Group blocks of content together

You place multiple blocks of content into groups as a layout and organizational tool. In this guide, you will learn how to add a new Group block or put existing blocks into groups.

You can start with an empty Group block and add content to it. Follow these steps to add an empty Group block to your site:

1. Go to your site’s dashboard.
2. Depending on where you want to add the gallery, navigate to a page, post, or template and edit or create a new:
   • Page: Navigate to the Pages section of your menu.
   • Post: Navigate to the Posts section of your menu.
   • Template: Navigate to Appearance → Editor and select the template.
3. Click the + block inserter (plus icon) and search for “Group”.

4. Select one of the following layouts:
   • Group: The default grouping option to arrange inner blocks in a container.
   • Row: Organize inner blocks side by side. Visit the Row block guide.
   • Stack: Organize inner blocks on top of each other. Visit the Stack block guide.
   • Grid: Arrange blocks in a grid formation. Visit the Grid block guide.
5. Click the + block inserter in the new Group block to start adding blocks of content to the group.

For blocks already on the page, you can group them together using the following steps:

1. Select the block or blocks you wish to group. You can select multiple blocks by using one of the following options:
   • Highlighting the blocks with your mouse.
   • Clicking the first block, holding down the Shift key on your keyboard, and clicking the final block. This will select all blocks between the first and last block.
   • Using List View to click the first block, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard, and click the final block. This will select all blocks between the first and last block.
2. Select group, row, stack, or grid from new grouping icons that appear in the block toolbar.

3. After clicking the Group icon in the toolbar, the blocks will be placed inside a Group block.

You can group a single block, useful if the block doesn’t have the width options you want, using the Options (⋮) icon in the block toolbar.

You can add names to your groups to help keep your content organized and easy to identify. Follow these steps to name or rename a Group block:

1. Select List View in the top-left corner of the editor. It’s the icon that looks like three horizontal lines above each other.
2. Locate the Group block in the list and click on it.
3. Click the three dots ⋮ next to the Group block.
4. Select the “Rename” option and type a name for the group.

When you add a Group block, it appears in the List View as “Group”. Some patterns and templates will have named Group blocks, like “Section” or “Posts with Sidebar”. In all cases, the icon for a group of content will be the same.

Once you have a group block, there’s a lot you can do with it. Take a look at the following guides: