Writing – blocktober.fun

Highlighter

October 16, 2025

A simple text highlighter. With option to have line-height and color, opacity.

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light
summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through
the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate
perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

From the corner of the divan of Persian saddle-bags on which he was
lying, smoking, as was his custom, innumerable cigarettes, Lord Henry
Wotton could just catch the gleam of the honey-sweet and honey-coloured blossoms of a laburnum, whose tremulous branches seemed hardly able to bear the burden of a beauty so flamelike as theirs…

Telex project here.

Prompt

User avatar Create a WordPress block that allows users to highlight inline text with customizable background colors. The block should use RichText component for direct text editing within posts and pages. Include a color picker in the block inspector panel with both theme palette colors and custom color options. Add opacity controls for the highlight effect. The block renders as a span element with applied background color styling. Ensure real-time preview of color changes in both editor and frontend. The highlighted text should remain editable inline while preserving the highlight styling. Support theme.json integration for consistent design system alignment. Keep the block lightweight and intuitive for content creators to emphasize important text passages. Add typography settings to give line height also and font styling.

Story generator

October 15, 2025

A simple story dice generator. You can configure categories and also options.

Telex project here.

Story Dice Generator

Click “Roll All Dice” or individual dice to generate your story elements!

Main Character

Setting

Key Object

Central Challenge

Unexpected Ally

Plot Twist

Your Story

Prompt

Create a WordPress block that generates random creative writing prompts using story dice. The block displays six customizable dice representing story elements: main character, setting, key object, central challenge, unexpected ally, and plot twist. Each die contains six predefined options like "detective with a secret" or "abandoned amusement park."

In the editor, content creators can configure the dice options, customize category labels, and preview the dice layout. The frontend shows an interactive dice rolling interface where users click a "Roll Dice" button to randomly generate story combinations. Display the rolled results as a formatted list showing each story element with its corresponding random selection.

Include options to re-roll individual dice or all dice together. Add a text area where users can optionally write their story incorporating the generated elements. The block should be engaging for creative writing exercises, workshops, and educational content about storytelling and narrative development.

Tag cloud

October 12, 2025

A tag cloud with layout options and some preset styles.

Telex project here.

Prompt

Create a WordPress editor block that displays post tags in a customizable cloud format. The block fetches and displays site tags with sizes based on post count frequency.

In the editor, show actual tags or placeholder samples with live preview of all styling changes. Display settings panel with Content, Layout, and Style sections for intuitive customization.

On the frontend, render clickable tag links that open posts filtered by that tag. Tags scale in size based on post count with larger tags for popular topics.

Content controls: show all tags or manually select specific ones, set minimum post count threshold, limit maximum tags displayed, choose sort order alphabetical post count or random, toggle post count numbers, exclude unwanted tags.

Layout options: three display styles inline cloud with text wrapping, equal-width grid, or vertical list. Include alignment controls, spacing between tags using WordPress spacing scale, container max-width setting.

Style controls: typography with font size range for smallest to largest tags, colors for text background and hover states, border radius for pill shapes, internal padding, four preset styles plain text pill badges outlined buttons underlined links. Make sure all use native wordpress design tools and style tab.

Advanced features: custom separators between tags, optional view all tags link, subtle hover animations, keyboard navigation with focus states, proper aria labels including post counts.

Changelog

October 6, 2025
A block that outputs a changelog. This can have a GitHub url, uploaded file or pasted content. You can edit the markdown and do some simple styling. The idea would be to simply show on a page changelogs. Keeping it simple to start.

Try the Telex project here.
v0.2.0-rc

Released: 03/10/2025

What’s Changed

Refactor the usage of `$properties` param to `$args` to align with WordPress usage by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/59
Add HEAD method support for performance optimization by @Ref34t in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/71
Fix `$input` type hint in `WP_Ability` by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/61
chore: update dev-deps to latest by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/72
fix: use link_header instead of add_link for pagination responses by @emdashcodes in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/81
Update CONTRIBUTING.md by @akkspros in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/80
Docs: REST API Reference by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/77
Add execute actions to the ability object by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/56
dev: Bump the PHPStan testing to PHP 8.4 by @johnbillion in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/82
feat!: make `permission_callback` arg required by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/73
Add client-side package for Abilities API by @emdashcodes in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/60
dev: add `register_ability_args` filter [Proposal] by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/74
docs: Fix the variable name by @mrabbani in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/92
Fix has_permission() return type inconsistency (Issue #67) by @Ref34t in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/76
Docs/semantic headings by @jonathanbossenger in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/96
Rename `check_permission()` to `check_permissions()` on `WP_Ability` by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/94
Fix backwards compatibility with WP_REST_Request API by @budzanowski in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/98
Prepare the branch for `v0.2.0` release by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/90
Include JS build files in the Composer package in v0.2.0 release by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/100

