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Display a calendar of posts

Last reviewed on November 9, 2025

You can use the Calendar block to show your posts in a calendar format. When you publish a new post, it is automatically added to the Calendar block. If you click on a date, it will open the archive of posts published on that date.

Insert a Calendar block

To add a Calendar Block, click on the + block inserter icon to search for the Calendar block:

Calendar block showing in the block search.
Using the add block icon

Alternatively, you can type /calendar on a new line and press enter:

The calendar block using the slash command.
Using /calendar

Using the Calendar block

Once you’ve added the Calendar block, it will display a calendar of your site’s posts. It will automatically update every time you publish a new post. Your visitors can then use it to quickly find a post by date.

The Calendar block with a link showing on a date when a post was published.

Calendar block settings

When you select a block, you will find additional block settings in the right sidebar. If you do not see the sidebar, you may need to click the Settings icon in the top-right corner to bring up the settings. This icon looks like a square with two uneven columns:

An arrow pointing to the "Settings" icon in the top right of the WordPress Editor.
Click the Settings icon to open the block settings

The Calendar block includes the following settings:

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