Using the PublishPress Blocks plugin, you control which blocks are visible on your website and who is able see them. The “Block Controls” feature works with any block, including blocks from third party plugins.
This screenshot below shows the Block Controls feature inside a post editing screen.
This next screenshot below shows the Block Controls feature inside the Full-Site editing screen.
Here are the currently available “Block Controls”:
- Schedule: schedule when to start showing and/or stop showing a block.
- User roles: choose which users can see your blocks.
- Device Width: show and hide blocks on specific device sizes.
- Device Type: Select what type of device this block will be visible on.
- Browser: Choose which browsers can see this block.
- Operating System: Choose which operating systems can see this block.
- Cookie: Show or hide the block based on cookie values.
- User Meta: Show or hide block based on user meta values.
- Post Meta: Show or hide block based on post meta values.
- Query String: Show or hide block based on URL query parameters.
- Capabilities: Show or hide block based on user capabilities.
There are also two control options that are not visible when editing posts, but are available in the Full-Site Editing screen.
- Term Archives: Choose on which taxonomies and terms archive pages your blocks can be displayed.
- Pages: choose in which pages this block can be displayed.