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Debugging Gutenberg Blocks: 1

I’m adding some tags for tips as I find them.

I found this tip helpful when debugging what the WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) was actually doing behind the scenes.

Find the post id (in the edit url there will be a field for post (e.g. post.php?post=121&action=edit). Using the WP-CLI tool you can quickly view the source of the post (assuming you have a very basic post with just the block you are developing) by running:

wp post get 121 --field=post_content

This will display the content showing the HTML as it is stored in the database — including the attributes for the block!