Category: Block Editor

Trust WordPress mobile preview for early layout checks, not final device approval. It narrows the canvas but cannot reproduce every phone, browser, input, or network. Finish with responsive browser testing and representative physical devices. Can you trust WordPress mobile preview? Yes, for spotting obvious wrapping, stacking, spacing, and overflow problems. No, for proving real mobile…

WordPress blocks look different when editor and frontend rendering contexts do not match. The usual causes are CSS, templates, widths, fonts, dynamic output, or caches. Compare one saved block across both contexts before changing its markup. Why do WordPress blocks look different in the editor? The editor is a controlled authoring canvas, not the complete…

Clean up orphaned block styles by separating registrations, classes, and CSS assets. Inventory every live reference before unregistering names or deleting stylesheets. Migrate stored classes first, then remove unused delivery code on staging. How do you clean up orphaned block styles? Identify the style name, registration source, stored classes, and CSS owner. The detail lives…

Recover missing WordPress blocks by preserving content before changing providers or markup. First classify whether the block is hidden, unsupported, deleted, or unregistered. Then restore the smallest missing dependency and verify the saved source. How do you recover missing WordPress blocks? Copy the post, inspect List View, and preserve its code editor source. Identify the…

Gutenberg blocks usually work with any maintained WordPress theme. The content remains block content. However, available widths, colours, typography, and templates depend on the active theme. That distinction resolves most confusion. “Works” can mean two different things. The block may render correctly while looking different from its editor preview. Test function and presentation separately. Then…

Convert a block to HTML when exact safe markup matters more than original controls. The conversion preserves saved output but abandons the original block’s structured contract. Duplicate the post, test intended user roles, and document future markup ownership. When should you convert a WordPress block to HTML? Convert when preserved reviewed markup delivers the required…

Choose the recovery option that preserves the structure and controls your content still needs. Attempt Recovery protects the original block contract when regeneration remains safe. Conversion preserves different output while removal intentionally discards the affected content. Which WordPress block recovery option should you choose? Duplicate the post and begin with the least destructive reversible option.…

A blank WordPress block editor can mean the canvas, content, or whole page disappeared. Preserve recoverable content, classify the blank region, then inspect its responsible layer. Do not refresh, convert blocks, or disable production plugins before collecting evidence. How do you fix a blank WordPress block editor? First identify whether editor chrome, canvas, content, or…

Read the failed editor request’s route, method, status, code, message, and data. A structured REST error usually identifies authentication, permission, routing, or validation failure. Preserve unsaved content before reproducing or changing endpoint code. What is a WordPress REST API error? The block editor exchanges data with WordPress through REST API routes. More on that in…

Yes, you can use multiple Gutenberg block plugins on the same WordPress site. Their blocks can even share one page. Problems usually come from overlapping features, global styles, heavy assets, or neglected updates. The block editor was built for extension. Each block carries a unique technical name. Plugins therefore add libraries without replacing the editor…