{"id":5875,"date":"2018-10-26T13:04:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T17:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=5875"},"modified":"2021-11-04T13:32:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T17:32:06","slug":"gutenberg-editor-how-to-remove-blocks","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/gutenberg-editor-how-to-remove-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Block Editor: How to Remove Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With blocks, it\u2019s easier to add chunks of content. However, when you need to remove a chunk of content, you need to know how to remove the block without affecting the ones around it. <\/span><\/p>\n \t\t

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\r\n \t\t\t\t\tMake sure you are using the <\/span>Gutenberg Block editor<\/span><\/a>. If you upgraded to <\/span>WordPress 5<\/span><\/a>, then your post and page editor will default to use the Gutenberg editor. If you are still using WordPress 4 (or earlier) or have the <\/span>Classic Editor<\/span><\/a> installed, then your editor will not work with this tutorial.<\/span> \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n \t\t\t \t\t\t\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n

How to Remove Blocks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To remove blocks from the Gutenberg Block editor, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Click on the block you want to remove<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Click on the <\/span>More Options<\/b> menu dots in the top navbar\"more<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. In the drop-down, click <\/span>Remove Block\"remove<\/a><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This process will remove the selected block from the page or post.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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