Add a Media and Text Block 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.

Add media and words side-by-side for a richer layout.

  • Click to add a new “Block” (section) of content and choose MEDIA & TEXT.
  • Click Upload to add new images
  • or Click Media Library to use images that are in your Media Library.
  • or Click insert from url to add an image from another URL Not recommended
  • Click Content... and add the text
Media and Text
Media and Text Block
  • Format the text as desired using the Text Formatting Toolbar
    • Choose to make all or part of the text Bold, Italic or a link to another website.
    • Select the text you want to format and click the appropriate button.
Paragraph Formatting Toolbar
  • Format the Media & Text Block as desired using the
    Media & Text Block Formatting Toolbar
    • Choose the desired alignment
    • Edit or change the Image
Media and Text Formatting Toolbar
Media and Text Formatting Toolbar

  • Format the text content as desired using the Paragraph 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 Text Settings, change the size of the text and if desired add a drop cap
  • Under Color Settings, change the colour and background colour of the Paragraph
Media and Text Block Formatting
  • Format the Media and Text Block as desired using the Media and Text 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 Media & Text Settings, choose whether to have the image and text stack on smaller screens. Recommended.
  • Give the Image an Alt Text
  • Under Color Settings, change the background colour.