wp-core-blocks

name	wp-core-blocks
description	Complete reference for WordPress core blocks: all 113+ blocks with their attributes, supports, categories, and markup examples. Use when building layouts with core Gutenberg blocks.
compatibility	WordPress 6.8+ (113 blocks). WordPress 6.9+ adds Accordion block.

WordPress Core Blocks Reference

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Building layouts using WordPress core blocks
• Looking up block attributes, supports, or parent blocks
• Understanding which blocks to use for specific layouts
• Converting designs to block markup

Block Categories

WordPress organizes blocks into 7 main categories:

Category	Purpose	Key Blocks
Text	Content and typography	Paragraph, Heading, List, Quote, Table, Code
Media	Images, video, audio	Image, Gallery, Cover, Video, Audio, File
Design	Layout and structure	Group, Columns, Row, Stack, Separator, Spacer
Widgets	Dynamic content	Archives, Calendar, Categories, Search, Latest Posts
Theme	Site structure	Navigation, Site Title, Query Loop, Post Content
Embed	External content	YouTube, Twitter, Vimeo, etc.
Reusable	Synced patterns	Pattern block

Layout Blocks (Design Category)

core/group

Container block for grouping content. Most versatile layout block.

Attributes:

{
  "tagName": "div",        // div, section, main, article, aside, header, footer
  "templateLock": false,   // false, "all", "insert", "contentOnly"
  "allowedBlocks": []      // Array of allowed block names
}

Supports:

• align: full, wide, left, center, right
• background: backgroundImage, backgroundSize
• color: background, gradients, text, link, heading, button
• dimensions: minHeight
• spacing: margin, padding, blockGap
• layout: constrained, flex, grid
• position: sticky

Markup:

<!-- wp:group {"align":"full","layout":{"type":"constrained"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-group alignfull">
  <!-- Inner blocks -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:group -->

With background and styles:

<!-- wp:group {"align":"full","style":{"spacing":{"padding":{"top":"4rem","bottom":"4rem"}},"color":{"background":"#f0f0f0"}}} -->
<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-background" style="background-color:#f0f0f0;padding-top:4rem;padding-bottom:4rem">
  <!-- Inner blocks -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:group -->

core/columns

Multi-column layout container. Contains core/column blocks.

Attributes:

{
  "verticalAlignment": "center",  // top, center, bottom, stretch
  "isStackedOnMobile": true
}

Supports:

• align: full, wide
• color: background, gradients, text, link
• spacing: margin, padding, blockGap
• layout: default (flex-based)

Markup:

<!-- wp:columns {"verticalAlignment":"center"} -->
<div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center">
  <!-- wp:column {"width":"33.33%"} -->
  <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
    <!-- Content -->
  </div>
  <!-- /wp:column -->
  <!-- wp:column {"width":"66.66%"} -->
  <div class="wp-block-column" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
    <!-- Content -->
  </div>
  <!-- /wp:column -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:columns -->

core/column

Single column within columns block.

Attributes:

{
  "verticalAlignment": "center",
  "width": "50%",
  "allowedBlocks": [],
  "templateLock": false
}

core/row

Horizontal flex container. Items arranged in a row.

Attributes:

{
  "verticalAlignment": "center",  // top, center, bottom, stretch
  "justifyContent": "left"        // left, center, right, space-between
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:group {"layout":{"type":"flex","flexWrap":"nowrap","justifyContent":"space-between"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-group">
  <!-- Items arranged horizontally -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:group -->

core/stack

Vertical flex container. Items stacked vertically.

Markup:

<!-- wp:group {"layout":{"type":"flex","orientation":"vertical"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-group">
  <!-- Items stacked vertically -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:group -->

core/cover

Image/video background with overlay and content.

Attributes:

{
  "url": "image.jpg",
  "id": 123,
  "alt": "Description",
  "hasParallax": false,
  "isRepeated": false,
  "dimRatio": 50,
  "overlayColor": "black",
  "customOverlayColor": "#000000",
  "minHeight": 500,
  "minHeightUnit": "px",
  "contentPosition": "center center"
}

Supports:

• align: full, wide, left, center, right
• color: text, background (for overlay)
• dimensions: aspectRatio, minHeight
• spacing: margin, padding
• layout: constrained

Markup:

<!-- wp:cover {"url":"hero.jpg","id":123,"dimRatio":50,"overlayColor":"black","minHeight":500,"align":"full"} -->
<div class="wp-block-cover alignfull" style="min-height:500px">
  <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim"></span>
  <img class="wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-123" alt="" src="hero.jpg" data-object-fit="cover"/>
  <div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container">
    <!-- Content over image -->
  </div>
</div>
<!-- /wp:cover -->

core/separator

Horizontal rule/divider.

