WordPress offers the ability to
register block templates for the block editor programmatically. This plugin adds a UI to the WP Admin to add block templates without having to be able to program. So if you want every new item of a specific post type to start with a default set of blocks, you can make it happen with this plugin. No programming skills required!
Furthermore, for classic themes (unfortunately not for block themes), it adds the option to edit the content of post type archives and taxonomy archives.
After installation and activation: Go to wp-admin > Block Templates, here you have the option to choose between:
- Post Type Templates: These are templates that are used whenever a post of the specified post type is being created. There are templates for each of the public post types registered on your site.
- Post Type Archive Template: These are templates that are used whenever an archive page of the specified post type is being requested. There are templates for each of the public post types registered on your site, plus a General Template that will be used when there is no active Post Type Archive Template for the currently requested post type archive.
- Taxonomy Archive Templates: These are templates that are used whenever an archive page of the specified Taxonomy is being requested. There are templates for each of the public Taxonomies registered on your site, plus a General Template that will be used when there is no active Taxonomy Archive Template for the currently requested Taxonomy archive.
The last two are only available if you use a classic theme, they are not supported for block themes.
1.0.5
Release Date: July 30th, 2025
Fix: Changes in the plugin for posting to
WordPress.org include using get_posts instead of a direct DB query for checking the existence of templates. This however had the effect of sometimes not detecting existing templates, which caused the plugin to create new templates even if one already existed. This has been fixed by using the correct query parameters in get_posts.
1.0.4
Release Date: May 26th, 2025
First public version.