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How to Use WooCommerce Blocks: Advanced Blocks and Setup Tips

How to Use WooCommerce Blocks: Advanced Blocks and Setup Tips
On this page
  1. Why Go Beyond the Basic Blocks
  2. Step 1: Combine Product Blocks With Filter Blocks
  3. Step 2: Use the On Sale and Best Sellers Blocks for Promotions
  4. Step 3: Customize Block Display Settings
  5. Step 4: Extend Blocks With a Custom Block (Advanced)
  6. Troubleshooting
  7. Frequently Asked Questions
  8. Conclusion

You can use WooCommerce blocks beyond the basics by combining product-display blocks like On Sale Products, Best Selling, and Filtered Products with the block editor’s row/column layouts to build custom landing and category pages without writing template code.

Why Go Beyond the Basic Blocks

  • Basic blocks (like a plain product grid) cover simple needs, but combined blocks build genuinely custom layouts
  • Filter-enabled blocks let shoppers narrow results without leaving the page they landed on
  • Blocks update automatically as your catalog changes, unlike a manually curated static page
  • No custom PHP template is required to rearrange how products are presented

Step 1: Combine Product Blocks With Filter Blocks

Pairing a “Filtered Products” block with an “Attribute Filter” or “Price Filter” block on the same page lets shoppers refine a curated collection interactively — useful for seasonal landing pages where you want a themed subset of the catalog, not the entire shop.

Step 2: Use the On Sale and Best Sellers Blocks for Promotions

The On Sale Products block pulls in whatever is currently discounted without manual curation, so a “Deals” page built from it stays accurate automatically as sale prices change. Best Selling Products works well on a homepage to surface proven products to new visitors.

Step 3: Customize Block Display Settings

Each product block exposes settings for rows/columns, and toggles for showing rating, price, and the add-to-cart button — adjust these per block instance so a compact homepage widget doesn’t need the same detail level as a full category landing page.

Step 4: Extend Blocks With a Custom Block (Advanced)

For a display option no core block covers, register a small custom block or a PHP-rendered dynamic block that queries products your way. This is a heavier lift than configuring existing blocks and is best reserved for genuinely unique layouts.

PHP
/** Register a simple shortcode-backed block area for a curated bundle of products */
add_shortcode( 'curated_bundle', 'render_curated_product_bundle' );

function render_curated_product_bundle( $atts ) {
    $atts = shortcode_atts( array( 'ids' => '' ), $atts );
    if ( empty( $atts['ids'] ) ) {
        return '';
    }
    return do_shortcode( '


 ) . '" columns="3"]' );
}
Use WooCommerce blocks: the result in a test store
Result in a test store

Troubleshooting

Blocks Don’t Appear in the Inserter

Confirm the WooCommerce Blocks feature plugin (or a recent enough WooCommerce core version that bundles them) is active — very old WooCommerce versions predate several of these blocks entirely.

Filter Blocks Don’t Actually Filter the Product Grid

Filter blocks need to be placed on the same page as the product block they’re meant to control, and some page builders wrap blocks in containers that break this connection — test in the default block editor first if a filter isn’t working inside a page builder layout.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do WooCommerce blocks replace the need for a page builder?

For many common layouts, yes — but complex custom designs may still benefit from a page builder that supports WooCommerce blocks alongside its own layout elements.

Are WooCommerce blocks free?

Yes, the core WooCommerce blocks ship free with WooCommerce or its companion Blocks plugin — no premium add-on is required for the standard set.

Can I use WooCommerce blocks inside a blog post, not just a page?

Yes — blocks like Product, On Sale Products, or a Filtered Products grid can be inserted into any post or page that uses the block editor.

Conclusion

Once you’re comfortable with the basic WooCommerce blocks, combining product and filter blocks unlocks genuinely custom landing pages without touching a template file. Reach for a custom block only when the built-in combinations truly can’t produce the layout you need.

See also How to Add Product Filters to a WooCommerce Store. Then read How to Build Custom WooCommerce Layouts With Elementor.

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