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Issues With Generate Press/Generate Blocks Reusable Blocks
3 replies · Started by Graham on August 9, 2021
Hello,
I created a re-usable block but every time I want to use the same design and I embed the block in a post/make changes it overwrites every other block unintentionally.
I ended up cloning the original re-usable block to create other re-usable blocks, but the change still happens... See my video here:
https://www.loom.com/share/e308220eabae418bb059e0f74e3c4007
Been on this for hours so would appreciate the help!
Graham
Hi there,
that is the nature of reusable blocks, evert time you add them to a post or page its just an instance of that block. If you edit one, then all instances are updated.
If you want to 'un-tether' them, then after adding a reusable block, convert it to a regular block.
The latest versions of WP didn't make that easy to find, see the video i provided here:
Hey David,
I followed your directions.
1) Added a re-usable block to my page
2) Changed the block from a reusable to a general block
3) Went to update the page but for some reason it shows it will overwrite the block I added.
hi Graham,
When you update the page, I believe you should see a check box of things. One of those check box is for the reusable block.
Something like this - https://share.getcloudapp.com/Bluxp7mk
Make sure it's unchecked when you update the page so the reusable block doesn't get affected by the changes done on that instance in that page. :D
