Testing of JetPack Blocks
Any subjective notes on these block are our opinions and others may not agree. All features for various blocks may not have been tested here.
Jet Pack Blocks Tested Here
- JetPack blocks come with the free version of the JetPack Plugin
MailChimp Block
- Not yet tested
Contact Info Block
- Automatically puts email, phone numbers as links
- Option to link address to google maps
- Use + to add paragraph, title, additional email, phone or address
- Too much space between items—too spread out
Emai Liz: liz@paldom.com
Email Pete: pal@paldom.com
Phone Pete: 425-628-1246
Phone Liz: 425-628-1255
Mailing Address
PO Box 803
Fall City, WA 98024
Street Address (click address for Google Map)
Business Hours Block
- Can set hrs for each day, multiple sets or time periods or mark closed
- No options for color, size, fonts etc
- Monday
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Tuesday
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Thursday
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Friday
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Form Block, contact form with several options
- Can add new blocks between form items
- Can add checkboxes, as for interests
- We use this form on most of our sites: contact us
Slide Show Block
- Easy to set up
- Very similar to advanced gutenberg image slider block, but fewer options here
- Can add captions and can change width
- not many other options
Gif Block
- Can add a gif video image
- Can search or upload your own
- No size control
- If not centered the block below it may show up to the side
- If mouse over the image you can see other similar gifs
Subscription Block
- For subscribing to the blog on this site
- A form enabling readers to get notifications when new posts are published from this site.
- Can change color of subscribe button
- Can show # of subscribers or not
Join 17 other subscribers
Tile Gallery Block
- Display multiple images in an elegantly organized tiled layout.
- Several layout options
- If adjust columns can make all images in one row
- Is not rsponsive
- Can link to media file but no custom links
Map Block
- Haven’t tested yet, need account on mapbox
- Ultimate Addons Google Map Block is much easier
Repeat Visitor Block
- Control block visibility based on how often a visitor has viewed the page.
- Not sure why one would use this
- Looks like you can put in a message that only shows after set number of page visits
Star Rating Block
- Block for displaying a rating for an item by stars.
- Rate movies, books, songs, recipes — anything you can put a number on.
- Choose the number of stars to be displayed.
- On edit page click on the appropriate star.