How to use the Gutenberg editor to create new blog posts #
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
- Navigate to ‘Posts’ and click on ‘Add New’ to create a new post.
- In the post editor screen, you’ll see the Gutenberg editor interface. The Gutenberg editor introduces a block-based approach to content creation, where each element is represented as a block.
- Before editing the post, set your post title in the block Add title.
- To add a block, click on the “+” icon in the top-left corner of the editor.
- The block inserter panel displays different types of blocks you can add, such as paragraphs, headings, images, galleries, lists, and more. You can either scroll through the list or use the search bar to find the block you want to add.
- Once you select a block, it will be inserted into the editor. You can then start adding content to the block. For example, if you select a paragraph block, you can type or paste text directly into it.
- To add more blocks, simply repeat the process of clicking the “+” icon and selecting the desired block type.
- To save your new post, click the ‘Publish’ button.
How to add image in the blog posts with Gutenberg editor #
- To add a image block, click on the “+” icon in the top-left corner of the editor.
- You can either scroll through the list or use the search bar to find the image block.
- Select the image block.
- This interface will show to you:
- Upload the image that you want to put or you can select the image that you has been uploaded from Media Library.
- Then click the ‘Select’ button on the right bottom.
- The image has been uploaded.
How to set a featured image for new blog posts #
- In the post editor screen, got a right sidebar. If not, click the Settings button on the top-right corner of the editor.
- Scroll down to the Featured image section.
- Click ‘Set featured image’.
- Upload the featured image to WordPress or select from the images in your media library. After choosing the featured image, add the alternative text in the Attachment details section.
- Click Set featured image on the bottom right corner.
The featured image is now set. It doesn’t appear on the editor panel, but you can see it in the Featured image section or the post preview.
You will now see the Replace Image button. This lets you change the featured image by uploading a new one or an existing image uploaded to the media library. Alternatively, use the Remove featured image button to clear the featured image from the post or page.
