Add notes to blocks

Add notes to blocks in the WordPress editor to discuss changes, request edits, or keep track of ideas. In this guide, you’ll learn how to add, view, and work with notes while editing your content.

You can leave comments directly on specific blocks in the WordPress editor. Users with the Administrator, Editor, or Author role can create and reply to notes. Notes are visible within the editor only and cannot be seen publicly.

Notes are threaded, can be resolved when a discussion is complete, and reopened at any time if further changes are needed. When a new note is added to a post or page, the author receives an email notification.

To add a note to a block, take the following steps:

1. Edit a page or post.
2. Click on a block and a toolbar will appear.
3. Click the ⋮ (three dots) icon.
4. Select the “Add note” option.
5. Type your note in the text box.
6. Click the “Add note” button to submit the note.

Notes have the following options:

• Click the checkmark icon to resolve the note. Resolved notes can be viewed in all notes (described below).
• Click the ⋮ icon to Edit or Delete a note.

You can add further replies to your own note if needed.

If a block has notes, you’ll see the profile photo of the person who added the note in the block toolbar. Click on this to view the note.

You can view all notes on a page or post by clicking the notes icon (that looks like a speech bubble) in the upper corner of the editor next to the Save button: