-WORDPRESS [CUSTOM HTML BLOCK]-

-as of [30 JULY 2024]

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*USER GUIDE*

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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), is a computer language that tells browsers how to display website content.

The Custom HTML block allows you to insert this code and preview it as you edit to fine-tune your content.

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For security reasons, not all HTML tags are allowed in the Custom HTML block.

Please check the list of supported HTML tags for the ones you can use.

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Add the Custom HTML Block

To add a Custom HTML block, click on the + Block Inserter icon and search for it, or type /html on a new line and hit enter.

Adding a Custom HTML block.
Adding a Custom HTML block
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Using your keyboard, you can also type /html on a new line and press enter to quickly add a new Custom HTML block.

Adding a Custom HTML block with slash inserter.
Adding a Custom HTML block with slash inserter
For more information, visit our detailed instructions on adding blocks

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Block Toolbar

When you click on the block, a toolbar of options will appear above it:

The parent Custom HTML block toolbar

The Custom HTML block toolbar
The Custom HTML block has the following options in its toolbar:

Change to another type of block
Drag block handle to change the block position
Move the block up or down
Field for adding the HTML code
Preview the added HTML code

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Block Settings

While most blocks have specific settings in the right sidebar in addition to the standard block options from the toolbar, the Custom HTML block does not.

All editing is done within the block itself.

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Add Your Code

Once you’ve added the block, you can insert your code, edit, and preview it right within the editor.

Editing the Custom HTML block (editor view)
Editing the Custom HTML block (editor view)

Including code that embeds or references Javascript will not display as expected, learn more about embedding Javascript here.

Supported HTML Tags

WordPress.com allows the following HTML tags in your posts, pages, and widgets:

a
address
abbr
acronym
area
article
aside
b
big
blockquote
br
caption
cite
class
code
col
del
details
dd
div
dl
dt
em
figure
figcaption
footer
font
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
header
hgroup
i
img
ins
kbd
li
map
mark
ol
p
pre
q
rp
rt
rtc
ruby
s
section
small
span
strike
strong
sub
summary
sup
table
tbody
td
tfoot
th
thead
tr
tt
u
ul
var
These tags are supported in titles on some themes:

a, abbr, b, cite, del, em, i, q, s, strong, strike, u
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For security reasons, the following tags are only allowed on plugin-enabled sites:

embed, frame, iframe, form, input, object, textarea, style, link

wordpress.com /support/wordpress-editor/blocks/custom-html-block/
Custom HTML Block
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