While overall opinions on the Gutenberg editor vary, even the naysayers can’t deny that there are so many elements you can add now with just the core WordPress blocks that you couldn’t before. One of those elements is a background cover image. Not only is there a dedicated “cover block” solely made for this purpose, but it only takes a minute to add it to your posts. In this guide I’ll show you how to do it and also how to customize it.

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