Posts module

Dynamic Content block

Shows one field of the current post — title, excerpt, dates, author, terms, comments, reading time or a custom field. Built for templates and the Query Loop.

Overview

Dynamic Content outputs a single piece of information about the current post, with optional icon, prefix and suffix. It is made for templates (Appearance → Editor) and the WordPress Query Loop, where each item shows its own values.

At a glance

Block name: wpbb/dynamic-content
Module: Posts
Find it by searching: Dynamic Content
Loads JavaScript on the site: No

When and why to use it

Post meta lines in templates (“Updated on…”, “5 min read”).
Custom field values such as a price, location or event date.
Post cards built with the WordPress Query Loop.

Example scenarios

Single post template: Last modified date with prefix “Updated”, date format “F j, Y”, calendar icon.
Query Loop card: Custom field price with prefix “$”.

How to add the Dynamic Content block

Open the editor. In your WordPress dashboard go to Pages (or Posts) and click the page you want to edit, or click Add New. For headers, footers and templates, use Appearance → Editor (block themes).
Add a new block. Click the blue + (Block Inserter) button in the top-left corner, or the small + that appears where you want the block. You can also type / on an empty line.
Search for the block. Type Dynamic Content in the search field. Brigade Blocks appear in the Brigade Blocks category and show the coral block icon.
Insert it. Click Dynamic Content in the results. The block appears with a preview of the current post’s title.
Configure the content. Edit the text directly on the block, then open the Settings tab (gear icon) in the right-hand sidebar for the options described below. If the sidebar is hidden, click the gear icon in the top-right corner.
Customise the design. Switch to the Styles tab (half-filled circle icon) to change colours, spacing, borders and more — see Design & styling.
Save or publish. Click Save draft to keep working later, Preview to check it, or Publish / Update to make it live.

Content settings

You set up this block in two places: on the block itself in the editor, and in the Settings tab (gear icon) of the sidebar on the right. Every option is listed below, with its default value.

Settings panel: Field

Show

What it does: Which field is shown.
What to enter or choose: One of: Title, Excerpt, Publish date, Last modified date, Author name, Terms (categories, tags…), Comment count, Reading time, Custom field (post meta).
Default: Title
How to use it: Open the dropdown and pick an option.
When to use it: Always.
Example: Reading time.
Result: The value of the current post. Reading time assumes 220 words per minute.

TaxonomyShown when Show is Terms

What it does: Which terms to list.
What to enter or choose: A public taxonomy of the post type.
Default: category
How to use it: Open the dropdown and pick an option.
When to use it: With Terms.
Example: Tags.
Result: Terms separated by commas, each linking to its archive.

Meta keyShown when Show is Custom field

What it does: Which custom field to read.
What to enter or choose: The custom field name.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Type into the text field. Changes appear in the preview right away.
When to use it: With Custom field.
Example: price.
Result: The field’s value as text.
Good to know: Protected keys (starting with _) are never shown.

Date formatShown when Show is a date

What it does: How the date is written.
What to enter or choose: A PHP date format, or empty for the site default.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Type into the text field. Changes appear in the preview right away.
When to use it: To differ from Settings → General.
Example: F j, Y → “March 5, 2026”.
Result: The date uses your format.

HTML tag

What it does: The element wrapping the value.
What to enter or choose: One of: P, SPAN, DIV, H1, H2, H3, H4, H5, H6.
Default: P
How to use it: Open the dropdown and pick an option.
When to use it: Headings for titles; P or SPAN otherwise.
Example: H1 for the title in a single template.
Result: Structure only.

Link to the postShown when Show is not Terms

What it does: Makes the value link to the post.
What to enter or choose: On or off.
Default: Off
How to use it: Click the switch to turn it on (blue) or off.
When to use it: In lists of posts.
Example: On for titles in a loop.
Result: The value becomes a link.

Settings panel: Before & after

Icon

What it does: An icon before the value.
What to enter or choose: An icon, or None.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Click the icon button to open the icon library, search by name (for example “arrow” or “phone”) and click an icon. “None” removes it.
When to use it: Optional.
Example: “clock” for reading time.
Result: An 18px icon.

Prefix

What it does: Text before the value.
What to enter or choose: Any short text. A space is added between it and the value automatically.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Type into the text field. Changes appear in the preview right away.
When to use it: Optional.
Example: “Updated”.
Result: Shown before the value, e.g. “Updated September 30, 2026”.

