Set the default style for blocks

You can set the default styling for specific block types across your entire site allowing you to set a consistent style quickly. In this guide, you will learn how to customize how all blocks of a particular type appear when used on your site.

This feature is available on sites with our WordPress.com Premium, Business, and Commerce plans, and the legacy Pro plan. For sites on the Free and Personal plans, upgrade your plan to access this feature.

Using the Blocks settings in the Styles section of the Site Editor lets you customize the default appearance of individual block types across your entire site. This helps maintain consistent design without manually styling each block and saves time when creating new content. When you apply a default style, any blocks on your site that do not have a custom style will use the new style. You can still customize individual blocks through each block’s block settings.

To set the default styles for specific block types:

1. Go to Appearance → Editor.
2. Select Styles from the left-side menu.
3. Click Blocks at the bottom of the Styles panel.

4. Select the block type you want to style from the list.
   • Use the search bar to look for specific blocks by block name.

5. Adjust the style settings, including element colors, typography, padding, margins, and more, depending on the block type.
6. Click the “Review changes” button in the bottom-left to save your changes.

Some themes include a “Style variations” option for blocks. Adjust the style settings for a specific style variation, and then when you add the block to your site, apply the variation using the block settings “Styles” section.

You can reset a customized block style to the theme default by following these steps:

1. Go to Appearance → Editor and select Styles from the left-side menu.
2. Click Blocks at the bottom of the Styles panel.
3. Select the block type you want to reset the default styles for.
4. Click the ellipsis menu (⋮) next to each section header.
5. Click the Reset option next to a specific setting, or click Reset all to reset all the settings for that section.

6. Repeat the steps for each section that has customizations.
7. Click the “Review change” button in the bottom-left to save your changes.

Resetting the default block styles will not remove custom formatting you have added to individual blocks. You can reset the styles for individual blocks through the block settings.