{"id":421,"date":"2020-05-26T20:47:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T20:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/?page_id=421"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:32:40","slug":"big-fact-block","status":"publish","type":"reference-article","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/reference-article\/big-fact-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fact Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Fact block is another striking way that content creators can break up long bodies of text on a webpage. In addition to helping pace readers as they work through the text of a page, the Big Fact block is useful for drawing an audience&#8217;s attention to an interesting and relevant fact to the theme of the page. Alternatively, it can be used for reiterating a significant quote. See an example of the Big Fact block below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact.png\" data-fullsize=\"2140x1234\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2140\" height=\"1234\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact.png\" alt=\"A Big Fact block which is a large red rectangle with white heading text, subtitle text and a button with a call to action\" class=\"wp-image-513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact.png 2140w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact-1536x886.png 1536w, https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/screenshot-big-fact-2048x1181.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gutenberg, adding a Big Fact block to a page is as easy as clicking the &#8220;Add a block&#8221; button and choosing &#8220;Big Fact&#8221; from the block list. Alternatively, the block can be found by using the &#8220;Search for a block&#8221; function. For more info on blocks and adding them to a WordPress site, see our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/platforms\/nc-state-theme\/blocks\/\" target=\"_blank\">documentation on blocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-1.gif\" data-fullsize=\"1500x900\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-1.gif\" alt=\"A GIF showing how to add a Big Fact block to a webpage\" class=\"wp-image-515\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once added, the Big Fact block includes space for creators to include a fact, quote, or any other important text they want to feature to draw reader&#8217;s attention. There is also space for supporting text and link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-2.gif\" data-fullsize=\"1500x900\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-2.gif\" alt=\"A GIF showing how to update the heading, subtitle and button call to action and link in a big fact block\" class=\"wp-image-517\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional customization is available through the block settings found on the right-hand side menu. Site maintainers have the option to change the background color of the Big Fact block if they wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-3.gif\" data-fullsize=\"1500x900\" data-zoom=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2020\/05\/big-fact-pt-3.gif\" alt=\"A GIF showing how to change the color of a big fact block\" class=\"wp-image-519\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions? Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request\">go.ncsu.edu\/ucomm-dev-request<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"Important information that can help structure a webpage.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"availability":[72,71],"content-type":[51],"class_list":["post-421","reference-article","type-reference-article","status-publish","hentry","availability-nc-state-premium-add-on","availability-nc-state-pro-add-on","content-type-block"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reference-article"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39326,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reference-article\/421\/revisions\/39326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/availability?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/documentation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}