What’s new in WordPress Blocks and Patterns?

SunArc Technologies
3 min readApr 27, 2021

WordPress is continuously working on its admin panel to improve user experiences for admins. They are regularly updating something to make this platform easy to use for every nontechnical or technical user.

Let’s check their recent enhancements, that can help you to create stunning and beautiful posts and pages of your website:

New page layout picker experience — After this update, now you can quickly and easily browse different categories and select your layout according to your vertical. WordPress has multiple categories to create your page unique with beauty.

Convert text and images into Columns block — Select two or more blocks, Few clicks and you can convert text or image into column block. By adjusting some column blocks, you can create your page more attractive.

Improved spacing options for social links and buttons — You can change alignment and manage the spacing of social media icons according to your choice and make them visible.

Streamlined behavior of the writing prompt — To streamline the writing process the prompt will now only appear once. There will be no ensuing prompts with each new line, simply space for you to write your thoughts without distractions.

Built-in editing tools allow you to crop and rotate your images — WordPress has updated its toolbar to crop and rotate your images. This means, you don’t need to use any other tool to crop your images, you can do it in the block section and the original image is always saved in the media library.

Drag and drop blocks and patterns for more control — Drag and drop block gives you complete control to beautify your post in your own way. You just simply select the block that you want from the block inserter and put it into your canvas select.

Display a list of your pages with the new Page List block — WordPress has added a new page list block for all the admins. For suppose if you want to show other pages list with their link on your blog page, you can directly add your page list block according to your choice.

Match your brand palette with an improved Social Icons block — Maybe sometimes you face difficulties with your background colors and icon colors and the result is either you need to change the page background or remove the icons. WordPress has resolved this issue, now you can customize your icons colors and icons background as well.

Complete control to placing CTAs with a better Buttons block — Call to Action is one of the ways to attract more customers for every business. And WordPress understands its importance this is why that has added a button block. Using this button block, you can align your CTA buttons on a page according to your choice, page space, design, and other aspects, either horizontally or vertically.

The block section and its pattern is continually improving to give an unforgettable experience to each and every user. So if you are a non tech or a new WordPress user then no need to worry about its functionality, you can easily handle it and set up your business. And this is one of the reasons why people move to it.

Contact us if you have any questions to start or grow your business with WordPress. Our experts can give you a better consultation for the same or assist you for any technical or non technical issue.

Hope this blog helps you to understand WordPress new updates!

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