Gutenberg v8.4.0 delivers 131 blocks, including variations and experimental blocks.
Printing since 1440. This is the development plugin for the new block editor in core.
Core blocks
- Archives – core/archives
Display a monthly archive of your posts. - Audio – core/audio
Embed a simple audio player. - Button – core/button
Prompt visitors to take action with a button-style link. - Buttons – core/buttons
Prompt visitors to take action with a group of button-style links. - Calendar – core/calendar
A calendar of your site’s posts. - Categories – core/categories
Display a list of all categories. - Classic – core/freeform
Use the classic WordPress editor. - Code – core/code
Display code snippets that respect your spacing and tabs. - Column – core/column
A single column within a columns block. - Columns – core/columns
Add a block that displays content in multiple columns, then add whatever content blocks you’d like. - Cover – core/cover
Add an image or video with a text overlay — great for headers. - Custom HTML – core/html
Add custom HTML code and preview it as you edit. - Embed – core/embed
Add a block that displays content pulled from other sites, like Twitter, Instagram or YouTube. - File – core/file
Add a link to a downloadable file. - Gallery – core/gallery
Display multiple images in a rich gallery. - Group – core/group
Combine blocks into a group. - Heading – core/heading
Introduce new sections and organize content to help visitors (and search engines) understand the structure of your content. - Image – core/image
Insert an image to make a visual statement. - Latest Comments – core/latest-comments
Display a list of your most recent comments. - Latest Posts – core/latest-posts
Display a list of your most recent posts. - Link – core/navigation-link
Add a page, link, or another item to your navigation. - List – core/list
Create a bulleted or numbered list. - Media & Text – core/media-text
Set media and words side-by-side for a richer layout. - More – core/more
Content before this block will be shown in the excerpt on your archives page. - Navigation – core/navigation
A collection of blocks that allow visitors to get around your site. - Page Break – core/nextpage
Separate your content into a multi-page experience. - Paragraph – core/paragraph
Start with the building block of all narrative. - Preformatted – core/preformatted
Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling. - Pullquote – core/pullquote
Give special visual emphasis to a quote from your text. - Quote – core/quote
Give quoted text visual emphasis. “In quoting others, we cite ourselves.” — Julio Cortázar - Reusable Block – core/block ( Not insertable )
Create and save content to reuse across your site. Update the block, and the changes apply everywhere it’s used. - RSS – core/rss
Display entries from any RSS or Atom feed. - Search – core/search
Help visitors find your content. - Separator – core/separator
Create a break between ideas or sections with a horizontal separator. - Shortcode – core/shortcode
Insert additional custom elements with a WordPress shortcode. - Social Icon – core/social-link
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Social Icons – core/social-links
Display icons linking to your social media profiles or websites. - Spacer – core/spacer
Add white space between blocks and customize its height. - Subheading (deprecated) – core/subhead ( Not insertable )
This block is deprecated. Please use the Paragraph block instead. - Table – core/table
Insert a table — perfect for sharing charts and data. - Tag Cloud – core/tag-cloud
A cloud of your most used tags. - Text Columns (deprecated) – core/text-columns ( Not insertable )
This block is deprecated. Please use the Columns block instead. - Unsupported – core/missing ( Not insertable )
Your site doesn’t include support for this block. - Verse – core/verse
Insert poetry. Use special spacing formats. Or quote song lyrics. - Video – core/video
Embed a video from your media library or upload a new one. - Widget Area – core/widget-area ( Not insertable )
A widget area container. - 25 / 50 / 25 – three-columns-wider-center
Three columns; wide center column - 30 / 70 – two-columns-one-third-two-thirds
Two columns; one-third, two-thirds split - 33 / 33 / 33 – three-columns-equal
Three columns; equal split - 50 / 50 – two-columns-equal
Two columns; equal split - 500px – fivehundredpx
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - 70 / 30 – two-columns-two-thirds-one-third
Two columns; two-thirds, one-third split - Amazon – amazon
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Amazon Kindle – amazon-kindle
Embed Amazon Kindle content. - Animoto – animoto
Embed an Animoto video. - Bandcamp – bandcamp
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Behance – behance
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Category Link – category
A link to a category. - Cloudup – cloudup
Embed Cloudup content. - CodePen – codepen
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - CollegeHumor – collegehumor
Embed CollegeHumor content. - Crowdsignal – crowdsignal
Embed Crowdsignal (formerly Polldaddy) content. - Dailymotion – dailymotion
Embed a Dailymotion video. - DeviantArt – deviantart
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Dribbble – dribbble
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Dropbox – dropbox
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Etsy – etsy
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Facebook – facebook
Embed a Facebook post. - Facebook – facebook
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Flickr – flickr
Embed Flickr content. - Flickr – flickr
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Foursquare – foursquare
