[6.8 HelpHub] Details block

[zzap]

Article: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/details-block/

Update for 6.8

• add name attribute for exclusive accordion #56971
• use summary content as default label #67217

General

• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case
• Convert all reusable blocks to a ‘regular block’.
• Update the changelog at the end of the article

Notes

1. We are not adding detailed updates for the Block settings - Typography, Color, Layout, Dimension and Border and for the More Options setting in the block toolbar. Pls mention the settings included for the block and link to the detailed settings pages instead.
2. Some of the PRs have great videos that can be added to the article.

[github-actions]

Heads up @WordPress/docs-issues-coordinators, we have a new issue open. Time to use 'em labels.

[rollybueno]

/assign

[github-actions]

Hey @rollybueno, thanks for your interest in this issue! 🍪🍪🍪
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them in our #docs Slack channel.
Enjoy and happy contributing ❤️

[rollybueno]

• add name attribute for exclusive accordion #56971

Settings

The block settings panel contains customization options specific to the block. To open it, select the block and click the Settings button next to the Publish button.

ALT: The Details block settings sidebar.

Open by default

Enabling this option keeps the block open and the hidden content will be disaplay until closed.

Advanced

The Advanced tab for the Details block lets you add an HTML anchor, custom CSS classes, and a name attribute.

ALT: Advanced tab with HTML anchor, additional CSS and name attribute

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• use summary content as default label #67217

The Summary is customizable by selecting the “Write summary…” placeholder text and adding your own text. By default, the block uses the summary content as its label, similar to how the Heading block works.

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• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
  Done - old screenshot has different layout in the top toolbar

• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date

• Add ALT tags for the images
  Added under each screenshot. You can see it like ALT: Text goes here

• Make sure the headings are in sentence case

• Convert all reusable blocks to a ‘regular block’.

• Update the changelog at the end of the article

• Updated 2025-06-01
  Added new Name attribute field on Advanced
  Updated Summary description to include it's content as label
  Updated screenshot for Settings and Advanced

[rollybueno]

Ready for /review @zzap @atachibana