Latest Posts Block – How to Use it & Overview

Displaying the latest posts on a WordPress website is a great way to keep visitors engaged. It also encourages the theme to explore your content more.

The Latest Posts Block dynamically displays your recent posts, reducing the labor of manually adding posts. This block makes it easy to showcase fresh content without extra effort and is best for blogging, news, or content-driven websites.

Today, in this guide, we will show the tutorial on “how to use the latest posts block” and an overview. So, stay tuned!

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How to Use the Latest Posts Block in WordPress?

The Latest Posts block is a useful tool to keep visitors engaged by showing your latest content. Anyone without any technical knowledge can use the block without any hassle.

Step 1: Insert the Latest Posts Block

Head to your post and click the Plus icon “+” (Add Block) (1), type “Latest Posts” in the search box (2), and click on the Latest Posts block (3).

How to use the latest posts block in WordPress

After clicking the Latest Posts block, it will display your latest posts in the post or page if you have any.

The posts will be displayed in a list format. But you will get two major toolbar features: List View and Grid View. The List View allows you to display the posts in a list, while the Grid View lets you display your content in a Grid.

Step 2: Block Customization

You can customize the block further from the block settings. First, select your block; after that, navigate to Settings (1 ) > Block (2) > Settings (3).

Here, you will find several features that will provide you with complete control over your block.

How do you display the post content using the latest posts block?

If you activate the Post Content option, it will show you the excerpt of the content with a read more button, though you can also display the full post. Again, you can control how many words you want to show.

How to Display Posts Author Name & Date?

If you head to the Post Meta tab, you will find two options: Display author name and Post date. Just enable them.

You can also display the post’s featured image if you enable the option “Display featured image.” You can also set the image’s resolution, height, width, alignment, and link.

How to Set the Sorting and Filtering Option for the Latest Posts Block?

Again, you will find the Sorting and filtering option, allowing you to sort your post order. You can set orders by newest to oldest, oldest to newest, A – Z, and Z – A.

You can even display posts by selecting categories and authors.

You can also select the number of posts and columns to display posts in columns.

Style Features of the Latest Posts Block

There is also the Style tab on the right side of the Settings tab, which includes several other features.

  1. Color: This function lets you change the color of the text, background, and link of the Latest Posts Block.
  2. Typography: The typography lets you select fonts & font size, appearance, line height, letter spacing, letter casing, and letter decoration.
  3. Dimensions: Dimensions allow you to adjust the margin and padding for your Latest Posts block.

Below is the demo of the Latest Posts Block.


Overview of the Latest Posts Block

What is the Latest Posts Block?

What are the Key Features of the Latest Posts Block?

What are the Toolbar Features of the Latest Posts Block?


Final Thoughts!

The latest posts block is useful for keeping your WordPress site fresh with updated content. By leveraging its dynamic updates and customization options, visitors can always see the newest and most relevant posts.

It is a great block to highlight the latest content without manual labor. Add it to your site and make your recent posts more accessible to your audience!

Let me know if you’ve faced any difficulties while following the guidelines. I would be delighted to help you. Also, let your other friends learn about this awesome block through your social media platform.

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