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The Theme Builder lets you design the parts of your site that themes usually control, using blocks. The free version covers the Header and Footer. ShapeBlock Pro adds templates for Single Post, Single Page, Archive (the blog, category, tag, author, and date pages), Search Results, and the 404 Page.

How to Create a Template

  1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to ShapeBlock > Theme Builder.
  2. Click Add New, choose the template type, and give it a name.
  3. Build the template in the block editor. Use the Theme Builder blocks below to show the post title, content, and other dynamic parts.
  4. Publish the template.
  5. On the Theme Builder page, click the funnel button in the Display Conditions column and choose where the template is used.
ShapeBlock Theme Builder page with the template list

Use the tabs at the top of the list (All, Headers, Footers, Single Posts, Single Pages, Archives, Search Results, 404 Pages) to filter templates by type. Active and Trash switch between live and deleted templates.

Template Types

  • Single Post: Used for blog posts.
  • Single Page: Used for pages.
  • Archive: Used for the blog page and category, tag, author, and date pages.
  • Search Results: Used for the search results page.
  • 404 Page: Used when a page is not found.

Display Conditions

Each template has its own conditions, for example Entire Site, All Posts, All Pages, or one page. Archive templates can also target the Blog Page (latest posts), Category Pages, Tag Pages, Author Pages, or Date Pages. A page with no matching template keeps your theme template.

Theme Builder Blocks

These blocks show the content of the post, page, or archive being viewed. Find them in the block inserter under ShapeBlock.

  • Post Title: The title of the post or page.
  • Featured Image: The featured image of the post or page.
  • Post Content: The text and blocks of the post or page.
  • Post Excerpt: A short summary of the post.
  • Post Meta: Author, date, categories, and comment count.
  • Post Categories / Tags: The categories or tags of the post.
  • Author Box: The author with avatar and bio.
  • Post Pagination: Links to the previous and next post.
  • Post Comments: The comments and the comment form.
  • Related Posts: More posts from the same category.
  • Archive Title: The blog, category, tag, author, date, or search title.
  • Archive Description: The category, tag, or author description.
  • Archive Posts: The posts of the blog, archive, or search page, with page links.

Note: In the editor, these blocks show a preview. The real content appears on the site.

Video guides

Post Title

Featured Image

Post Content

Post Excerpt

Post Meta

Post Categories / Tags

Author Box

Post Pagination

Post Comments

Related Posts

Archive Title

Archive Description

Archive Posts

Updated on November 4, 2026

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What is ShapeBlock?
ShapeBlock is a block library for the WordPress block editor. It adds 75+ native blocks with Pro sliders, carousels, grids, tabs, counters, filters and more each with Settings, Layout and Style tabs (plus a shared Advanced tab) and a live preview on the canvas.
No. The blocks are native to the block editor, so there is no page-builder layer and no shortcode is needed for normal use. ShapeBlock does not depend on any other plugin.
Upload the plugin via WordPress Dashboard or FTP and activate it.
WordPress 6.6 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer.
ShapeBlock is built to stay light. A block’s styles are added only to pages that contain that block, small stylesheets are printed inline instead of as extra requests, and nothing relies on jQuery. Blocks you switch off are never registered at all.
Yes. The ShapeBlock dashboard lists every block with a switch. A disabled block is not registered, so it adds nothing to the editor or to your pages.
Yes. Most spacing, size, alignment and typography controls take a separate value for Desktop, Tablet (up to 1024px) and Mobile (up to 767px). Leave a device empty and it follows the larger screen.
Yes. Blocks render the same in both, and their styles are printed in the page head rather than whenever the theme happens to run.
Not by default. Google Fonts is optional and stays off until you enable it in ShapeBlock → Settings. Video blocks only load YouTube or Vimeo when you add a video link, and share buttons are plain links that do nothing until a visitor clicks them.
Yes. The Theme Builder lets you build headers and footers with blocks and choose where each one appears with display conditions. Reusable templates can be placed anywhere with the shortcode.
Yes. ShapeBlock → Settings can export and import your block settings, colours, layout, templates and Theme Builder templates as a file, so a second site can start from the same setup.

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