{"id":1316,"date":"2025-04-16T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/blocks\/?page_id=1316"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:55:14","slug":"using-classic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/blocks\/using-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can use the block editor to edit posts and pages on sites with any theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Block themes (like Twenty Twenty-two, Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Four &amp; Twenty Twenty Five) enable far more block design controls in the Styles tab. Classic themes (like Twenty Fourteen) do not, so editors will see a limited set of controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">WordPress Block Editor: Styles Tab Comparison (Classic vs Block Themes)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This checklist shows which blocks have advanced design controls in the <strong>Styles tab<\/strong> of the Block Settings sidebar across different theme types in WordPress 6.5+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Legend:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 = Feature available<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c = Not available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Block Name<\/th><th>Classic Theme (e.g. Twenty Fourteen)<\/th><th>Block Theme (e.g. TT2 \/ TT3 \/ TT4)<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Paragraph<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography, Dimensions, Border, Radius<\/td><td>Full design controls in block themes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Heading<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Block themes offer spacing, border controls<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Image<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Radius, shadow, border in block themes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gallery<\/td><td>\u2705 Minimal<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Includes layout &amp; spacing controls<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cover<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Adds background image, min height, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Group<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Padding, margin, min height, shadow, etc.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Columns<\/td><td>\u2705 Basic<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Spacing between columns available in TT4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quote<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pullquote<\/td><td>\u2705 Basic<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Table<\/td><td>\u2705 Basic<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Borders, striped styles, spacing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Media &amp; Text<\/td><td>\u2705 Color, Typography<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Block spacing, borders in block themes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buttons<\/td><td>\u2705 Basic<\/td><td>\u2705 Full<\/td><td>Border radius, padding, shadow options<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spacer<\/td><td>\u274c<\/td><td>\u2705 Width, Dimensions<\/td><td>Block theme adds more precise control<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Separator<\/td><td>\u2705 Line type only<\/td><td>\u2705 More design options<\/td><td>Border, spacing, style variants<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use the block editor to edit posts and pages on sites with any theme. Block themes (like Twenty Twenty-two, Twenty Twenty-Three, Twenty Twenty-Four &amp; Twenty Twenty Five) enable far more block design controls in the Styles tab. Classic themes (like Twenty Fourteen) do not, so editors will see a limited set of controls. 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