diff --git a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/automatedLatestContent.styl b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/automatedLatestContent.styl
index d06b8167d8..291e6a2d01 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/automatedLatestContent.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/automatedLatestContent.styl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     cursor: pointer
 
 .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_posts
-  overflow: auto
+  overflow: hidden
   pointer-events: none
 
   & > .mailpoet_block
diff --git a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/container.styl b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/container.styl
index cc59536c24..07fbf4b461 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/container.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/container.styl
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ $three-column-width = ($newsletter-width / 3) - (2 * $column-margin)
     width: $column-margin + $one-column-width + $column-margin
 
   // More than one column
-  & > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container_horizontal
+  & > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container_horizontal,
+  & > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container > .mailpoet_posts_block > .mailpoet_posts_container > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container_horizontal,
+  & > .mailpoet_container_block > .mailpoet_container .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_posts .mailpoet_container_horizontal
 
     // Column number detection technique found here:
     // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8720931/can-css-detect-the-number-of-children-an-element-has
diff --git a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/posts.styl b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/posts.styl
index 25094c90ba..1dc7e86dbc 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/posts.styl
+++ b/assets/css/src/newsletter_editor/contentBlocks/posts.styl
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@
 
 .mailpoet_post_selection_loading
   color: #999
+
+.mailpoet_posts_container > .mailpoet_droppable_block
+  width: 100%
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js
index d2948fe1b0..c240096d2d 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ define([
     defaults: function () {
       return this._getDefaults({
         type: 'automatedLatestContent',
+        withLayout: false,
         amount: '5',
         contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
         terms: [], // List of category and tag objects
@@ -385,12 +386,6 @@ define([
       blockModel: Module.AutomatedLatestContentBlockModel,
       blockView: Module.AutomatedLatestContentBlockView
     });
-
-    BeforeStartApp.registerWidget({
-      name: 'automatedLatestContent',
-      widgetView: Module.AutomatedLatestContentWidgetView,
-      priority: 97
-    });
   });
 
