Add a Cover Image to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor

If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page.

Drag & Drop Editor Instructions


Website Editing Toolbar

If you don't see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website's pages and posts (as shown above), please contact us to have it installed.

A Cover block is image or video with a text overlay — great for headers.

  • Click to add a new “Block” (section) of content and choose Cover.
  • Click Upload to add a new image
  • or Click Media Library to use images that are in your Media Library.
Cover Image
Cover Image
  • Format the Cover Block as desired using the Cover Formatting Toolbar
    • Choose the Cover alignment.
    • Choose the text alignment.
Cover Formatting Toolbar
Cover Formatting Toolbar
  • Click on the image or video and write the overlayed text
  • Format the Overlayed Text as desired using the text Formatting Toolbar
Text Formatting
Text Formatting
Cover Block Settings
  • Format the Cover Block as desired using the Cover Block Settings on the right side of the screen.
  • If you don’t see the Document and Block settings palette:
    • Click in the top left corner
  • Under Cover Settings, choose whether to have the Image Fixed
  • Under Overlay Color, change the colour and opacity

How to Edit a Cover Block

  • Click on the Image within an existing Cover Block (click away from the Title Text within the cover block)
  • Click on the Pencil icon in the toolbar, this will take you to the media library where you can choose another image or upload a new image.

Examples of Cover Content Blocks


This is a Cover Content Block with the default settings

This is a Cover Content Block with a Fixed Background and custom Overlay Color at 70% Opacity.