Attributes:

{
  "opacity": "alpha-channel"  // "alpha-channel", "css"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-wide"} -->
<hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/>
<!-- /wp:separator -->

core/spacer

Vertical whitespace.

Attributes:

{
  "height": "100px"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:spacer {"height":"100px"} -->
<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
<!-- /wp:spacer -->

Text Blocks

core/paragraph

Standard paragraph text.

Attributes:

{
  "content": "Text content",
  "dropCap": false,
  "placeholder": "Type / to choose a block"
}

Supports:

• color: background, gradients, text, link
• spacing: margin, padding
• typography: fontSize, lineHeight

Markup:

<!-- wp:paragraph -->
<p>Your paragraph content here.</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->

With styling:

<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"18px"},"color":{"text":"#333333"}}} -->
<p class="has-text-color" style="color:#333333;font-size:18px">Styled paragraph.</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->

core/heading

Headings h1-h6.

Attributes:

{
  "content": "Heading Text",
  "level": 2,
  "textAlign": "center"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:heading {"level":2,"textAlign":"center"} -->
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Centered H2 Heading</h2>
<!-- /wp:heading -->

core/list

Ordered or unordered lists.

Attributes:

{
  "ordered": false,
  "start": 1,
  "reversed": false,
  "type": "1"   // For ordered: 1, A, a, I, i
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:list -->
<ul class="wp-block-list">
  <!-- wp:list-item -->
  <li>First item</li>
  <!-- /wp:list-item -->
  <!-- wp:list-item -->
  <li>Second item</li>
  <!-- /wp:list-item -->
</ul>
<!-- /wp:list -->

core/quote

Blockquote with optional citation.

Attributes:

{
  "citation": "Author Name"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:quote -->
<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">
  <!-- wp:paragraph -->
  <p>Quote text here.</p>
  <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
  <cite>Author Name</cite>
</blockquote>
<!-- /wp:quote -->

core/table

Data tables.

Attributes:

{
  "hasFixedLayout": true,
  "caption": "Table caption",
  "head": [{"cells": [{"content": "Header", "tag": "th"}]}],
  "body": [{"cells": [{"content": "Cell", "tag": "td"}]}],
  "foot": []
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:table {"hasFixedLayout":true} -->
<figure class="wp-block-table">
  <table class="has-fixed-layout">
    <thead>
      <tr><th>Header 1</th><th>Header 2</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
      <tr><td>Cell 1</td><td>Cell 2</td></tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
</figure>
<!-- /wp:table -->

core/code

Code snippets without syntax highlighting.

Markup:

<!-- wp:code -->
<pre class="wp-block-code"><code>const hello = "world";</code></pre>
<!-- /wp:code -->

core/preformatted

Preformatted text preserving whitespace.

Markup:

<!-- wp:preformatted -->
<pre class="wp-block-preformatted">  Preserves
    all   whitespace</pre>
<!-- /wp:preformatted -->

core/details

Collapsible details/summary.

Attributes:

{
  "showContent": false,
  "summary": "Click to expand"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:details -->
<details class="wp-block-details">
  <summary>Click to expand</summary>
  <!-- wp:paragraph -->
  <p>Hidden content revealed on click.</p>
  <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
</details>
<!-- /wp:details -->

core/accordion (WordPress 6.9+)

Collapsible accordion sections.

Attributes:

{
  "autoclose": false,      // Close other panels when one opens
  "headingLevel": 3,       // Heading level for accordion titles
  "iconPosition": "end",   // "start" or "end"
  "showIcon": true
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:accordion {"autoclose":true} -->
<div class="wp-block-accordion">
  <!-- wp:accordion-heading -->
  <h3 class="wp-block-accordion-heading">Section Title</h3>
  <!-- /wp:accordion-heading -->
  <!-- wp:accordion-panel -->
  <div class="wp-block-accordion-panel">
    <!-- Panel content -->
  </div>
  <!-- /wp:accordion-panel -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:accordion -->

Media Blocks

core/image

Single image with optional caption and link.

Attributes:

{
  "id": 123,
  "url": "image.jpg",
  "alt": "Description",
  "caption": "Image caption",
  "href": "link.html",
  "linkTarget": "_blank",
  "linkClass": "",
  "width": "600px",
  "height": "auto",
  "aspectRatio": "16/9",
  "scale": "cover",
  "sizeSlug": "large"
}

Supports:

• align: full, wide, left, center, right
• filter: duotone
• shadow
• border

Markup:

<!-- wp:image {"id":123,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} -->
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large">
  <img src="image.jpg" alt="Description" class="wp-image-123"/>
  <figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Caption text</figcaption>
</figure>
<!-- /wp:image -->

Linked image:

<!-- wp:image {"id":123,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"custom"} -->
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large">
  <a href="https://example.com"><img src="image.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-123"/></a>
</figure>
<!-- /wp:image -->

core/gallery

Image gallery with layout options.

Attributes:

{
  "images": [],
  "ids": [1, 2, 3],
  "columns": 3,
  "linkTo": "none",        // none, media, attachment, custom
  "sizeSlug": "large",
  "randomOrder": false
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:gallery {"columns":3,"linkTo":"none"} -->
<figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped">
  <!-- wp:image {"id":1} -->
  <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="img1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1"/></figure>
  <!-- /wp:image -->
  <!-- wp:image {"id":2} -->
  <figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="img2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-2"/></figure>
  <!-- /wp:image -->
</figure>
<!-- /wp:gallery -->

core/video

Video player.

Attributes:

{
  "id": 123,
  "src": "video.mp4",
  "poster": "poster.jpg",
  "caption": "Video caption",
  "autoplay": false,
  "controls": true,
  "loop": false,
  "muted": false,
  "playsInline": false,
  "preload": "metadata"
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:video {"id":123} -->
<figure class="wp-block-video">
  <video controls src="video.mp4" poster="poster.jpg"></video>
</figure>
<!-- /wp:video -->

core/audio

Audio player.

Attributes:

{
  "id": 123,
  "src": "audio.mp3",
  "caption": "Audio caption",
  "autoplay": false,
  "loop": false,
  "preload": "none"
}

core/file

Downloadable file with button.

Attributes:

{
  "id": 123,
  "href": "file.pdf",
  "fileName": "Document.pdf",
  "textLinkHref": "file.pdf",
  "textLinkTarget": "",
  "showDownloadButton": true,
  "downloadButtonText": "Download"
}

core/media-text

Two-column media and text layout.

Attributes:

{
  "mediaId": 123,
  "mediaUrl": "image.jpg",
  "mediaType": "image",
  "mediaPosition": "left",   // left, right
  "mediaWidth": 50,
  "isStackedOnMobile": true,
  "verticalAlignment": "center",
  "imageFill": false
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:media-text {"mediaId":123,"mediaType":"image","mediaPosition":"left"} -->
<div class="wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile">
  <figure class="wp-block-media-text__media">
    <img src="image.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-123 size-full"/>
  </figure>
  <div class="wp-block-media-text__content">
    <!-- wp:paragraph -->
    <p>Content beside media.</p>
    <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
  </div>
</div>
<!-- /wp:media-text -->

Interactive Blocks

core/buttons

Button group container.

Attributes:

{
  "layout": {
    "type": "flex",
    "justifyContent": "center"
  }
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:buttons {"layout":{"type":"flex","justifyContent":"center"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-buttons">
  <!-- wp:button -->
  <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button">Click Me</a></div>
  <!-- /wp:button -->
  <!-- wp:button {"className":"is-style-outline"} -->
  <div class="wp-block-button is-style-outline"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button">Secondary</a></div>
  <!-- /wp:button -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:buttons -->

core/button

Single button (must be inside core/buttons).

Attributes:

{
  "text": "Button Text",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "linkTarget": "_blank",
  "rel": "noopener noreferrer",
  "width": 50,             // 25, 50, 75, 100 (percentage)
  "backgroundColor": "primary",
  "textColor": "white"
}

Supports:

• color: background, gradients, text
• typography: fontSize, lineHeight
• border: radius, color, width
• spacing: padding

Markup with custom colors:

<!-- wp:button {"backgroundColor":"primary","textColor":"white"} -->
<div class="wp-block-button">
  <a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button" href="#">Primary Button</a>
</div>
<!-- /wp:button -->

core/search

Search form.

Attributes:

{
  "label": "Search",
  "showLabel": true,
  "placeholder": "Search...",
  "buttonText": "Search",
  "buttonPosition": "button-inside",  // button-inside, button-outside, no-button
  "buttonUseIcon": false,
  "width": 100,
  "widthUnit": "%"
}

core/social-links

Social media icon links.