   App.on('start', function (StartApp) {
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3737ec6f47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,400 @@
+/* eslint-disable func-names */
+/**
+ * Automated latest content block with image alignment.
+ */
+define([
+  'newsletter_editor/App',
+  'newsletter_editor/blocks/base',
+  'newsletter_editor/blocks/button',
+  'newsletter_editor/blocks/divider',
+  'newsletter_editor/components/communication',
+  'mailpoet',
+  'backbone.supermodel',
+  'underscore',
+  'jquery'
+], function (
+  App,
+  BaseBlock,
+  ButtonBlock,
+  DividerBlock,
+  CommunicationComponent,
+  MailPoet,
+  SuperModel,
+  _,
+  jQuery
+  ) {
+  'use strict';
+
+  var Module = {};
+  var base = BaseBlock;
+
+  Module.ALCLayoutSupervisor = SuperModel.extend({
+    initialize: function () {
+      var DELAY_REFRESH_FOR_MS = 500;
+      this.listenTo(
+        App.getChannel(),
+        'automatedLatestContentLayoutRefresh',
+        _.debounce(this.refresh, DELAY_REFRESH_FOR_MS)
+      );
+    },
+    refresh: function () {
+      var blocks;
+      var models = App.findModels(function (model) {
+        return model.get('type') === 'automatedLatestContentLayout';
+      }) || [];
+
+      if (models.length === 0) return;
+      blocks = _.map(models, function (model) {
+        return model.toJSON();
+      });
+
+      CommunicationComponent.getBulkTransformedPosts({
+        blocks: blocks
+      }).then(_.partial(this.refreshBlocks, models));
+    },
+    refreshBlocks: function (models, renderedBlocks) {
+      _.each(
+        _.zip(models, renderedBlocks),
+        function (args) {
+          var model = args[0];
+          var contents = args[1];
+          model.trigger('refreshPosts', contents);
+        }
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockModel = base.BlockModel.extend({
+    stale: ['_container'],
+    defaults: function () {
+      return this._getDefaults({
+        type: 'automatedLatestContentLayout',
+        withLayout: true,
+        amount: '5',
+        contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
+        terms: [], // List of category and tag objects
+        inclusionType: 'include', // 'include'|'exclude'
+        displayType: 'excerpt', // 'excerpt'|'full'|'titleOnly'
+        titleFormat: 'h1', // 'h1'|'h2'|'h3'|'ul'
+        titleAlignment: 'left', // 'left'|'center'|'right'
+        titleIsLink: false, // false|true
+        imageFullWidth: false, // true|false
+        featuredImagePosition: 'centered', // 'centered'|'left'|'right'|'alternate'|'none'
+        showAuthor: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
+        authorPrecededBy: 'Author:',
+        showCategories: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
+        categoriesPrecededBy: 'Categories:',
+        readMoreType: 'button', // 'link'|'button'
+        readMoreText: 'Read more', // 'link'|'button'
+        readMoreButton: {
+          text: 'Read more',
+          url: '[postLink]'
+        },
+        sortBy: 'newest', // 'newest'|'oldest',
+        showDivider: true, // true|false
+        divider: {},
+        _container: new (App.getBlockTypeModel('container'))()
+      }, App.getConfig().get('blockDefaults.automatedLatestContentLayout'));
+    },
+    relations: function () {
+      return {
+        readMoreButton: App.getBlockTypeModel('button'),
+        divider: App.getBlockTypeModel('divider'),
+        _container: App.getBlockTypeModel('container')
+      };
+    },
+    initialize: function () {
+      base.BlockView.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
+      this.on('change:amount change:contentType change:terms change:inclusionType change:displayType change:titleFormat change:featuredImagePosition change:titleAlignment change:titleIsLink change:imageFullWidth change:showAuthor change:authorPrecededBy change:showCategories change:categoriesPrecededBy change:readMoreType change:readMoreText change:sortBy change:showDivider', this._handleChanges, this);
+      this.listenTo(this.get('readMoreButton'), 'change', this._handleChanges);
+      this.listenTo(this.get('divider'), 'change', this._handleChanges);
+      this.on('add remove update reset', this._handleChanges);
+      this.on('refreshPosts', this.updatePosts, this);
+    },
+    updatePosts: function (posts) {
+      this.get('_container.blocks').reset(posts, { parse: true });
+    },
+    /**
+     * Batch more changes during a specific time, instead of fetching
+     * ALC posts on each model change
+     */
+    _handleChanges: function () {
+      this._updateDefaults();
+      App.getChannel().trigger('automatedLatestContentLayoutRefresh');
+    }
+  });
+
+  Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockView = base.BlockView.extend({
+    className: 'mailpoet_block mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block mailpoet_droppable_block',
+    initialize: function () {
+      function replaceButtonStylesHandler(data) {
+        this.model.set({ readMoreButton: data });
+      }
+      App.getChannel().on('replaceAllButtonStyles', replaceButtonStylesHandler.bind(this));
+    },
+    getTemplate: function () { return window.templates.automatedLatestContentLayoutBlock; },
+    regions: {
+      toolsRegion: '.mailpoet_tools',
+      postsRegion: '.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_posts'
+    },
+    modelEvents: _.extend(
+      _.omit(base.BlockView.prototype.modelEvents, 'change'),
+      {
+        postsChanged: 'render'
+      }),
+    events: _.extend(base.BlockView.prototype.events, {
+      'click .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_overlay': 'showSettings'
+    }),
+    onDragSubstituteBy: function () { return Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutWidgetView; },
+    onRender: function () {
+      var ContainerView = App.getBlockTypeView('container');
+      var renderOptions = {
+        disableTextEditor: true,
+        disableDragAndDrop: true,
+        emptyContainerMessage: MailPoet.I18n.t('noPostsToDisplay')
+      };
+      this.toolsView = new Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockToolsView({ model: this.model });
+      this.showChildView('toolsRegion', this.toolsView);
+      this.showChildView('postsRegion', new ContainerView({ model: this.model.get('_container'), renderOptions: renderOptions }));
