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Buttons block

Last reviewed on August 20, 2026

The Buttons block in the WordPress editor adds button-style links to your pages and posts. Buttons can link to other pages on your site or to external pages or sites. In this guide, you’ll find resources on how to add and customize buttons on your site.

Video tutorial

In this video, you’ll learn how to add buttons to your WordPress.com site using the Buttons block. It covers adding a button, linking it to a page, and adding more buttons side by side.

About the Buttons block

Use the Buttons block to add a button-style link to a page or post. A button is how you present a call to action: the one thing you most want a visitor to do, such as booking a call, viewing your services, downloading a file, or subscribing to your newsletter.

You can place several buttons side by side, set each button’s width and alignment, and change its color, border, and shape to match your site. A button can link to another page on your site or to an external website.

Add and customize buttons

The following guides cover everything you can do with the Buttons block:

Other types of buttons

The Buttons block adds button-style links to your content. You can also add buttons that do a specific job:

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