## Blocks for Easy Digital Downloads and the new WordPress editor

EDD Blocks is a feature plugin and will be eventually merged into the core Easy Digital Downloads plugin.

EDD Blocks currently includes a "Downloads" block, allowing you to display Downloads, Download Categories and Donwload Tags using the new WordPress editor.

To install:

1. Make sure you have the latest version of the [Gutenberg plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/), or have WordPress version 5.0 or later (which includes Gutenberg)
1. Make sure you have the latest version of [Easy Digital Downloads](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/) installed and activated
2. Install and activate the EDD Blocks plugin
3. On any post or page, click the block inserter and select the "Downloads" block located under the "widgets" category

### Inserting the block

![Inserting block](https://dzwonsemrish7.cloudfront.net/items/2a270l0h3q1d3s1W0O2G/Screen%20Shot%202018-07-21%20at%206.39.17%20PM.png?v=563d63d3)

### The Downloads block and its settings:

![Downloads block and its settings](https://duaw26jehqd4r.cloudfront.net/items/0X1O3G3j1x193G1S1p3y/screenshot-1.png?v=fdbda1ef)