+    }
+  });
+
+  Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockToolsView = base.BlockToolsView.extend({
+    getSettingsView: function () { return Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockSettingsView; }
+  });
+
+  // Sidebar view container
+  Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockSettingsView = base.BlockSettingsView.extend({
+    getTemplate: function () { return window.templates.automatedLatestContentLayoutBlockSettings; },
+    events: function () {
+      return {
+        'click .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_hide_display_options': 'toggleDisplayOptions',
+        'click .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_display_options': 'toggleDisplayOptions',
+        'click .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_button': 'showButtonSettings',
+        'click .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_divider': 'showDividerSettings',
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_type': 'changeReadMoreType',
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type': 'changeDisplayType',
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format': 'changeTitleFormat',
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links': _.partial(this.changeBoolField, 'titleIsLink'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_divider': _.partial(this.changeBoolField, 'showDivider'),
+        'input .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_amount': _.partial(this.changeField, 'amount'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_content_type': _.partial(this.changeField, 'contentType'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_include_or_exclude': _.partial(this.changeField, 'inclusionType'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment': _.partial(this.changeField, 'titleAlignment'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width': _.partial(this.changeBoolField, 'imageFullWidth'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position': _.partial(this.changeField, 'featuredImagePosition'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author': _.partial(this.changeField, 'showAuthor'),
+        'input .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_author_preceded_by': _.partial(this.changeField, 'authorPrecededBy'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories': _.partial(this.changeField, 'showCategories'),
+        'input .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_categories': _.partial(this.changeField, 'categoriesPrecededBy'),
+        'input .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_text': _.partial(this.changeField, 'readMoreText'),
+        'change .mailpoet_automated_latest_content_sort_by': _.partial(this.changeField, 'sortBy'),
+        'click .mailpoet_done_editing': 'close'
+      };
+    },
+    onRender: function () {
+      var that = this;
+
+      // Dynamically update available post types
+      CommunicationComponent.getPostTypes().done(_.bind(this._updateContentTypes, this));
+
+      this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_categories_and_tags').select2({
+        multiple: true,
+        allowClear: true,
+        placeholder: MailPoet.I18n.t('categoriesAndTags'),
+        ajax: {
+          data: function (params) {
+            return {
+              term: params.term
+            };
+          },
+          transport: function (options, success, failure) {
+            var taxonomies;
+            var termsPromise;
+            var promise = CommunicationComponent.getTaxonomies(
+              that.model.get('contentType')
+            ).then(function (tax) {
+              taxonomies = tax;
+              // Fetch available terms based on the list of taxonomies already fetched
+              termsPromise = CommunicationComponent.getTerms({
+                search: options.data.term,
+                taxonomies: _.keys(taxonomies)
+              }).then(function (terms) {
+                return {
+                  taxonomies: taxonomies,
+                  terms: terms
+                };
+              });
+              return termsPromise;
+            });
+
+            promise.then(success);
+            promise.fail(failure);
+            return promise;
+          },
+          processResults: function (data) {
+            // Transform taxonomies and terms into select2 compatible format
+            return {
+              results: _.map(
+                data.terms,
+                function (item) {
+                  return _.defaults({
+                    text: data.taxonomies[item.taxonomy].labels.singular_name + ': ' + item.name,
+                    id: item.term_id
+                  }, item);
+                }
+              )
+            };
+          }
+        }
+      }).on({
+        'select2:select': function (event) {
+          var terms = that.model.get('terms');
+          terms.add(event.params.data);
+          // Reset whole model in order for change events to propagate properly
+          that.model.set('terms', terms.toJSON());
+        },
+        'select2:unselect': function (event) {
+          var terms = that.model.get('terms');
+          terms.remove(event.params.data);
+          // Reset whole model in order for change events to propagate properly
+          that.model.set('terms', terms.toJSON());
+        }
+      }).trigger('change');
+    },
+    toggleDisplayOptions: function () {
+      var el = this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_options');
+      var showControl = this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_display_options');
+      if (el.hasClass('mailpoet_closed')) {
+        el.removeClass('mailpoet_closed');
+        showControl.addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      } else {
+        el.addClass('mailpoet_closed');
+        showControl.removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      }
+    },
+    showButtonSettings: function () {
+      var buttonModule = ButtonBlock;
+      (new buttonModule.ButtonBlockSettingsView({
+        model: this.model.get('readMoreButton'),
+        renderOptions: {
+          displayFormat: 'subpanel',
+          hideLink: true,
+          hideApplyToAll: true
+        }
+      })).render();
+    },
+    showDividerSettings: function () {
