Pull Quotes
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July 19, 2026
First Released
May 1, 2013
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Pull Quotes adds an inline Rich Text format to the block editor. Select text, choose Pull quote, then set its offset, direction, and alignment.
The selected sentence remains in the body. On the front end, Pull Quotes removes the inline authoring marker and inserts an aria-hidden decorative aside before the resolved block. Rendering is performed server-side and does not require jQuery.
Version 2.0 supports block-authored content only and does not render legacy pullquote shortcodes at runtime.
Collaborate on the plugin: Pull Quotes on GitHub
Brought to you by Aaron D. Campbell
- Install and activate Pull Quotes.
- In the block editor, select text in a Rich Text block and choose Pull quote from the block toolbar.
- Choose an offset, direction, and alignment, then apply the format.
It inserts the floated aside immediately before the block containing the selected sentence.
The plugin moves through visible authored blocks in the selected back or forward direction. Parser whitespace, generated pull quotes, and moves out of nested containers do not count. The aside is inserted before the resolved block.
It stays in the body’s normal reading flow. Only the duplicate aside is hidden from assistive technology.
Use Tools Pull Quotes Migration for existing block posts, or run wp pull-quotes migrate. Use wp pull-quotes migrate --dry-run to preview the batch. For a classic post, open it and use Convert to blocks; the editor converts pullquote shortcodes during Core’s conversion.
No. Version 2.0 is block-only, and legacy pullquote shortcodes are not registered as a runtime shortcode.
Changelog
2.0.0
- Require PHP 8.3 and WordPress 7.0.
- Add a block-editor Rich Text format with offset, direction, and alignment controls.
- Render pull quotes server-side using parsed block structure, without jQuery.
- Keep quoted sentences in the reading flow and hide decorative copies from assistive technology.
- Add admin, WP-CLI, and Convert-to-blocks migration paths for legacy shortcodes.
- Remove classic-editor integrations and runtime shortcode support.
1.0.2
- Allow forward and back parameters to be set to 0.
1.0.1
- Add support for new TinyMCE.
1.0.0
- Released to the WordPress.org repository.
