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My question of the week involves more convenient ways of fleshing out designs.

In the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg), there’s no direct equivalent to Wix’s repeater feature, but you can achieve similar functionality using a combination of custom blocks and plugins. Here are a few options:

1. Custom Post Types and ACF: You can use the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin to create a repeater field and then display that content using a custom block. This gives you flexibility in how you structure and display your data.
2. Reusable Blocks: You can create a reusable block for a specific layout and insert it multiple times throughout your content. This approach is more manual but can be useful for repeated content.
3. Block Patterns: You can create block patterns that allow you to insert a predefined set of blocks together, somewhat like a repeater.
4. Third-Party Block Plugins: Some plugins, like Stackable or GenerateBlocks, offer more advanced layout options, including grid layouts that can mimic repeater behavior.
5. Gutenberg Plugins: Explore plugins specifically designed for enhancing the block editor, such as Kadence Blocks or Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg, which provide additional block options and layouts.

These methods will give you the flexibility to create repeatable content in the WordPress block editor, similar to what you can do with a repeater in Wix.