+      var dividerModule = DividerBlock;
+      (new dividerModule.DividerBlockSettingsView({
+        model: this.model.get('divider'),
+        renderOptions: {
+          displayFormat: 'subpanel',
+          hideApplyToAll: true
+        }
+      })).render();
+    },
+    changeReadMoreType: function (event) {
+      var value = jQuery(event.target).val();
+      if (value === 'link') {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_text').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_button').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      } else if (value === 'button') {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_text').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_button').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      }
+      this.changeField('readMoreType', event);
+    },
+    changeDisplayType: function (event) {
+      var value = jQuery(event.target).val();
+
+      if (value === 'titleOnly') {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_list').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width_option').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_separator').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      } else {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_list').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width_option').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_separator').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+
+        // Reset titleFormat if it was set to List when switching away from displayType=titleOnly
+        if (this.model.get('titleFormat') === 'ul') {
+          this.model.set('titleFormat', 'h1');
+          this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format').val(['h1']);
+          this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_link').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (value === 'excerpt') {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position_container').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      } else {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position_container').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      }
+      this.changeField('displayType', event);
+    },
+    changeTitleFormat: function (event) {
+      var value = jQuery(event.target).val();
+      if (value === 'ul') {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_non_title_list_options').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+
+        this.model.set('titleIsLink', true);
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_link').addClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links').val(['true']);
+      } else {
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_non_title_list_options').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+        this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_link').removeClass('mailpoet_hidden');
+      }
+      this.changeField('titleFormat', event);
+    },
+    _updateContentTypes: function (postTypes) {
+      var select = this.$('.mailpoet_automated_latest_content_content_type');
+      var selectedValue = this.model.get('contentType');
+
+      select.find('option').remove();
+      _.each(postTypes, function (type) {
+        select.append(jQuery('<option>', {
+          value: type.name,
+          text: type.label
+        }));
+      });
+      select.val(selectedValue);
+    }
+  });
+
+  Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutWidgetView = base.WidgetView.extend({
+    className: base.WidgetView.prototype.className + ' mailpoet_droppable_layout_block',
+    getTemplate: function () { return window.templates.automatedLatestContentLayoutInsertion; },
+    behaviors: {
+      DraggableBehavior: {
+        cloneOriginal: true,
+        drop: function () {
+          return new Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockModel({}, { parse: true });
+        },
+        onDrop: function (options) {
+          options.droppedView.triggerMethod('showSettings');
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
+  App.on('before:start', function (BeforeStartApp) {
+    BeforeStartApp.registerBlockType('automatedLatestContentLayout', {
+      blockModel: Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockModel,
+      blockView: Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutBlockView
+    });
+
+    BeforeStartApp.registerWidget({
+      name: 'automatedLatestContentLayout',
+      widgetView: Module.AutomatedLatestContentLayoutWidgetView,
+      priority: 97
+    });
+  });
+
+  App.on('start', function (StartApp) {
+    var Application = StartApp;
+    Application._ALCLayoutSupervisor = new Module.ALCLayoutSupervisor();
+    Application._ALCLayoutSupervisor.refresh();
+  });
+
+  return Module;
+});
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
index 3be7a76c30..0843fee878 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/container.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ define([
     },
     parse: function (response) {
       // If container has any blocks - add them to a collection
-      if (response.type === 'container' && _.has(response, 'blocks')) {
+      if (response.type === 'container' && _.has(response, 'blocks') && response.blocks.constructor === Array) {
         response.blocks = new BlockCollection(response.blocks, {
           parse: true
         });
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js
index 7c0b926e9a..e7d323bd22 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ define([
     defaults: function () {
       return this._getDefaults({
         type: 'posts',
+        withLayout: true,
         amount: '10',
         offset: 0,
         contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ define([
         titleAlignment: 'left', // 'left'|'center'|'right'
         titleIsLink: false, // false|true
         imageFullWidth: false, // true|false
-        featuredImagePosition: 'belowTitle', // 'aboveTitle'|'belowTitle'|'none'
+        featuredImagePosition: 'centered', // 'centered'|'right'|'left'|'alternate'|'none'
         showAuthor: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
         authorPrecededBy: 'Author:',
         showCategories: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ define([
       if (data.posts.length === 0) return;
 
