{"id":9459,"date":"2024-02-06T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T14:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/?post_type=documentation&#038;p=9459"},"modified":"2026-10-08T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:08:25","slug":"content-block","status":"publish","type":"documentation","link":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/docs\/theme-blocks\/content-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Content Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"2056\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 3456 \/ 2056;\" width=\"3456\" autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screen-Recording-2024-02-27-at-13.11.22.mov\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Content Block block in action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Content Block<\/strong> block lets you insert an existing Blocksy <a href=\"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/docs\/modules\/content-blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Content Block<\/strong><\/a> directly inside the WordPress block editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This makes it possible to reuse the same independently managed layout across posts, pages, templates and other block-based areas without recreating its content each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-info coblocks-alert-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blocksy Pro required<\/strong><br>The Content Block block requires <strong>Blocksy Companion Pro<\/strong> and the Content Blocks functionality to be available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before inserting the block, create the Content Block that you want to reuse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>WordPress Dashboard \u2192 Blocksy \u2192 Content Blocks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create and publish the Content Block that contains your reusable layout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit the post, page or other block-based layout where you want to display it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the block inserter and add the <strong>Content Block<\/strong> block.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the Content Block that should be rendered in that location.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The selected Content Block is then rendered as part of the surrounding layout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reusing Content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inserted block references the original Content Block rather than creating a separate copy of its contents. If you later edit the original Content Block, those changes are reflected everywhere that Content Block is being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is useful for sections that need to remain consistent across multiple locations, such as promotional areas, calls to action, reusable information panels or more complex layouts maintained from a single place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-palette-color-8-color has-palette-color-1-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-info coblocks-alert-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edit the original Content Block<\/strong><br>To change the contents of an inserted Content Block, edit the original entry under <strong>Blocksy \u2192 Content Blocks<\/strong>. The Content Block block itself is primarily responsible for selecting and displaying that reusable content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Content Block block lets you insert an existing Blocksy Content Block directly inside the WordPress block editor. This makes it possible to reuse the same independently managed layout across posts, pages, templates and other block-based areas without recreating its content each time. Blocksy Pro requiredThe Content Block block requires Blocksy Companion Pro and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_categories":[133],"class_list":["post-9459","documentation","type-documentation","status-publish","hentry","doc_categories-theme-blocks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/9459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documentation"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/documentation"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9459"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/9459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15329,"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/documentation\/9459\/revisions\/15329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/creativethemes.com\/blocksy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_categories?post=9459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}