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# Adding Blocks | Website Manual

**Adding Blocks**

New blocks are added with the plus button, either at the top of the editor or beside an empty line.

Coming soon

We are recording a new video for this one.

## Before you finish

**Not seeing your change?**

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If your site has a caching plugin, clear its cache too. There is usually a button for it in the bar along the top of the dashboard. Still the old version after a few minutes? Ask whoever looks after your site to clear the server cache.

### Good to know

New blocks are added with the plus button, either at the top of the editor or beside an empty line. You can also type a forward slash on an empty line followed by the block name, such as /image, to add one without reaching for the mouse.

Searching by name is quicker than scrolling the whole list. If a block you have seen elsewhere is missing, it may come from a plugin that isn't installed on your site.

### Up next

- [Editor OverviewComing soon](/wordpress/editor-overview/)
- [Adding BlocksPlaying](/wordpress/adding-blocks/)
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- [Add New Page51 sec](/wordpress/add-new-page/)
- [Trash A PageComing soon](/wordpress/trash-a-page/)

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