       CommunicationComponent.getTransformedPosts(data).done(function (posts) {
-        collection.add(posts, { at: index });
+        collection.add(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(posts)), { at: index });
       }).fail(function () {
         MailPoet.Notice.error(MailPoet.I18n.t('failedToFetchRenderedPosts'));
       });
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ define([
     getTemplate: function () { return window.templates.postsBlock; },
     modelEvents: {}, // Forcefully disable all events
     regions: _.extend({
-      postsRegion: '.mailpoet_posts_block_posts'
+      postsRegion: '.mailpoet_posts_container'
     }, base.BlockView.prototype.regions),
     onDragSubstituteBy: function () { return Module.PostsWidgetView; },
     initialize: function () {
@@ -583,6 +584,7 @@ define([
   });
 
   Module.PostsWidgetView = base.WidgetView.extend({
+    className: base.WidgetView.prototype.className + ' mailpoet_droppable_layout_block',
     getTemplate: function () { return window.templates.postsInsertion; },
     behaviors: {
       DraggableBehavior: {
diff --git a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
index 5011094f90..d9d0c4664f 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
+++ b/assets/js/src/newsletter_editor/components/save.js
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@ define([
       }
 
       if ((App.getNewsletter().get('type') === 'notification') &&
-        contents.indexOf('"type":"automatedLatestContent"') < 0
+        contents.indexOf('"type":"automatedLatestContent"') < 0 &&
+        contents.indexOf('"type":"automatedLatestContentLayout"') < 0
        ) {
         this.showValidationError(MailPoet.I18n.t('automatedLatestContentMissing'));
         return;
diff --git a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/PostNotificationsBlank1Column.php b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/PostNotificationsBlank1Column.php
index 308746b335..843267bae7 100644
--- a/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/PostNotificationsBlank1Column.php
+++ b/lib/Config/PopulatorData/Templates/PostNotificationsBlank1Column.php
@@ -130,106 +130,76 @@ class PostNotificationsBlank1Column {
                         "borderColor" => "#aaaaaa"
                       )
                     )
+                  ),
+                  array(
+                    "type" => "spacer",
+                    "styles" => array(
+                      "block" => array(
+                        "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
+                        "height" => "40px"
+                      )
+                    )
                   )
                 )
               )
             )
           ),
           array(
-            "type" => "container",
-            "orientation" => "horizontal",
-            "styles" => array(
-              "block" => array(
-                "backgroundColor" => "transparent"
-              )
-            ),
-            "blocks" => array(
-              array(
-                "type" => "container",
-                "orientation" => "vertical",
-                "styles" => array(
-                  "block" => array(
-                    "backgroundColor" => "transparent"
-                  )
-                ),
-                "blocks" => array(
-                  array(
-                    "type" => "spacer",
-                    "styles" => array(
-                      "block" => array(
-                        "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
-                        "height" => "40px"
-                      )
-                    )
-                  ),
-                  array(
-                    "type" => "automatedLatestContent",
-                    "amount" => "3",
-                    "contentType" => "post",
-                    "terms" => array(),
-                    "inclusionType" => "include",
-                    "displayType" => "excerpt",
-                    "titleFormat" => "h3",
-                    "titleAlignment" => "left",
-                    "titleIsLink" => false,
-                    "imageFullWidth" => false,
-                    "featuredImagePosition" => "belowTitle",
-                    "showAuthor" => "no",
-                    "authorPrecededBy" => __("Author:", 'mailpoet'),
-                    "showCategories" => "no",
-                    "categoriesPrecededBy" => __("Categories:", 'mailpoet'),
-                    "readMoreType" => "button",
-                    "readMoreText" => "Read more",
-                    "readMoreButton" => array(
-                      "type" => "button",
-                      "text" => __("Read the post", 'mailpoet'),
-                      "url" => "[postLink]",
-                      "styles" => array(
-                        "block" => array(
-                          "backgroundColor" => "#2ea1cd",
-                          "borderColor" => "#0074a2",
-                          "borderWidth" => "1px",
-                          "borderRadius" => "5px",
-                          "borderStyle" => "solid",
-                          "width" => "160px",
-                          "lineHeight" => "30px",
-                          "fontColor" => "#ffffff",
-                          "fontFamily" => "Verdana",
-                          "fontSize" => "16px",
-                          "fontWeight" => "normal",
-                          "textAlign" => "center"
-                        )
-                      )
-                    ),
-                    "sortBy" => "newest",
-                    "showDivider" => true,
-                    "divider" => array(
-                      "type" => "divider",
-                      "styles" => array(
-                        "block" => array(
-                          "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
-                          "padding" => "13px",
-                          "borderStyle" => "solid",
-                          "borderWidth" => "3px",
-                          "borderColor" => "#aaaaaa"
-                        )
-                      )
-                    ),
-                    "backgroundColor" => "#ffffff",
-                    "backgroundColorAlternate" => "#eeeeee"
-                  ),
-                  array(
-                    "type" => "spacer",
-                    "styles" => array(
-                      "block" => array(
-                        "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
-                        "height" => "40px"
-                      )
-                    )
-                  )
+            "type" => "automatedLatestContentLayout",
+            "withLayout" => true,
+            "amount" => "3",
+            "contentType" => "post",
+            "terms" => array(),
+            "inclusionType" => "include",
+            "displayType" => "excerpt",
+            "titleFormat" => "h3",
+            "titleAlignment" => "left",
+            "titleIsLink" => false,
+            "imageFullWidth" => false,
+            "featuredImagePosition" => "alternate",
+            "showAuthor" => "no",
+            "authorPrecededBy" => __("Author:", 'mailpoet'),
+            "showCategories" => "no",
+            "categoriesPrecededBy" => __("Categories:", 'mailpoet'),
+            "readMoreType" => "button",
+            "readMoreText" => "Read more",
+            "readMoreButton" => array(
+              "type" => "button",
+              "text" => __("Read the post", 'mailpoet'),
+              "url" => "[postLink]",
+              "styles" => array(
+                "block" => array(
+                  "backgroundColor" => "#2ea1cd",
+                  "borderColor" => "#0074a2",
+                  "borderWidth" => "1px",
+                  "borderRadius" => "5px",
+                  "borderStyle" => "solid",
+                  "width" => "160px",
+                  "lineHeight" => "30px",
+                  "fontColor" => "#ffffff",
+                  "fontFamily" => "Verdana",
+                  "fontSize" => "16px",
+                  "fontWeight" => "normal",
+                  "textAlign" => "center"
                 )
               )
-            )
+            ),
+            "sortBy" => "newest",
+            "showDivider" => true,
+            "divider" => array(
+              "type" => "divider",
+              "styles" => array(
+                "block" => array(
+                  "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
+                  "padding" => "13px",
+                  "borderStyle" => "solid",
+                  "borderWidth" => "3px",
+                  "borderColor" => "#aaaaaa"
+                )
+              )
+            ),
+            "backgroundColor" => "#ffffff",
+            "backgroundColorAlternate" => "#eeeeee"
           ),
           array(
             "type" => "container",
@@ -249,6 +219,15 @@ class PostNotificationsBlank1Column {
                   )
                 ),
                 "blocks" => array(
+                  array(
+                    "type" => "spacer",
+                    "styles" => array(
+                      "block" => array(
+                        "backgroundColor" => "transparent",
+                        "height" => "40px"
+                      )
+                    )
+                  ),
                   array(
                     "type" => "divider",
                     "styles" => array(
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/LayoutHelper.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/LayoutHelper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5979b85ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/LayoutHelper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+namespace MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor;
+
+class LayoutHelper {
+  static function row($blocks) {
+    return array(
+      'type' => 'container',
+      'orientation' => 'horizontal',
+      'styles' => array(
+        'block' => array(
+          'backgroundColor' => 'transparent'
+        )
+      ),
+      'blocks' => $blocks
+    );
+  }
+
+  static function col($blocks) {
+    return array(
+      'type' => 'container',
+      'orientation' => 'vertical',
+      'styles' => array(
+        'block' => array(
+          'backgroundColor' => 'transparent'
+        )
+      ),
+      'blocks' => $blocks
+    );
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
index 89337add82..1c5f959f25 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PostContentManager {
     }
   }
 
