Starter Text for New Posts
Fills the editor of every new post with your own starter text or outline, so writers begin from the same structure each time.
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Code
// Post type that gets the starter text.
$wpide_starter_post_type = 'post';
// Starter content (HTML or block markup).
$wpide_starter_content = '<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Introduction: what will the reader learn?</p><!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:heading --><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Main point</h2><!-- /wp:heading -->
<!-- wp:paragraph --><p>Explain the main idea here.</p><!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:heading --><h2 class="wp-block-heading">Summary</h2><!-- /wp:heading -->';
add_filter( 'default_content', function ( $content, $post ) use ( $wpide_starter_post_type, $wpide_starter_content ) {
if ( '' !== $content || ! $post || $wpide_starter_post_type !== $post->post_type ) {
return $content;
}
return $wpide_starter_content;
}, 10, 2 );Notes
Change the post type or the starter HTML. Existing posts are not affected.
How to add this snippet
- Install WPIDE on your WordPress site (it is free) and open Code Snippets.
- Use snippet above adds it from the library in one click. Or copy the code into a new snippet with the same code type.
- It is added inactive: review the code and settings, then switch it on.