Build custom WordPress blocks
Lazy Blocks Pro is the professional edition of Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks for creating custom blocks in the WordPress block editor. It gives developers a visual way to configure blocks, add controls, and define how block content is displayed with HTML or PHP. The plugin can also be used to create custom meta fields for specific post types and post templates with predefined blocks.
Start by giving a block a name, icon, and category. Add controls through the editor, then write the block output with the available output methods. Depending on the project, output can use custom HTML, PHP, Handlebars, or template files in the theme folder. Blocks can also be exported and imported for reuse.
Professional controls and field logic
The Pro edition adds controls for more connected and structured content workflows. The Posts control can search for and select posts by post type or taxonomy. The Taxonomy control supports searching for categories, tags, and other custom taxonomies, while the Users control can search for users based on user roles.
Additional Pro controls include Units, an advanced number input that can use any CSS unit, a Message control for displaying helpful information between controls, and a Code Editor for inserting code parts with syntax highlighting. These options are useful when a block needs more than basic text, image, or selection fields.
Organize and control the editing experience
Control conditions let you conditionally display or hide controls according to the values of other controls. This helps keep a block interface focused instead of showing every possible field at once. Panels and dividers provide another way to group controls and organize the block panel UI.
With Styles & Scripts, you can add custom CSS and JavaScript to individual blocks. Styles can be defined for the editor and frontend, while scripts can support interactive frontend functionality. Assets are automatically loaded only when needed. Blocks Preloading displays block previews immediately after the page editor loads.
Practical development uses
- Create reusable custom blocks with project-specific fields and output.
- Build post templates with predefined blocks for different post types.
- Add custom meta fields for selected post types.
- Use post, taxonomy, and user selectors in editorial interfaces.
- Separate editor and frontend styling and add interactive scripts to blocks.
- Support content analysis in Rank Math and Yoast SEO through the additional SEO enhancements.
Lazy Blocks also supports multilingual workflows through compatibility for WPML, with all text controls described as compatible with WPML and ready for translation. Developers can further customize parts of custom blocks from the backend with PHP filters and actions.
Installation and first setup
Install Lazy Blocks Pro in WordPress, then open the plugin interface and create a custom block. Configure its name, icon, and category, add the required controls, and choose an output method. Preview the block in the editor, organize its controls with panels or dividers, and define any required styles or scripts.
For more advanced blocks, use the documentation while working with PHP, theme templates, conditions, custom assets, or the available Pro controls. This approach keeps the block structure and editing experience aligned with the needs of the site.