-  function filterContent($content) {
+  function filterContent($content, $with_post_class = true) {
     $content = self::convertEmbeddedContent($content);
 
     // convert h4 h5 h6 to h3
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ class PostContentManager {
 
     // strip useless tags
     $tags_not_being_stripped = array(
-      '<img>', '<p>', '<em>', '<span>', '<b>', '<strong>', '<i>', '<h1>',
-      '<h2>', '<h3>', '<a>', '<ul>', '<ol>', '<li>', '<br>', '<blockquote>'
+      '<p>', '<em>', '<span>', '<b>', '<strong>', '<i>',
+      '<a>', '<ul>', '<ol>', '<li>', '<br>', '<blockquote>'
     );
     $content = strip_tags($content, implode('', $tags_not_being_stripped));
-    $content = str_replace('<p', '<p class="' . self::WP_POST_CLASS .'"', wpautop($content));
+    if($with_post_class) {
+      $content = str_replace('<p', '<p class="' . self::WP_POST_CLASS .'"', wpautop($content));
+    } else {
+      $content = wpautop($content);
+    }
     $content = trim($content);
 
     return $content;
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostListTransformer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostListTransformer.php
index 0cd44f71c4..622905e00f 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostListTransformer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostListTransformer.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class PostListTransformer {
 
     foreach($posts as $index => $post) {
       if($use_divider && $index > 0) {
-        $results[] = $this->args['divider'];
+        $results[] = $this->transformer->getDivider();
       }
 
       $results = array_merge($results, $this->transformer->transform($post));
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostTransformer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostTransformer.php
index 436bb29914..8e4a19fbd1 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostTransformer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostTransformer.php
@@ -4,155 +4,203 @@ namespace MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor\PostContentManager;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor\MetaInformationManager;
 use MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor\StructureTransformer;
+use MailPoet\Newsletter\Editor\LayoutHelper;
 