Braking changes

They are primarily included in the `WP_Ability` object:
`permission_callback` is now mandatory when registering an ability with `wp_register_ability`.
`has_permission` was deprecated in favor of `check_permissions`.
`execute` and `check_permissions` (previously `has_permission`) methods no longer accept only `arrays`. It’s now possible to provide any input type, and it defaults to `null`.
When no input schema is provided, then `permission_callback` and `execute_callback` get executed with no arguments.
Some other protected methods, like `validate_input` and `do_execute`, also have different method signatures because of the input parameter changes.

New Contributors

@Ref34t made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/71
@akkspros made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/80
@johnbillion made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/82
@mrabbani made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/92

Full Changelog: https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/compare/v0.1.1…v0.2.0-rc

v0.1.1

Released: 05/09/2025

What’s Changed

Documentation: Include specific nvm version needed by @rollybueno in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/33
Updated Inline Documentation Order by @shail-mehta in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/49
Introduce Props Bot workflow by @desrosj in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/50
Updated Inline Documentation Order by @sandipr942 in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/57
dev!: handle property registration inside WP_Ability by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/54
Fix REST API initialization for composer package usage by @budzanowski in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/55

New Contributors

@rollybueno made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/33
@shail-mehta made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/49
@desrosj made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/50
@sandipr942 made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/57
@budzanowski made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/55

Full Changelog: https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/compare/v0.1.0…v0.1.1

Initial release

Released: 29/08/2025

What’s Included

Implement server-side registry for Abilities API by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/3
chore: scaffold plugin entrypoint and tooling by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/4
Add REST API controllers for Abilities API by @emdashcodes in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/6
chore: php remediations by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/11
Adjust directory structure to align with WP core by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/12
ci: fix lint trigger on test GH workflow by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/17
tools(phpcs): remove conflicting TypeHint rules from PHPCS ruleset. by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/15
chore: align reqs with WP6.9 merge target by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/18
dev: use `$request->get_params()` in REST controllers by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/22
Chore: Fix coding standard issues reported on wordpress-develop by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/25
ci: fixes and cleanup by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/26
code quality: add PHPStan array shape for ability `$properties` by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/20
dev: use `WP_Abilities_Registry::$instance` instead of adding a new `global` by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/19
dev!: return `WP_Error` from `WP_Ability` methods by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/23
Adding initial developer documentation by @jonathanbossenger in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/10
Update readme with links to documenation by @jonathanbossenger in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/27
Add LICENSE.md file by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/29
ci: build zip file for GitHub release by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/24
Refactor error handling in REST API run controller by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/31
Chore: Run `lint:php:fix` on test files by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/36
Remove `ignoreErrors` from PHPStan by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/40
Update an example in Introduction & Overview document by @jonathanbossenger in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/43
dev!: require `string $name` for registration by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/21
Update 3.registering-abilities.md by @mujuonly in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/46
Add code quality improvements to code comments by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/47
Chore: Configure the composer package for publishing by @gziolo in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/35
docs: add installation steps for release by @justlevine in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/48

New Contributors

@gziolo made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/3
@justlevine made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/4
@emdashcodes made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/6
@jonathanbossenger made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/10
@mujuonly made their first contribution in https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/pull/46

Full Changelog: https://github.com/WordPress/abilities-api/commits/v0.1.0
Journalling Prompt

October 4, 2025

A prompter to help someone writing regularly. Includes categories such as gratitude, self-reflection and goals. Includes simple styling options also to fit any style you want. It changes on refresh to give a new prompt or you can click to regenerate.

What's one thing you appreciate about your current season of life, even if it's challenging?

Try the Telex project here.
Terminal Block

October 2, 2025

A block that is a terminal window. It has a series of presets and even cursor options. Some prompt and character recognition built in, along with themes for the terminals.

Terminal
$ echo ‘Hello Terminal!’ Hello Terminal! $ pwd /home/user # This is a comment $ ls file1.txt file2.txt folder/

Try the demo on Telex also.

Highlighter

Story generator

Story Dice Generator

Your Story

Tag cloud

Changelog

v0.2.0-rc

What’s Changed

Braking changes

New Contributors

v0.1.1

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Initial release

What’s Included

New Contributors

Journalling Prompt

Terminal Block