Group**, **Hero** or **Authors**. There is no configuration step. ## FAQ ### Does this work with any theme? Yes. The blocks bring the styling they need and define no colours or sizes of their own globally, so they cannot clash with your theme. If your theme sets the CSS variables the blocks look for, they follow it automatically. ### Does it work in the site editor? Yes. The blocks work anywhere the block editor does, including templates and template parts in a block theme. ### Will it slow my site down? It shouldn’t. There are no page builder libraries, no jQuery and no front-end JavaScript— a block is plain HTML and a small stylesheet, and a block’s stylesheet is only sent to a page that actually uses it. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “OwlDraft Editorial Blocks – Post Grid, List & Hero for News and Magazine Sites” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ OwlDraft ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/owldraft/) [Translate “OwlDraft Editorial Blocks – Post Grid, List & Hero for News and Magazine Sites” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/owldraft-editorial-blocks/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/owldraft-editorial-blocks/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/owldraft-editorial-blocks/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/owldraft-editorial-blocks/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. * Five blocks: Post Grid, Post List, Post Group, Hero and Authors. * Every block picks its posts by number, category, tag, author or an explicit list of post IDs, and each of those can be excluded as well as included. * Post Group and Hero can take their lead story from somewhere else — a sticky post, or the newest post in one category — without it repeating further down. * An optional comment count on a post card, off by default, hidden on a post that has no comments. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **16 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [block](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[magazine](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/magazine/) [news](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/news/)[post grid](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-grid/) [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/owldraft-editorial-blocks/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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