The purpose of this block is to display a list or grid of posts from one or more categories.
The list/grid display on a page will update automatically when a new post is added to the category/taxonomy designated in the block settings.
How to add a Latest posts block
- Navigate to the area of the page where you want to display the latest posts.
- Click on the Add block icon [+] and select/search for Latest Posts from the menu.
- In the right sidebar, make the appropriate display selections:
- List or grid view
- Number of columns (grid view only)
- Number of items (up to 12; displays load more based on these number of items IF load more toggle is ON)
- Show/hide:
- Featured image*
- Category (only the primary category will show if selected and an item has more than one category)
- Date
- Excerpt
- Publication
- Load more
- Set query settings to order by:
- Newest to oldest
- Oldest to newest
- A – Z
- Z – A
- Categories (or other taxonomy)
- List or grid view
*Note on featured images when grid view and show featured image is on: If an item has no image or the image is too small, the gray shield image will display.