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
 
 class PostTransformer {
 
+  private $args;
+  private $with_layout;
+  private $image_position;
+
   function __construct($args) {
     $this->args = $args;
+    $this->with_layout = (bool)filter_var($args['withLayout'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+    $this->image_position = 'left';
+  }
+
+  function getDivider() {
+    if(empty($this->with_layout)) {
+      return $this->args['divider'];
+    }
+    return LayoutHelper::row(array(
+      LayoutHelper::col(array($this->args['divider']))
+    ));
   }
 
   function transform($post) {
+    if(empty($this->with_layout)) {
+      return $this->getStructure($post);
+    }
+    return $this->getStructureWithLayout($post);
+  }
+
+  private function getStructure($post) {
+    $content = $this->getContent($post, true);
+    $title = $this->getTitle($post);
+    $featured_image = $this->getFeaturedImage($post);
+
+    $image_position = $this->args['featuredImagePosition'];
+    
+    if($featured_image && $image_position === 'belowTitle') {
+      array_unshift($content, $title, $featured_image);
+    } else {
+      if($content[0]['type'] === 'text') {
+        $content[0]['text'] = $title['text'] . $content[0]['text'];
+      } else {
+        array_unshift($content, $title);
+      }
+      if($featured_image) {
+        array_unshift($content, $featured_image);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $content;
+  }
+
+  private function getStructureWithLayout($post) {
+    $content = $this->getContent($post, false);
+    $title = $this->getTitle($post);
+    $featured_image = $this->getFeaturedImage($post);
+
+    $position = $this->args['featuredImagePosition'];
+    
+    if(!$featured_image || $position === 'none' || $this->args['displayType'] !== 'excerpt') {
+      array_unshift($content, $title);
+      
+      return array(
+        LayoutHelper::row(array(
+          LayoutHelper::col($content)
+        ))
+      );
+    }
+
+    if($position === 'aboveTitle' || $position === 'belowTitle') {
+      $position = 'centered';
+    }
+
+    if($position === 'centered') {
+      array_unshift($content, $title, $featured_image);
+      return array(
+        LayoutHelper::row(array(
+          LayoutHelper::col($content)
+        ))
+      );
+    }
+
+    if($position === 'alternate') {
+      $position = $this->nextImagePosition();
+    }
+
+    $content = ($position === 'left')
+      ? array(
+        LayoutHelper::col(array($featured_image)),
+        LayoutHelper::col($content)
+      )
+      : array(
+        LayoutHelper::col($content),
+        LayoutHelper::col(array($featured_image))
+      );
+
+    return array(
+      LayoutHelper::row(array(
+        LayoutHelper::col(array($title))
+      )),
+      LayoutHelper::row($content)
+    );
+  }
+
+  private function nextImagePosition() {
+    $this->image_position = ($this->image_position === 'left') ? 'right' : 'left';
+    return $this->image_position;
+  }
+
+  private function getContent($post, $with_post_class) {
     $content_manager = new PostContentManager();
     $meta_manager = new MetaInformationManager();
 
     $content = $content_manager->getContent($post, $this->args['displayType']);
     $content = $meta_manager->appendMetaInformation($content, $post, $this->args);
-    $content = $content_manager->filterContent($content);
+    $content = $content_manager->filterContent($content, $with_post_class);
 
     $structure_transformer = new StructureTransformer();
-    $structure = $structure_transformer->transform($content, $this->args['imageFullWidth'] === true);
+    $content = $structure_transformer->transform($content, $this->args['imageFullWidth'] === true);
 
-    if($this->args['featuredImagePosition'] === 'aboveTitle') {
-      $structure = $this->appendPostTitle($post, $structure);
-      $structure = $this->appendFeaturedImage(
-        $post,
-        $this->args['displayType'],
-        filter_var($this->args['imageFullWidth'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN),
-        $structure
-      );
+    $read_more_btn = $this->getReadMoreButton($post);
+    $blocks_count = count($content);
+    if($read_more_btn['type'] === 'text' && $blocks_count > 0 && $content[$blocks_count - 1]['type'] === 'text') {
+      $content[$blocks_count - 1]['text'] .= $read_more_btn['text'];
     } else {
-      if($this->args['featuredImagePosition'] === 'belowTitle') {
-        $structure = $this->appendFeaturedImage(
-          $post,
-          $this->args['displayType'],
-          filter_var($this->args['imageFullWidth'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN),
-          $structure
-        );
-      }
-      $structure = $this->appendPostTitle($post, $structure);
+      $content[] = $read_more_btn;
     }
-    $structure = $this->appendReadMore($post->ID, $structure);
-
-    return $structure;
+    return $content;
   }
 
