organizedslop/wordpresscuratedpostsblock

A Gutenberg block plugin for displaying selected posts/media.

WordPress Curated Posts Block

Created by Blake Davis

• Completely customizable from the Gutenberg block editor
• Custom-built query controls give the user easy access to ALL query parameters (unlike the default WordPress QueryControl component)
• Supports posts, pages, media, and custom post types
• Supports nested categories
• Sort posts chronologically or alphabetically
• Control over aesthetic and formatting options
• Automatically set post title colors to maximize legibility against different thumbnails (optional)
• Choose from scrolling and wrapping overflow formats

wordpresscuratedpostsblock's Issues

Child categories should appear nested under parents in Inspector Controls panel.

Add support for basic query parameters

• Number of posts
• Categories
• Tags
• Post types
• Ordering

Add support for custom post types

Add support for basic formatting options

• Thumbnail width and height
• Thumbnail toggle
• Background color
• Text color
• Post title toggle
• Text alignment
• Post excerpt toggle
• Wrap/scroll behavior

Flesh-out documentation

Add additional formatting options

• Thumbnail/Post margin size
• Plugin padding size
• Post title placement
  • On-top-of thumbnail (top/center/bottom)
  • Next-to thumbnail (above/below)
• Plugin heading
  • Text/styling