GenerateBlocks

Technical documentation for using Respira with GenerateBlocks.

GenerateBlocks is a lightweight block library built around a small set of flexible blocks (container, grid, headline, button, text). It is one of Respira's 16 supported page builders, with full read and write.

Data Structure

GenerateBlocks stores content as native WordPress blocks in post_content, the same as any Gutenberg page. GenerateBlocks carry the generateblocks/* (and generateblocks-pro/*) namespace:

<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"a1b2c3"} -->
  <!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"h1"} -->Welcome<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->
  <!-- wp:generateblocks/button {"uniqueId":"btn1"} -->Get Started<!-- /wp:generateblocks/button -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->

Because GenerateBlocks is block-based, Respira edits GenerateBlocks natively through the same path it uses for core Gutenberg blocks. There is no separate storage format to parse.

Priming

Prime once at the start of a session so the agent builds and edits in blocks, not raw HTML:

"This is a GenerateBlocks site. Build and edit with GenerateBlocks and core blocks, not raw HTML, and duplicate any live page before editing."

What Respira can do

• Read the full block structure of any GenerateBlocks page and report on it
• Update text, headlines, and buttons inside GenerateBlocks (generateblocks/headline, generateblocks/button, generateblocks/container, generateblocks/grid, and the rest of the set)
• Find blocks by type, content match, or block anchor
• Add or remove sections while keeping the page editable in the block editor
• Preserve all existing block attributes and styling on every write

The workflow is the same as core Gutenberg because GenerateBlocks are namespaced WordPress blocks. For the shared block workflow, block identification, and prompt patterns, see Gutenberg (Block Editor).

FAQ

Does Respira edit GenerateBlocks natively or convert them?

Natively. Respira reads and writes GenerateBlocks in place through the WordPress block registry. Nothing is flattened to HTML and nothing is converted to a different builder.

Are GenerateBlocks Pro blocks supported?

Yes. Both the free generateblocks/* and the generateblocks-pro/* blocks are read and written as native blocks.

See also

• Gutenberg (Block Editor) - the shared block workflow
• Page Builder Overview - compare all 16 supported builders