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title: "New: Customized Blocks"
description: Customize a Cohort Step's Blocks for just that Cohort, without changing the Source Path.
date: 2026-10-28
status: published
author: /people/pathwright-team.person.md
---

# New: Customized Blocks

If you run several Cohorts from the same Source Path, it's been too easy to edit Blocks that all of them share without meaning to. Customized Blocks fixes that.

- **Protected:** In a Cohort, Steps that come from the Source Path now show their Blocks as read-only, so they can't be changed by accident. Instead of the Publish menu, you'll see a **Customize** menu.
- **Customize:** Choose to customize the Step's Blocks for the current Cohort. Designers of the Source Path also see a link that opens the same Step in the Source Path, where they can edit and publish it as usual.
- **Edit freely:** Customizing makes a standalone copy of the Blocks for that Cohort. The copy no longer receives updates from the Source Path, and you can edit and publish it without touching the Source Path's drafts.
- **Revert anytime:** Switch back to the Source Path's current published version whenever you like. Changes made to the customized copy are no longer available after you revert.

**Good to know:** When you customize a Step, learners' existing answers on it are hidden. If you revert the Step, they appear again. That's why we recommend customizing before learners begin.

Also in this update:

- The Blocks **Save** button is now called **Publish**.
- Step indicators in the Path have clearer labels.
- Designers can save and keep test answers while previewing draft Blocks.
- If content changes while a learner is answering, their unsaved input stays visible, with an option to open the latest content in a new tab.
- Recorded Step scores and cross-Cohort completion work as before. Reviews and response exports show the questions as learners originally answered them, and exports include completed Steps only.
- Licensed content remains protected from editing and customization.

Learn how to [customize a Cohort](../help/offer-courses-multiple-ways-with-cohorts/customize-a-cohort-for-just-that-group-of-learners.help.md) in the Help Center.