[HelpHub] Latest Posts block

[femkreations]

Article: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/latest-posts-block/

Update for 6.3

• Replace "Image size" with "Resolution" in image size controls. 49112
• Tweak Latest Posts block PanelBody labels 49079
• Tweak label for Latest Posts excerpt control 49077

Update for 6.2

• add spacing support. 45110
• Add color block support to latest posts 41874

General

• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case
• Convert all reusable blocks to a ‘regular block’.
• Update the changelog at the end of the article

Notes

1. We are not adding detailed updates for the Block settings - Typography, Color, Layout, Dimension and Border and for the More Options setting in the block toolbar. Pls mention the settings included for the block and link to the detailed settings pages instead.

[zzap]

Heads up @WordPress/docs-issues-coordinators, we have a new issue open. Time to use 'em labels.

[github-actions]

Heads up @zzap @femkreations - the "block editor" label was applied to this issue.

[github-actions]

Heads up @femkreations @atachibana - the "user documentation" label was applied to this issue.

[dottxado]

I'm picking it 😄 Since I can't modify it directly, I'm going to write the content here in a comment

[dottxado]

Update for 6.2

Dimensions

The Latest Posts block provides dimension settings options to change padding and margin size.

Dimensions settings can be accessed by opening the Styles section.

For details, refer to this support article: Dimensions Settings Overview.

Colors

The Latest Posts block provides color settings option to change the text, background, and link color inside the block.

Colors settings can be accessed by opening the Styles section.

For details, refer to this support article: Colors Settings Overview.

General

• To be updated the screenshot in this paragraph with the one provided below: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/latest-posts-block/#featured-image-settings

• ❌ Headings are not in sentence case, but it is useless to provide them here (I think)
• 💔 Since I can't edit the post, I can't convert the blocks
• ALT tags:
  • How appears the Latest Posts blocks in the editor with minimal configurations
  • Adding the Latest Posts block using keyboard input
  • The Latest Posts block toolbar
  • Alignment controls for the Latest Posts block
  • How the block appears when the list view is selected
  • How the block appears when the grid view is selected
  • Where the blocks settings are placed on the editor page
  • The Latest Posts block settings panel
  • The post content settings
  • The post meta settings
  • The featured image settings
  • The four sorting options
  • All the sorting and filtering options
  • Example of the block displayed as a list of posts with all options enabled
  • Example of the block displayed as a grid of posts with all options enabled
  • The advanced section in the right sidebar

[dottxado]

@zzap this is ready to be reviewed 😄

[femkreations]

Thanks @dottxado for your work. I have added tasks for 6.3 and moved this to the 6.3 project board.

[hannaw93]

I will pick this up :)

[hannaw93]

Done:

• Replace "Image size" with "Resolution" in image size controls. Replace "Image size" with "Resolution" in image size controls gutenberg#49112
• Tweak Latest Posts block PanelBody labels Tweak Latest Posts block PanelBody labels gutenberg#49079
• Tweak label for Latest Posts excerpt control Tweak label for Latest Posts excerpt control gutenberg#49077
• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case