Content

Displays the contents of a post or page.

Previously “Post content” block.

This block is available in the latest version of WordPress and does not require the Gutenberg plugin.

Category: Theme

Tips for using the Content block

The content block can be used in page templates and inside a query loop block.
If the post content block is placed directly in the post or page content, you will see a notification saying that the block cannot be rendered inside itself. Doing that would create an infinite loop that would cause the page to break:

The post content block warning, with the text:
Block cannot be rendered inside itself.

For developers

View source on GitHub

Block Grammar & Markup

<!-- wp:post-content /-->

Context

Context is used to pass values from a block to a descendant block; for example, a query and post template passing the query ID to the inner blocks.

Documentation

Uses context. Optional. Type: Object.

[
  "postId",
  "postType",
  "queryId"
]

Block Attributes

Optional. Type: Object.

Attributes provide the structured data needs of a block. They can exist in different forms when they are serialized, but they are declared together under a common interface.

Documentation

{}

Block Supports

Optional. Type: Object.

A set of options that enables or disables block controls in the editor, for example gradient colors or padding.

Documentation

{
  "align": [
    "wide",
    "full"
  ],
  "html": false,
  "layout": true,
  "dimensions": {
    "minHeight": true
  },
  "spacing": {
    "blockGap": true
  },
  "color": {
    "gradients": true,
    "link": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "background": false,
      "text": false
    }
  },
  "typography": {
    "fontSize": true,
    "lineHeight": true,
    "__experimentalFontFamily": true,
    "__experimentalFontWeight": true,
    "__experimentalFontStyle": true,
    "__experimentalTextTransform": true,
    "__experimentalTextDecoration": true,
    "__experimentalLetterSpacing": true,
    "__experimentalDefaultControls": {
      "fontSize": true
    }
  }
}