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - GitHub – github
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Goodreads – goodreads
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Google – google
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Imgur – imgur
Embed Imgur content. - Instagram – instagram
Embed an Instagram post. - Instagram – instagram
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Issuu – issuu
Embed Issuu content. - Kickstarter – kickstarter
Embed Kickstarter content. - Last.fm – lastfm
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Link – link
A link to a URL. - Link – chain
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - LinkedIn – linkedin
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Mail – mail
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Mastodon – mastodon
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Medium – medium
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Meetup – meetup
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Meetup.com – meetup-com
Embed Meetup.com content. - Mixcloud – mixcloud
Embed Mixcloud content. - Navigation (horizontal) – horizontal
Links shown in a row. - Navigation (vertical) – vertical
Links shown in a column. - Page Link – page
A link to a page. - Pinterest – pinterest
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Pocket – pocket
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Post Link – post
A link to a post. - Reddit – reddit
Embed a Reddit thread. - Reddit – reddit
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - ReverbNation – reverbnation
Embed ReverbNation content. - RSS Feed – feed
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Screencast – screencast
Embed Screencast content. - Scribd – scribd
Embed Scribd content. - Search – default
Help visitors find your content. - Skype – skype
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Slideshare – slideshare
Embed Slideshare content. - SmugMug – smugmug
Embed SmugMug content. - Snapchat – snapchat
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - SoundCloud – soundcloud
Embed SoundCloud content. - SoundCloud – soundcloud
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Speaker Deck – speaker-deck
Embed Speaker Deck content. - Spotify – spotify
Embed Spotify content. - Spotify – spotify
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Tag Link – tag
A link to a tag. - TED – ted
Embed a TED video. - TikTok – tiktok
Embed a TikTok video. - Tumblr – tumblr
Embed a Tumblr post. - Tumblr – tumblr
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Twitch – twitch
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - Twitter – twitter
Embed a tweet. - Twitter – twitter
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - VideoPress – videopress
Embed a VideoPress video. - Vimeo – vimeo
Embed a Vimeo video. - Vimeo – vimeo
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - VK – vk
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - WordPress – wordpress
Embed a WordPress post. - WordPress – wordpress
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - WordPress.tv – wordpress-tv
Embed a WordPress.tv video. - Yelp – yelp
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website. - YouTube – youtube
Embed a YouTube video. - YouTube – youtube
Display an icon linking to a social media profile or website.
Variations
The blocks which were previously prefixed with core-embed are now variations of Embed – core/embed. The social link blocks are now variations of
Cannot find block(s):core/social-link
.Other blocks with variations are:
.Block change summary
| Version | Core | Core embed | Added | Deleted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tbc | 130 | n/a | to be completed! | |
| 8.8.0-8.9.3 | 47 | 34 | The 34 core-embed blocks are now variations. | |
| 8.6.0-8.7.1 | 47 | 34 | Hulu – core-embed/hulu | |
| 8.2.0 – 8.5.0 | 47 | 35 | Widget Area – core/widget-area | |
| 7.5.0 – 8.1.0 | 46 | 35 | The 38 other social link blocks. | |
| 7.3.0 – 7.4.0 | 84 | 35 | TikTok – core-embed/tiktok | |
| 7.2.0 | 84 | 34 | ||
| 7.1.0 | 83 | 34 | ||
| 7.0.0 | 83 | 34 | ||
| 6.5.0 – 6.9.0 | 83 | 34 | and 38 other social link blocks. | |
| 5.9.0 | 42 | 34 | ||
| WordPress 5.0 | 36 | 35 |
- Gutenberg 7.2.0 adds the Buttons block. It’s not possible to transform a Button block to a Buttons block, or vice-versa.
- In Gutenberg 7.1.0 the Legacy Widget (Experimental) – core/legacy-widget is still experimental.
- Gutenberg 7.0.0 adds 2 core blocks: Navigation – core/navigation, Navigation Link – core/navigation-link
- These replace the experimental blocks Menu Item – core/navigation-menu-item, Navigation – core/navigation-menu, which have been deleted rather than deprecated.
- Gutenberg 6.5.0 through 6.9.0 added 39 social link blocks.
- Gutenberg 5.9.0 provided 42 blocks with a prefix of
core, and 34 blocks with a prefix ofcore-embed. - Two
core-embedblocks were Deleted not Deprecated; they were simply removed. - In WordPress 5.0 there were 36
coreblocks and 35core-embedblocks.
Deprecated blocks
For some reason, Gutenberg still registers a number of Deprecated blocks.
I’ve raised a Feature Request to have them removed. wordpress/gutenberg#19267.
| Plugin name and description | Plugin links | Version, total downloads, last update, tested |
|---|---|---|
| Gutenberg The Gutenberg plugin provides editing, customization, and site building features to WordPress. This beta plugin allows you to test bleeding-edge featu … | gutenberg home | 9.4.1 18,200,187 November 19, 2020 5.5.3 |
References
- Summary of WordPress core blocks
- For the Cumulative change log for Gutenberg see https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/gutenberg/trunk/changelog.txt
