📖 Overview
The Post Meta block displays metadata about the current post, including author name, publication date, and estimated reading time. It supports multiple author sources and automatic reading time calculation.
✏️ Content Options
Author Settings
| Field |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| Show Author? |
Toggle |
No |
Display the author name (default: On) |
| Author Source |
Select |
No |
Choose where to get the author name from: Post Author, Person (Relationship), or Manual Text |
| Select Person |
Relationship |
No |
Select a Person post type entry (only when Author Source is “Person”) |
| Author Name |
Text |
No |
Manually enter the author name (only when Author Source is “Manual Text”) |
Date Settings
| Field |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| Show Date? |
Toggle |
No |
Display the publication date (default: On) |
| Date Format |
Select |
No |
Choose the date format (default: d/m/Y) |
Read Time Settings
| Field |
Type |
Required |
Description |
| Show Read Time? |
Toggle |
No |
Display estimated reading time (default: On) |
| Custom Read Time Text |
Text |
No |
Manually set the read time text (e.g., “5 min read”). If left blank, it is calculated automatically from post content |
🎨 CSS Variables
The following CSS variables can be configured to customise the block’s appearance:
| Variable |
Default Value |
--block-postmeta-gap |
var(--spacing-xxxs) |
--block-postmeta-info-gap |
var(--spacing-xxxs) |
