Crafting a Unified Brand Identity with Premium Blocks Global Settings

Introduction

Welcome! If you’re looking to improve your WordPress site’s design consistency and overall aesthetics, Premium Blocks for Gutenberg is your go-to solution. With its global settings feature, you can easily manage your site’s colors, typography, and layout all in one place. This not only makes your site look professional and cohesive but also ensures a unified appearance across all your Gutenberg blocks. Let’s dive into how you can use these settings effectively.

Why Site Identity and Branding Matter

Creating a strong site identity and branding is crucial for establishing a professional online presence. A well-defined brand helps you stand out in a crowded market, builds trust with your audience, and fosters customer loyalty. Your website is often the first point of contact potential customers have with your brand, so it’s essential to make a lasting impression.

Impact of Branding on Your Business

  • Consistency: Consistent use of colors, fonts, and layouts across your website reinforces your brand identity, making it easily recognizable. Consistency also enhances the user experience, making your site more user-friendly. Consistent branding helps communicate your values and vision, creating a memorable impression on your audience​.
  • Professionalism: A cohesive design conveys professionalism and attention to detail. It shows that you care about your brand and your audience. A polished, consistent look across your website establishes credibility and can significantly impact how visitors perceive your brand.
  • Trust and Credibility: Consistent branding builds trust and credibility with your audience. It helps visitors feel more confident in your products or services. A strong brand identity helps form a lasting relationship with your audience, which is crucial for trust and credibility​.
  • Emotional Connection: Strong branding can evoke emotions and create a connection with your audience. This connection can lead to increased customer loyalty and advocacy. Emotional branding makes your brand more relatable and fosters a deeper connection with your audience.

Aligning Branding with Premium Blocks Global Settings

Premium Blocks for Gutenberg allows you to manage your site’s colors, typography, and layout from a centralized location. This ensures that your branding is consistent across all pages and posts. By using global settings, you can easily maintain a cohesive and professional look for your site, reinforcing your brand identity at every touchpoint. This alignment helps in building a strong brand presence that is instantly recognizable and trusted by your audience.

Premium blocks global style controls preview.
Premium Blocks Global Settings

Requirements

  • Premium Blocks for Gutenberg – The Free WordPress Plugin.
  • Recommended* Kemet Full-Site-Editing WordPress Theme.

Getting Started with Global Settings

You can easily access these global settings from any of your posts or pages. The global settings you adjust here will impact your entire site, ensuring uniformity and consistency:

Easy Access from Any Post or Page

In the post or page editor, go to the settings panel on the right-hand side. Look for the “Premium Blocks” option under the Plugins tab or find it using the star icon in the toolbar. This feature allows you to quickly adjust global settings from any post or page, ensuring your design remains consistent across your site.

  • In the post or page editor, navigate to the settings panel on the right-hand side.
  • Find the “Premium Blocks” option under the Plugins tab or from our star icon in the toolbar to make site-wide adjustments on the go.
two options to access Premium Blocks' global settings from any post or page.
Access Global Settings from Any Post or Page

Are You Using a Full-Site Editing Theme?

Alternatively, you can access the global settings from the WordPress dashboard:

  • Appearance: From the left-hand menu, hover over the “Appearance” tab.
  • Editor: Click on “Editor” to enter the Gutenberg site editor.

In the editor, you’ll find the “Styles” option under the “Design” tab. Clicking on this will open up a panel where you can manage your website’s colors and typography, ensuring that every page and post reflects your brand’s visual identity, creating a cohesive and professional look throughout your site.

Access Global Settings from Site Editor.
Access Global Settings from the Site Editor

Customizing Colors and Typography

Get efficient design updates, update fonts and colors in one place, instantly applying changes site-wide, ensuring uniformity and saving time.

In the Styles panel, you’ll see options for managing your site’s colors and typography:

Colors

  • Choose between your theme’s default palette or the Premium Blocks palette.
  • Add custom colors to personalize your site further.
  • Apply to Native Gutenberg Blocks: You can mark/check this control if you want to apply the style changes you made to all of the Gutenberg blocks.
Premium Blocks' global setting for color controllers.
Global Settings’ Color Controllers

Typography

  • Customize font settings for different text elements such as headings, buttons, and body text.
  • Adjust the typography for various heading levels (H1, H2, H3, etc.) by selecting the desired font family, size, and weight.
  • Apply to Native Gutenberg Blocks: You can mark/check this control if you want to apply the style changes you made to all of the Gutenberg blocks.
Global Settings' Typography Controllers (H1, H2, H3, etc.).
Global Settings’ Typography Controllers

Customizing Layout Settings

To make sure your site is user-friendly and responsive, control the space between blocks and set breakpoints for different devices.

  • Block Spacing: Control the space between Gutenberg blocks. The default value is 20px, but you can adjust it to fit your design needs.
  • Container Max Width: Set the maximum width for containers to control the overall layout’s content width.
  • Device Breakpoints: Adjust the breakpoints for tablet and mobile devices to ensure your site is responsive and looks great on all screen sizes.

Breakpoints are specific screen widths where your site’s layout changes to fit different devices. This helps your site look good and work well on desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.

Premium Blocks Global Settings' layout controllers control the space between blocks and set breakpoints for different devices.
Global Settings’ Layout Controllers

Additional Tips and Best Practices

Here are some tips to get the most out of your global settings:

  • Consistency is Key: Keep your color palette and typography consistent across all pages to maintain a professional look.
  • Check Responsiveness: Always preview your site on different devices to make sure it looks good everywhere, providing a seamless user experience. You may check Premium Blocks’ Advanced Tab options regarding the responsiveness and layout.

Conclusion

By leveraging Premium Blocks’ Global Settings for your entire site, you can create a cohesive and professional WordPress site with ease using Gutenberg editor. The key features include maintaining brand consistency, efficiently updating designs, optimizing spacing and responsiveness, and testing new styles. These features ensure that your site not only looks great but also functions effectively.


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