Attributes:

{
  "iconColor": "white",
  "iconColorValue": "#ffffff",
  "iconBackgroundColor": "primary",
  "iconBackgroundColorValue": "#0073aa",
  "size": "has-normal-icon-size",
  "openInNewTab": true,
  "showLabels": false
}

Markup:

<!-- wp:social-links {"iconColor":"white","iconBackgroundColor":"primary","openInNewTab":true} -->
<ul class="wp-block-social-links has-icon-color has-icon-background-color">
  <!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://twitter.com/user","service":"twitter"} /-->
  <!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://facebook.com/user","service":"facebook"} /-->
  <!-- wp:social-link {"url":"https://linkedin.com/in/user","service":"linkedin"} /-->
</ul>
<!-- /wp:social-links -->

Query & Post Blocks (Theme Category)

core/query

Query loop for displaying posts.

Attributes:

{
  "queryId": 0,
  "query": {
    "perPage": 10,
    "pages": 0,
    "offset": 0,
    "postType": "post",
    "order": "desc",
    "orderBy": "date",
    "author": "",
    "search": "",
    "exclude": [],
    "sticky": "",
    "inherit": true,
    "taxQuery": null,
    "parents" 
  
   

Markup:

<!-- wp:query {"queryId":1,"query":{"perPage":6,"postType":"post","order":"desc","orderBy":"date"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-query">
  <!-- wp:post-template -->
    <!-- wp:post-featured-image /-->
    <!-- wp:post-title {"isLink":true} /-->
    <!-- wp:post-excerpt /-->
    <!-- wp:post-date /-->
  <!-- /wp:post-template -->
  <!-- wp:query-pagination -->
    <!-- wp:query-pagination-previous /-->
    <!-- wp:query-pagination-numbers /-->
    <!-- wp:query-pagination-next /-->
  <!-- /wp:query-pagination -->
  <!-- wp:query-no-results -->
    <!-- wp:paragraph -->
    <p>No posts found.</p>
    <!-- /wp:paragraph -->
  <!-- /wp:query-no-results -->
</div>
<!-- /wp:query -->

core/post-template

Template for each post in query. Contains the layout for individual posts.

core/post-title

Displays post title.

Attributes:

{
  "level": 2,
  "isLink": true,
  "rel": "",
  "linkTarget": "_self"
}

core/post-content

Displays full post content.

core/post-excerpt

Displays post excerpt.

Attributes:

{
  "moreText": "Read more",
  "showMoreOnNewLine": true,
  "excerptLength": 55
}

core/post-featured-image

Displays post featured image.

Attributes:

{
  "isLink": false,
  "aspectRatio": "16/9",
  "scale": "cover",
  "sizeSlug": "post-thumbnail",
  "width": "",
  "height": ""
}

core/post-date

Displays post date.

Attributes:

{
  "format": "",
  "isLink": false
}

core/post-author

Displays post author.

Attributes:

{
  "showAvatar": true,
  "showBio": false,
  "byline": "By",
  "isLink": false,
  "avatarSize": 48
}

core/post-terms

Displays post categories or tags.

Attributes:

{
  "term": "category",   // category, post_tag, or custom taxonomy
  "separator": ", ",
  "prefix": ""
}

Navigation Blocks

core/navigation

Site navigation menu.

Attributes:

{
  "ref": 123,              // Navigation menu post ID
  "overlayMenu": "mobile", // never, mobile, always
  "icon": "menu",          // menu, handle
  "hasIcon": true,
  "openSubmenusOnClick": false,
  "showSubmenuIcon": true
}

Supports:

• color: background, text, link
• typography: fontSize, fontFamily, fontWeight
• spacing: margin, padding, blockGap
• layout: flex

core/navigation-link

Navigation menu item.

Attributes:

{
  "label": "Link Text",
  "url": "/page/",
  "description": "",
  "kind": "post-type",     // post-type, custom, taxonomy
  "type": "page",
  "id": 123,
  "opensInNewTab": false,
  "isTopLevelLink": true
}

core/page-list

Auto-generated list of pages.

Attributes:

{
  "parentPageID": 0,
  "isNested": false
}

Widget Blocks

core/latest-posts

Displays recent posts.

