{"id":16367843,"date":"2026-05-19T14:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T14:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/?post_type=helphub_article&p=16367843"},"modified":"2026-05-23T13:44:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:44:30","slug":"advanced-settings-overview","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/advanced-settings-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Settings overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Use Advanced Settings to further customize your block. While some of the options listed below apply to multiple blocks, others are block-specific. To learn more about a particular block, visit the Blocks list page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to access Advanced settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t see the sidebar, click the Settings<\/strong> button next to Save\/Publish. With your block selected in the editor, click the Advanced section in the Settings panel to expand its options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read more about block settings.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

HTML anchor<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

HTML anchor allows you to make a unique web address<\/a> for a particular block. Then, you\u2019ll be able to link directly to a block on your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional CSS class(es)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Additional CSS class(es) lets you add CSS class(es) to your block, allowing you to write custom CSS and style the block as you see fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional CSS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Additional CSS allows you to customize the appearance of the block. You do not need to include a CSS selector, just add the property and value, For example adding: color: red;<\/code> will set the text color to red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The field is only visible to users with the edit_css<\/code> capability. Learn more about WordPress user roles and capabilities.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HTML element<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some blocks include a drop down to select the HTML element that wraps the block. This allows you to optimize your block content for screen readers and improve overall accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You can also use the Apply globally button under styles to apply this block\u2019s typography, spacing, dimensions, and color styles to all blocks of this type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allowed blocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Advanced<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Some blocks offer the option to specify which blocks are allowed inside of them. Click on the Manage allowed blocks button to make changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Changelog <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Updated 2026-05-23\n
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    • Added HTML element<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Updated screenshots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Created 2026-05-19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Use Advanced Settings to further customize your block. While some of the options listed below apply to multiple blocks, others are block-specific. To learn more about a particular block, visit the Blocks list page. How to access Advanced settings If you don’t see the sidebar, click the Settings button next to Save\/Publish. With your block selected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20811757,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false},"category":[83,80],"class_list":["post-16367843","helphub_article","type-helphub_article","status-publish","hentry","category-block-editor","category-customization"],"revision_note":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16367843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/helphub_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20811757"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16367843"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16367843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16368154,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/16367843\/revisions\/16368154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16367843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category?post=16367843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}