Content Area Block

Description

This block allows you to add an additional block content area to a site-editor template and store the block output inside a meta field. By default, the plugin will add a new meta field called extra_content_area for all post types which you can use to store the block markup.

If you want to disable this meta key’s registration, add the following to your theme or plugin:

<?php
add_filter( 'content_area_block_register_default_meta', '__return_false' );

Note: Using this plugin requires you to enable template previews (which will let you visually see the new content area you’re adding). This can be enabled on any given post or page, but you can optionally set it on by default using a filter.

Contributing

The plugin source code may be found here: https://github.com/iansvo/content-area-block.

To build the plugin from source, you must have NodeJS (v24+) installed.

Setup Steps:

1. Navigate to the project folder in your terminal.
2. Run npm i to install dependencies.
3. Run npm run build to performn the initial build.

If you’re using wp-env to run the plugin…
1. Run npm run wp-env start to start the docker container.
2. Run npm run start to watch for file changes.