WordPress 5 Cookbook

Adding blocks before or after a block

Follow these steps to add a new block before or after an existing block inside the editor:

1. Click Pages | Add New to create a new page or the Pages | Edit link to edit a page.
2. Click the Add Block button.
3. Add a Paragraph block with some sample content.
4. Click on the block to see the toolbar for that block.
5. Click the More options button to get the following screen:

6. Click the Insert Before option to add a new block before the current block. The cursor will be positioned before the current block.
7. Use the Add Block icon to add a new block before the Paragraph block.
8. Click More options again.
9. Click the Insert ...