Post Inserter Block

overview the post inserter block is the core feature that makes newsletter creation efficient it allows you to automatically pull existing articles into your newsletter without manual copying and pasting post inserter adding the post inserter block in the newsletter editor, click to add a new block search for post inserter add the block to your newsletter configuring post display content settings in the sidebar panel for the post inserter block, configure what elements to display some are predefined, but this list can be fine tuned for your specific needs, as seen in post inserter block customization docid\ r3il7z av9dcvfg01mpyl some available elements are post title show/hide article titles post subtitle include subtitles if available post excerpt display article excerpts set maximum number of words for auto generated excerpts, with a customized default value post content show full article content date display publication date featured image include article images author name show article authors continue reading link add links to full articles on your site, with a customized label select the articles in the insert posts block there are two ways to select the posts in the insert posts block automatic by applying filter options and amount control specific post selection pease note only published or scheduled articles can be added to a newsletter publication status toggle by default, only published articles can be selected for newsletters to include articles scheduled for future publication, enable the "allow scheduled posts" toggle in the sidebar settings see also frontend links in purple hub docid\ wz7w 0fokon0mlpxupgvv when this toggle is enabled scheduled articles appear in automatic filtering results scheduled articles can be found and selected in the specific post picker important if your newsletter includes scheduled articles, ensure the newsletter send time is after the scheduled article publish time otherwise, links to those articles may not work correctly for recipients automatic post selection filter options date range show articles from specific time periods publication status published articles only categories, tag, and other custom taxonomies these can be filtered under the "advanced filters" the shown inputs here depend on the selected post types only taxonomies that belong to these post types are displayed for each taxonomy, there is an include list and an exclude list both are applied, so that in the final posts list, only those turn up that have all the included taxonomy terms, but none of the excluded terms amount control use the slider to set the number of articles to display (typically 1 10 articles) date range filter the date range filter lets you restrict the post inserter to articles published within a given time window the filter has two modes — absolute and relative — controlled by the relative date filter toggle in the block sidebar either side (from / to) can be left empty for an open ended range absolute mode (default) you pick a fixed from date and to date these dates are saved with the newsletter and never change on their own — useful when the newsletter should always show the same range relative mode instead of fixed dates, you specify each border as a number of days from today 0 = today 7 = a week ago +3 = three days into the future (useful for newsletters that include scheduled articles) below each offset input, a small helper shows the date it currently resolves to the range re resolves to today relative dates every time the newsletter is opened in the editor this is what makes a layout saved with a relative range still produce a current window when you apply it to a new newsletter days or weeks later — see create new + use templates docid fhnhroxclrdjs ddxzrh switching modes switching absolute → relative converts any filled in dates into offsets relative to today switching relative → absolute freezes the last resolved dates as fixed values and clears the offsets filtering by a specific date when an administrator has enabled the specific date filter (see post inserter block customization docid\ r3il7z av9dcvfg01mpyl ), each post inserter block gains a use specific date filter toggle with this toggle on, the block no longer uses the from/to date range filter instead it includes only content that is valid on the newsletter's own publish date , based on the valid from / valid until dates set on each piece of content because the newsletter's publish date is used, you can build a newsletter days in advance and it will still show exactly the content that is valid on the day it goes out a few things to note the newsletter must have a publish date set (it does not need to be scheduled or sent yet) until one is set, the block stays empty and shows a hint asking you to set a publish date all taxonomy and other filters still apply on top of the date filter the show advanced filters button shows a "(n active)" badge so you can tell at a glance whether extra filters are narrowing the results specific post selection alternatively, enable display specific posts toggle on this option use the search bar to find individual articles select exactly which posts to include style each post inserter block can have its own styling text style heading style subtitle style advanced css style it would be adviced to save these styles once with the layout insert posts insert posts the posts inserter has an option to 'insert posts' it is not necessary to do this before an email is sended however it can be handy if there is a need to change texts change styles please note when clicking insert posts, this cannot be reversed and the posts inserter block will turn into regular mark up blocks advanced tip if you want to save a posts inserter block with a specific styling, please use the editors 'create pattern' functionality in this case the posts inserter block is saved as a pattern that you can add from the left side bar under my patterns