How to find the Query Loop Block Custom Settings in WordPress (and get back to it again)
*If you have ever added a Query Loop block in WordPress and immediately felt lost, this video is for you. * In this walkthrough, I show you how to actually find and use the Query Loop block settings in the Gutenberg editor. This includes how to select the parent Query Loop block, where the settings panel lives, and why it so often feels like WordPress is hiding the controls from you.
I also cover a few real world tips that helped me when I was stuck, including using List View, understanding nested blocks, and switching to the Code Editor when the visual editor makes it hard to grab or delete the Query Loop.
Quick note: this is one of my earlier videos, and the audio quality is not great. I appreciate your patience. I have since upgraded my setup, and more recent videos have much better audio.
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*This video is especially helpful if: *
👉 You cannot find the Query Loop settings
👉 Your Query Loop keeps pulling blog posts and you want pages or custom post types
👉 You are fighting nested groups and columns
👉 You are trying to delete a Query Loop block and it will not cooperate
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro to the WordPress Query Loop block
00:13 WordPress Query Loop documentation overview
00:34 How to add the Query Loop block in Gutenberg
01:02 Why the Query Loop pulls blog posts by default
01:24 Common Query Loop problems in WordPress
01:35 Using the Code Editor to delete the Query Loop block
01:49 Switching back to the Visual Editor
02:00 Where to find Query Loop block settings
02:32 How to select the parent Query Loop block
03:05 Turn off inherit query from template
03:28 Change post type and sort order in Query Loop
03:58 Using custom post types with Query Loop
04:20 Query Loop filters and advanced settings
04:52 Query Loop display settings and layout options
05:20 Grid vs list layout and nested blocks
05:55 Why nested blocks are hard to select
06:10 Using List View and Document Overview
06:42 Showing the settings panel in Gutenberg
07:05 Navigating parent blocks in WordPress
07:35 Final Query Loop tips and recap
07:59 Subscribe and closing
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Common Questions
*What does the Query Loop block icon look like? *
The query loop block icon is the infinity loop.
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