Attributes:

{
  "categories": [],
  "selectedAuthor": "",
  "postsToShow": 5,
  "displayPostContent": false,
  "displayPostContentRadio": "excerpt",
  "excerptLength": 55,
  "displayAuthor": false,
  "displayPostDate": false,
  "displayFeaturedImage": false,
  "featuredImageAlign": "left",
  "featuredImageSizeSlug": "thumbnail",
  "addLinkToFeaturedImage": false,
  "postLayout": "list",
   
   
   

Markup (dynamic block):

<!-- wp:latest-posts {"postsToShow":3,"displayPostDate":true,"displayFeaturedImage":true,"postLayout":"grid","columns":3} /-->

core/archives

Archive links by date.

Attributes:

{
  "displayAsDropdown": false,
  "showLabel": true,
  "showPostCounts": false,
  "type": "monthly"
}

core/categories

Category list.

Attributes:

{
  "displayAsDropdown": false,
  "showHierarchy": false,
  "showPostCounts": false,
  "showOnlyTopLevel": false,
  "showEmpty": false
}

core/tag-cloud

Tag cloud.

Attributes:

{
  "numberOfTags": 45,
  "taxonomy": "post_tag",
  "showTagCounts": false,
  "smallestFontSize": "8pt",
  "largestFontSize": "22pt"
}

core/calendar

Calendar showing posts by date.

Markup (dynamic block):

<!-- wp:calendar /-->

core/rss

RSS feed display.

Attributes:

{
  "feedURL": "https://example.com/feed/",
  "itemsToShow": 5,
  "displayExcerpt": false,
  "displayAuthor": false,
  "displayDate": false,
  "blockLayout": "list",
  "columns": 2
}

Site Blocks (Theme Category)

core/site-title

Displays site title.

Attributes:

{
  "level": 1,
  "isLink": true,
  "linkTarget": "_self"
}

core/site-tagline

Displays site tagline.

core/site-logo

Displays site logo.

Attributes:

{
  "width": 120,
  "isLink": true,
  "linkTarget": "_self",
  "shouldSyncIcon": true
}

core/template-part

Reusable template part (header, footer, etc.).

Attributes:

{
  "slug": "header",
  "theme": "theme-name",
  "tagName": "header",
  "area": "header"
}

core/post-comments-form

Comments form.

core/comments

Comments display.

Common Style Attributes

All blocks support these style patterns:

Spacing

{
  "style": {
    "spacing": {
      "margin": {"top": "2rem", "bottom": "2rem"},
      "padding": {"top": "1rem", "right": "1rem", "bottom": "1rem", "left": "1rem"},
      "blockGap": "1rem"
    }
  }
}

Colors

{
  "style": {
    "color": {
      "background": "#ffffff",
      "text": "#333333",
      "gradient": "linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea 0%,#764ba2 100%)"
    }
  },
  "backgroundColor": "primary",    // Preset name
  "textColor": "contrast"          // Preset name
}

Typography

{
  "style": {
    "typography": {
      "fontSize": "1.25rem",
      "fontWeight": "600",
      "lineHeight": "1.5",
      "letterSpacing": "0.02em",
      "textTransform": "uppercase"
    }
  },
  "fontSize": "large"              // Preset name
}

Border

{
  "style": {
    "border": {
      "color": "#e0e0e0",
      "style": "solid",
      "width": "1px",
      "radius": "8px"
    }
  }
}

Shadow

{
  "style": {
    "shadow": "0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1)"
  }
}

Block Variations

Some blocks have built-in variations:

Group variations:

• group - Default constrained layout
• group-row - Horizontal flex layout
• group-stack - Vertical flex layout

Columns variations:

• two-columns-equal - 50/50 split
• two-columns-one-third-two-thirds - 33/66 split
• two-columns-two-thirds-one-third - 66/33 split
• three-columns-equal - 33/33/33 split

Embed variations: Each embed service is a variation of core/embed (YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, etc.)

Dynamic vs Static Blocks

Static Blocks

Markup saved in post content. Block validates on load.

• core/paragraph, core/heading, core/image, core/group, core/columns

Dynamic Blocks

Server-rendered. Only attributes saved.

• core/latest-posts, core/archives, core/calendar, core/query
• All theme blocks (core/site-title, core/post-title, etc.)

Dynamic block markup:

<!-- wp:latest-posts {"postsToShow":3} /-->

Static block markup:

<!-- wp:paragraph -->
<p>Content here</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Resources

• Core Blocks Reference
• Block Editor Handbook
• WordPress Block Pattern Directory
• GitHub: Gutenberg Block Library