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May 21, 2025

# Block previews are now available in theme editor

DateMay 21, 2025

FlagsNew

SurfacesThemes

Block presets now have visual previews in the picker, similarly to section previews.

![Block preview](https://shopify.dev/assets/themes/theme-editor/add-block-preview-empty.png)

No action is required—previews will work automatically. If you want to further customize how your blocks appear in preview mode, learn more about the optional `visual_preview_mode` attribute in our [theme editor documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/best-practices/editor/integrate-sections-and-blocks#detect-the-theme-editor-visual-preview).