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title: PublishPress Blocks Settings
description: "This guide is an overview to the \"Settings\" screen inside the [PublishPress Blocks](https://publishpress.com/links/blocks) plugin. --- ## General - **Enable blocks spacing.** Vertical spacing between blocks. [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/blocks-spacing/). - **Blocks spacing (px)** - **Blocks icon color.** Set the…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/configuration/"
updated: "2026-10-14"
category: PublishPress Blocks / Configuration
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# PublishPress Blocks Settings

This guide is an overview to the "Settings" screen inside the [PublishPress Blocks](https://publishpress.com/links/blocks) plugin.

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## General

- **Enable blocks spacing.** Vertical spacing between blocks. [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/blocks-spacing/).
- **Blocks spacing (px)**
- **Blocks icon color.** Set the color for block icons in the admin. This only applies to blocks from [PublishPress Blocks](https://publishpress.com/links/blocks). [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/knowledge-base/blocks-icon-color/).
- **Gutenberg editor width.** Define the admin Gutenberg editor width size. [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/editor-width/).
- **Enable columns visual guide.** Visual guide for PublishPress Blocks [Columns block](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/columns-manager-block/).

![General block settings](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/general-block-settings.png)

## Block Features

- **Disable all block adding**: Prevent users in the selected role from adding new block to posts.
- **Disable the Pattern Directory**: Disable the pattern directory for users in the selected role.
- **Disable the Openverse**: Disable Openverse for users in the selected role.

![Disable block features](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/disable-block-features-1024x434.png)

## Images

- **Open galleries in lightbox.** Open gallery images as a lightbox style popup. [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/lightbox-gallery-block/).
- **Image caption.** Display caption text on images loaded as lightbox in galleries. [Click here for more details](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/lightbox-gallery-block/).
- **Default thumbnail.** Set the default post thumbnail to use in [Content Display blocks](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/recent-posts-block/) for posts without featured image.

![Images tab in block settings](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/images-tab-settings-1024x373.png)

## Maps

Go to Blocks admin menu, then click "Maps" tab.

- **Google API key.** A Google API key is required to use the [Map block](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/map-block/) without any warning.

![Google Maps setting](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/google-maps-setting.png)

## Email & Forms

Go to Blocks admin menu, then click "Email & Forms" tab.

These email settings apply to messages sent through PublishPress Contact form block.

- **Sender name.**
- **Sender email.**
- **Email title.**
- **Email receiver.**

![Email forms tab](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/email-forms-tab.png)

## reCAPTCHA

Go to Blocks admin menu, then click "reCAPTCHA" tab.

Use the Google reCAPTCHA to avoid spam in PublishPress Blocks forms. Get credentials for your domain by registering [here](https://www.google.com/recaptcha/about/) - choose ReCaptcha **V2**

- Fill in the reCAPTCHA Site and reCAPTCHA Secret Key.
- Enable the reCAPTCHA option.
- Choose your reCAPTCHA Language.
- Choose your reCAPTCHA Theme.

![Recaptcha settings](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/recaptcha-settings-1024x437.png)

## Data Export

Go to Blocks admin menu, then click "Data Export" tab.

Here you can download data stored through Contact and Newsletter form blocks in CSV and JSON format.

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## Settings through the Gutenberg editor

You can also find **Editor width** and **Columns visual guide** settings at the top right corner of your Editor, next to the **Settings **icon. You can apply different configurations to individual posts and pages.

![Screen Shot 2020 12 10 At 12.57.08](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screen-Shot-2020-12-10-at-12.57.08-657x1024.png)