How To: People Stories

Adding the Block

To add the People Stories block, click the “+” symbol and search for “People Stories”. Then, select the People Stories block icon.

Screenshot of the People Stories block being highlighted with a red box in the block inserter.

The block editor for the People Stories block has fields for a headline, an overall link, and three Single Person Story blocks that each have fields for an image, quote, and link.

View of the People Stories block in the editor.

Editing a People Stories block

First, add a headline in the “A Catchy Headline” bar. Then, add an overall link by typing your link text in the Link text field and using the toolbar to add the URL.

View of the People Stories block in the editor with the link icon for the overall link highlighted in a red box.

Next, fill out each individual Single Person Story block by adding an image, quote text, and a link. For the best results, make sure to follow the block recommendations located in the block tab of the inspector panel.

View of the People Stories block in the editor. The block settings tab is open and a red box highlights the Block Recommendations.

Quotation marks can be turned on or off for each Single Person Story using the toggle button under Quotation Marks.

View of the People Stories block in the editor. The block settings tab is open and a red box highlights the Quotation Marks toggle button.

Add or delete Single Person Story blocks depending on the desired number of featured stories— we recommend featuring stories in multiples of three. To add a Single Person Story, click on the “+” symbol that appears below the last Single Person Story block.

The People Stories block in the WordPress editor with a red box highlighting the plus icon to "Add Single Person Story".

To delete a Single Person Story, open up the block options and click “Delete”.

A single Person Story block in the WordPress editor. Red boxes highlight the Delete option in the block options panel.

Additional Block Settings

The default background for the People Stories block is the Georgetown Blue solid background. To add a background image to the block, first, select the entire People Stories block.

Next, in the block tab of the inspector panel, upload or select an image from the media library.

The background Image setting outlined in red.