{"id":30250,"date":"2020-05-06T11:14:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T08:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=30250"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:59:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T07:59:34","slug":"wordpress-reusable-blocks-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wordpress-reusable-blocks-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Reusable Blocks 101: How to Use Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WordPress block editor (AKA Gutenberg) was released at the end of 2018. It’s WordPress’s built-in drag-and-drop editor, and it makes it a lot easier to create styled layouts. With WordPress reusable blocks, you can save yourself a lot of time while working in the editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Essentially, WordPress reusable blocks offer the ability to reuse what you’ve created over and over again. It’s somewhat of a hidden feature that not everyone learns about, but in this tutorial we’ll walk you through it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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First, we’ll briefly review \u23e9 what reusable blocks are<\/a>. Then we’ll discuss \u23e9 some of their benefits<\/a> before moving on to showing you \u23e9 how to make them and use them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are WordPress reusable blocks? \ud83e\udd14<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\u26a0\ufe0f Important Notice<\/strong>: As of WordPress 6.3, Reusable blocks are being renamed as Synced patterns. Any previously made Reusable blocks will continue to function as they do now, just under the new Synced pattern name [1]<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A reusable WordPress block is a collection\/arrangement of one or more editor blocks<\/a> that you can save in your library for later use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A reusable block could be simple, such as an image that you’d like to reuse again and again. On the other hand, a reusable block could include a complicated collection of elements for duplicating more advanced web designs. Technically, you could save an entire page design as a reusable block and transfer it to other pages or websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another neat thing is that if you edit the design of the reusable block, those changes will automatically apply to every instance of the reusable block – there’s no need to manually edit each post where you used the reusable block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea behind a reusable block is to minimize the need to reinvent the wheel. It’s the same reason people use WordPress themes<\/a>. What’s the point of starting from scratch if the foundation is already made for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since many bloggers<\/a> and web designers repeat content in blog posts and pages, it makes sense to give them a way to eliminate repeating the same tedious tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The benefits of making and implementing reusable blocks \ud83d\udc4d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re having trouble seeing the overall value in reusable blocks, here are some benefits and situations where they shine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n