{"id":1659310,"date":"2022-03-25T14:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.famethemes.com\/?p=1659310"},"modified":"2022-04-04T09:42:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T09:42:32","slug":"how-to-use-wordpress-blocks-for-creative-blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.famethemes.com\/blog\/how-to-use-wordpress-blocks-for-creative-blog-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use WordPress Blocks for Creative Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WordPress Blocks<\/a> feature provides ample opportunity to enrich your blog posts with creative elements. And in this article, we will explore how to use WordPress blocks to style your blog posts with a little bit of a creative touch. All without needing to write any code<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at when the idea of blogging started and where it is now – the difference is quite stark. In the early days, blog posts consisted mostly of text and an occasional image. Maybe, just maybe<\/em> there was a custom-styled button or a submission form, but for the most part – blog pages were plain and bland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days things are a bit different. With the evolution of browser features<\/a> and the rise of technical CSS and JavaScript capabilities – the average blogger can go to great lengths at making their blog, and blog posts, feel both unique and authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s arguably one of the reasons why WordPress has remained so popular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being able to browse a directory of hundreds of custom block plugins gives bloggers plenty of opportunities to make their blog post designs stand out from the rest. But before we got into the nitty-gritty parts of the article, let’s answer the following question first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What determines a blog post is creative?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Typically, creativity is achieved when you start adding a personal touch to your blog posts. It could be something as simple as a background color for headings. But, it could also be more complex – such as custom table designs, interactive images, galleries, and much more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, there is another aspect of content creation, which is the type of things you write and blog about. The traditional approach to blogging is to write informative blog posts, with numerous headlines either explaining a topic or answering questions related to that topic. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, but as a blogger – this will sooner or later start to become boring and tedious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The image above is a good example of how colors and other layouts elements can be used to add a little bit of life to your blog content. And thanks to WordPress Blocks – we can achieve similar results without needing to write any code ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How important is it to use creative design elements?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If we look at the current data, there are millions of blog posts being published daily<\/em>. In fact, the exact number is right around 5 million blog posts – published every single day<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And because blogging is so popular, it takes a little creative touch to stand out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all the blogs looked the same, it would be quite difficult to weed out information that is of low quality. So, to summarize, creative design elements play a significant role<\/a> in ensuring that readers feel like they can trust the information you provide. Because, unless you have an established following – one of the main ways of attracting readership is specifically through design that you apply to your content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get started with WordPress blocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chances are, you’re already familiar with the WordPress Gutenberg editor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is, after all, the default editor for all WordPress blogs. So, it’s safe to assume that you already know how to use the basic blocks that WordPress provides by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By default, there are probably around 20 usable<\/em> blocks that WordPress provides out of the box. I would imagine that some of these you’re using on a daily basis, already. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can do things like line breaks (see above) to divide different sections of your article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also do things like creating a list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n