--- gravity_agent_document: 1 document_type: "page" page_id: "page:block-editor" representation_of: "https://www.websitemanual.com.au/block-editor/" canonical_html: "https://www.websitemanual.com.au/block-editor/" title: "Block Editor | Website Manual" summary: "WordPress uses blocks to organise text, images, files and other page content. Browse common blocks, formatting, embeds and image tutorials to find the part you need." language: "en-AU" page_role: "page" content_intents: [] source_hash: "sha256:2d9423e0441f57e176d8f0160d7847a311c287eb1c8e79a5a73a464638bf272a" primary_entities: [] entity_refs: [] relationships: [] --- # Block Editor | Website Manual **Block Editor** WordPress uses blocks to organise text, images, files and other page content. Browse common blocks, formatting, embeds and image tutorials to find the part you need. - 28 videos - 1 recorded so far ## Topics - Common blocks - Formatting blocks - Embed blocks - Images ### Common blocks [Paragraph Block The Paragraph block holds ordinary body text. Coming soon](/block-editor/paragraph-block/) [Heading Block Headings split a page into sections that people can scan, and search engines use them to understand how the page is organised. Coming soon](/block-editor/heading-block/) [Image Block The Image block places a single picture on a page. Coming soon](/block-editor/image-block/) [Gallery Block The Gallery block shows several images together in a grid. Coming soon](/block-editor/gallery-block/) [Cover Block The Cover block puts text over a background image, video or colour. Coming soon](/block-editor/cover-block/) [Quote Block The Quote block sets apart words that came from someone else, such as a customer's comment or a line from a published source, with space for the citation underneath.. Coming soon](/block-editor/quote-block/) [List Block The List block makes bulleted or numbered lists. Coming soon](/block-editor/list-block/) [Video Block The Video block plays a video file uploaded to your own website. Coming soon](/block-editor/video-block/) [Audio Block The Audio block adds a player for a sound file, such as a podcast episode, a recorded message or a sample track. Coming soon](/block-editor/audio-block/) [File Block Use the WordPress File Block when a page needs a downloadable document, such as a brochure or information sheet. Coming soon](/block-editor/file-block/) ### Formatting blocks [Code Block The Code block displays code as text in a fixed-width font, so visitors can read or copy it. Coming soon](/block-editor/code-block/) [Custom HTML Block The Custom HTML block lets you paste HTML straight into a page, for things like a booking widget or a form supplied by another service.. Coming soon](/block-editor/custom-html-block/) [Preformatted Block The Preformatted block keeps text exactly as you type it, spaces and line breaks included, in a fixed-width font. Coming soon](/block-editor/preformatted-block/) [Pullquote Block A pullquote lifts a short line from your own page and shows it large, to catch the eye of someone scrolling. Coming soon](/block-editor/pullquote-block/) [Table Block The Table block arranges information in rows and columns, which suits opening hours, price comparisons or specifications. Coming soon](/block-editor/table-block/) [Classic Block The Classic block holds content in the older WordPress editor format, with one toolbar like a word processor. Coming soon](/block-editor/classic-block/) [Verse Block The Verse block is for poetry, song lyrics and other writing where the line breaks are part of the meaning. Coming soon](/block-editor/verse-block/) ### Embed blocks [Embeds Block Embed blocks bring content from another service into your page when you paste its web address: a YouTube video, a Vimeo clip, a map or a social media post. Coming soon](/block-editor/embeds-block/) ### Images [Add Media From Media Library Every image you upload to WordPress is kept in the Media Library, so a photo used on one page can go on another without uploading it again. Coming soon](/block-editor/add-media-from-media-library/) [Add Image From Computer Uploading from your computer is the usual way to get a new photo onto a page. Coming soon](/block-editor/add-image-from-computer/) [Add Image From URL WordPress can show an image from another website's address instead of uploading a copy. Coming soon](/block-editor/add-image-from-url/) [Delete Image Removing an image from a page and deleting it from the Media Library are different actions. Coming soon](/block-editor/delete-image/) [Edit Image Once an image is on the page you can change how it appears without uploading it again: its size, alignment, alt text, caption and link. Coming soon](/block-editor/edit-image/) [Image Editor WordPress has a basic image editor built in, opened from the Media Library. Coming soon](/block-editor/image-editor/) [Rotate and Flip Images Photos from a phone sometimes arrive sideways or upside down, depending on how the phone saved them. Coming soon](/block-editor/rotate-and-flip-images/) [Crop and Scale Images Cropping cuts away the parts of a photo you do not need. Coming soon](/block-editor/crop-and-scale-images/) [0:50 Featured Image A featured image represents a post or page in other places: blog listings, related post cards, and often the preview picture when someone shares the link on social media..](/block-editor/featured-image/) [Image Galleries A gallery groups several images so they display together instead of one after another down the page. Coming soon](/block-editor/image-galleries/) ### You needed to change one thing. Now you are learning the editor again. Your website should be handled. Not handed back to you. [Read: Why websites shouldn't be handed back](https://merlinfx-website.pages.dev/articles/why-websites-shouldnt-be-handed-back/) [Free tool Admin Tax Work out what keeping your website and tools in step costs your team. Open the tool](https://merlinfx-website.pages.dev/tools/admin-tax/)