Featured Stories
The Featured Stories block presents four posts in a magazine-like format that emphasizes one post. To add the Featured Stories block, click the “+” symbol and search for “Featured Stories”. Then, select the Featured Stories block icon.
![The Featured Stories block in the WordPress block inserter.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/03/featured-stories-icon.png)
Editing a Featured Stories block
The block editor for the News block has fields for a title, a full archive link, and source selection.
To add a title to your Featured Stories block, click into the text field and begin typing.
The link field can be used to direct users to a comprehensive set of news stories/posts. Enter the link text in the text field, then use the toolbar to add a URL.
![The Featured Stories block in the WordPress editor with the archive link open an highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/03/featured-stories-link-1024x374.png)
In the block tab of the inspector panel, select the desired source to draw the news from.
For the Category or Tag source selection, select your category/tag by typing the category/tag name in the text field below.
![The Featured Stories block's inspector panel with the category field highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/03/featured-stories-source-495x1024.png)
For manual selection, type the name of the post you wish to pull in the corresponding text fields. You may select up to four posts.
![The Featured Stories block's inspector panel with the manual source option selected and the post fields highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/03/featured-stories-manual-442x1024.png)
Additional settings
In the block tab of the inspector panel, you’ll find options to toggle the image, excerpt, and the “All News” link on or off.
![The Featured Stories block's inspector panel with the Display Options highlighted in a red box.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/03/featured-stories-display-549x1024.png)
Featured Stories Example
![The Featured Stories block.](https://sites.georgetown.edu/1789-documentation/wp-content/uploads/sites/359/2022/02/featured-stories-1024x552.png)