Suffix

What it does: Text after the value.
What to enter or choose: Any short text. A space is added between the value and it automatically.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Type into the text field. Changes appear in the preview right away.
When to use it: Optional. Note that Comment count and Reading time already include their unit (“3 comments”, “4 min read”).
Example: “ago” after a date, or “/ 5” after a rating custom field.
Result: Shown after the value.

Fallback text

What it does: Shown when the field is empty.
What to enter or choose: Text, or empty to hide the block.
Default: Empty
How to use it: Type into the text field. Changes appear in the preview right away.
When to use it: When a field may be empty.
Example: “No comments yet”.
Result: Empty fields show this text instead of nothing.

Design & styling

Select the block, open the Styles tab in the settings sidebar (the half-filled circle icon next to the gear) and use the three pickers at the top of the Style panel:

Element — which part of the block to style.
State — Normal, or a state such as Hover (only the states the part supports are offered).
Device — Desktop, Tablet or Mobile, for values that can differ per screen size.

Only panels that make sense for the chosen part and state are shown. The full meaning of every control is in the Styling Controls guide; below is exactly what Dynamic Content offers.

Element: Block

The value, prefix, suffix and icon (text and link colours).

Styles-tab controls for “Block”
Panel	Control	Per device	Available in states
Typography	Font family	—	Normal
	Font size	Yes	Normal
	Weight	—	Normal
	Style	—	Normal
	Line height	Yes	Normal
	Letter spacing	Yes	Normal
	Letter case	—	Normal
	Alignment	Yes	Normal
	Decoration	—	Normal
Colors	Text	—	Normal
	Link	—	Normal
	Link hover	—	Normal
Background	Type	—	Normal
	Color / Gradient	—	Normal
	Image	—	Normal
Border	Border type	—	Normal
	Border	—	Normal
	Radius	Yes	Normal
Box Shadow	Remove shadow	—	Normal
Box Shadow	Shadow layers	—	Normal
Spacing	Margin	Yes	Normal
Spacing	Padding	Yes	Normal
Sizing	Width	Yes	Normal
	Max width	Yes	Normal
	Height	Yes	Normal
	Min width / Min height / Max height	Yes	Normal
	Block alignment	Yes	Normal
Position	Position	Yes	Normal
	Top / Right / Bottom / Left	Yes	Normal
	Z-index	Yes	Normal
	Overflow	Yes	Normal
Transform	Move X / Move Y	—	Normal
	Scale X / Scale Y	—	Normal
	Rotate (°), Rotate X (°), Rotate Y (°)	—	Normal
	Skew X (°) / Skew Y (°)	—	Normal
Effects	Opacity (%)	Yes	Normal
	State transition (ms)	—	Normal
	Timing	—	Normal
Visibility	Show on Desktop / Tablet / Mobile	—	Normal

States: Normal only.

Responsive settings

Brigade Blocks uses three screen sizes: Desktop (wider than 1023px), Tablet (600–1023px) and Mobile (599px and narrower). Tablet and Mobile values are optional: when empty, the value of the next larger screen is used.

In the Styles tab, pick the Device first; these controls can then have a different value for that screen size: Font size, Line height, Letter spacing, Alignment, Radius, Margin, Padding, Width, Max width, Height, Min width / Min height / Max height, Block alignment, Position, Top / Right / Bottom / Left, Z-index, Overflow, Opacity (%).

The Visibility panel (Styles tab, Normal state) can hide the block entirely on Desktop, Tablet or Mobile.

Advanced options

HTML anchor (Advanced section of the Settings tab) — a unique name such as pricing, so you can link straight to this block with #pricing at the end of the page address (for example from a menu).
Additional CSS class(es) (Advanced section) — for custom CSS from your theme or the Site Editor. Separate several classes with spaces.
Custom attributes (Advanced section) — add data-*, title, aria-label, aria-describedby, lang or dir attributes. See Custom attributes.
State transition (Styles tab → Effects, Normal state) — how smoothly hover and focus styles animate.

How it works on your site

Plain server-rendered text. Password-protected or private posts do not reveal their values.

Limitations and notes

One field per block.
Custom field values are shown as plain text.

Troubleshooting

Nothing is shown.

The field is empty for that post (for example no custom field value). Add Fallback text to show something instead.