Blockstudio 7.1

Blockstudio 7.1 is the first feature release since the v7 rewrite. It introduces the string renderer and lays the groundwork for more features to come.

String renderer

The string renderer lets you embed Blockstudio blocks anywhere in WordPress content using simple HTML-like tags. Write <bs:block-name> in a post, page, widget, or any filtered content, and Blockstudio renders the full block output in its place.

<bs:marketing-cta title="Get started" variant="primary" />

This is useful when you want to drop a block into content that doesn't go through the block editor: classic editor posts, widget text areas, custom fields, or content generated by other plugins. Element attributes map directly to block attributes, so passing data works the same as it does in the editor.

Syntax

Self-closing tags for simple blocks:

<bs:hero title="Welcome" background="dark" />

Paired tags when you need inner content:

<bs:section layout="wide">
  <p>Content inside the block.</p>
</bs:section>

Namespace prefix with double-dash for disambiguation:

<bs:acme--hero title="Branded" />

Without a namespace, Blockstudio matches the first registered block with that slug. With a namespace (acme--hero), it resolves to exactly acme/hero.

Activation

The string renderer is opt-in. Enable it in your blockstudio.json:

{
  "stringRenderer": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Or via the PHP filter:

add_filter('blockstudio/settings/string_renderer/enabled', '__return_true');

Programmatic rendering

You can also apply the string renderer to any string from PHP:

$html = apply_filters('blockstudio/string_renderer/render', $content);

This is useful for processing content from custom sources, REST API responses, or anywhere you want <bs:> tags resolved into rendered blocks.