You can add a start value in the block settings without needing to edit HTML: https://wordpress.org/support/article/list-block/#block-settings
Good lord. This is so frustrating; you’re right. I was always looking at the block properties and values and options under the main block in the middle of the screen because I only use settings on the right for page values (I never set block values there). Wish They added the value under the “…” option for a list block.
Thanks for the quick and correct response. Still facepalming on this.
Uh oh, there is a problem. Even though the number setting is working in EDIT mode, when the website is live, it’s constantly resetting to 1 for each break. I believe this is due to my custom CSS. I’m curious, how would I modify this global CSS to allow the line settings I’m defining in the blocks?
/* === Custom List Settings === */
ol {
counter-reset:li; /* Initiate a counter */
margin-left:0; /* Remove the default left margin */
padding-left:0; /* Remove the default left padding */
}
ol > li {
position:relative; /* Create a positioning context */
margin:0 0 6px 2em; /* Give each list item a left margin to make room for the numbers */
padding:4px 8px; /* Add some spacing around the content */
list-style:none; /* Disable the normal item numbering */
border-top:2px solid #272727;
border-left:2px solid #272727;
background:#0e1014;
}
ol > li:before {
content:counter(li); /* Use the counter as content */
counter-increment:li; /* Increment the counter by 1 */
/* Position and style the number */
position:absolute;
top:-2px;
left:-2em;
-moz-box-sizing:border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;
box-sizing:border-box;
width:2em;
/* Some space between the number and the content in browsers that support
generated content but not positioning it (Camino 2 is one example) */
margin-right:8px;
padding:4px;
border-top:2px solid #272727;
border-right:2px solid #272727;
color:#fff;
background:#0e1014;
font-weight:bold;
font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
text-align:center;
}
li ol,
li ul {margin-top:6px;}
ol ol li:last-child {margin-bottom:0;}