-  private function appendFeaturedImage($post, $display_type, $image_full_width, $structure) {
-    if($display_type !== 'excerpt') {
-      // Append featured images only on excerpts
-      return $structure;
+  private function getFeaturedImage($post) {
+    $post_id = $post->ID;
+    $post_title = $post->post_title;
+    $image_full_width = (bool)filter_var($this->args['imageFullWidth'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN);
+
+    if(!has_post_thumbnail($post_id)) {
+      return false;
     }
 
-    $featured_image = $this->getFeaturedImage(
-      $post->ID,
-      $post->post_title,
-      (bool)$image_full_width
+    $thumbnail_id = get_post_thumbnail_id($post_id);
+
+    // get attachment data (src, width, height)
+    $image_info = wp_get_attachment_image_src(
+      $thumbnail_id,
+      'mailpoet_newsletter_max'
     );
 
-    if(is_array($featured_image)) {
-      return array_merge(array($featured_image), $structure);
+    // get alt text
+    $alt_text = trim(strip_tags(get_post_meta(
+      $thumbnail_id,
+      '_wp_attachment_image_alt',
+      true
+    )));
+    if(strlen($alt_text) === 0) {
+      // if the alt text is empty then use the post title
+      $alt_text = trim(strip_tags($post_title));
     }
 
-    return $structure;
-  }
-
-  private function getFeaturedImage($post_id, $post_title, $image_full_width) {
-    if(has_post_thumbnail($post_id)) {
-      $thumbnail_id = get_post_thumbnail_id($post_id);
-
-      // get attachment data (src, width, height)
-      $image_info = wp_get_attachment_image_src(
-        $thumbnail_id,
-        'mailpoet_newsletter_max'
-      );
-
-      // get alt text
-      $alt_text = trim(strip_tags(get_post_meta(
-        $thumbnail_id,
-        '_wp_attachment_image_alt',
-        true
-      )));
-      if(strlen($alt_text) === 0) {
-        // if the alt text is empty then use the post title
-        $alt_text = trim(strip_tags($post_title));
-      }
-
-      return array(
-        'type' => 'image',
-        'link' => get_permalink($post_id),
-        'src' => $image_info[0],
-        'alt' => $alt_text,
-        'fullWidth' => $image_full_width,
-        'width' => $image_info[1],
-        'height' => $image_info[2],
-        'styles' => array(
-          'block' => array(
-            'textAlign' => 'center',
-          ),
+    return array(
+      'type' => 'image',
+      'link' => get_permalink($post_id),
+      'src' => $image_info[0],
+      'alt' => $alt_text,
+      'fullWidth' => $image_full_width,
+      'width' => $image_info[1],
+      'height' => $image_info[2],
+      'styles' => array(
+        'block' => array(
+          'textAlign' => 'center',
         ),
-      );
-    }
+      ),
+    );
   }
 
-  private function appendPostTitle($post, $structure) {
-    $title = $this->getPostTitle($post);
-
-    // Append title always at the top of the post structure
-    // Reuse an existing text block if needed
-
-    if(count($structure) > 0 && $structure[0]['type'] === 'text') {
-      $structure[0]['text'] = $title . $structure[0]['text'];
-    } else {
-      array_unshift(
-        $structure,
-        array(
-          'type' => 'text',
-          'text' => $title,
-        )
-      );
-    }
-
-    return $structure;
-  }
-
-  private function appendReadMore($post_id, $structure) {
+  private function getReadMoreButton($post) {
     if($this->args['readMoreType'] === 'button') {
       $button = $this->args['readMoreButton'];
-      $button['url'] = get_permalink($post_id);
-      $structure[] = $button;
-    } else {
-      $total_blocks = count($structure);
-      $read_more_text = sprintf(
-        '<p><a href="%s">%s</a></p>',
-        get_permalink($post_id),
-        $this->args['readMoreText']
-      );
-
-      if($structure[$total_blocks - 1]['type'] === 'text') {
-        $structure[$total_blocks - 1]['text'] .= $read_more_text;
-      } else {
-        $structure[] = array(
-          'type' => 'text',
-          'text' => $read_more_text,
-        );
-      }
+      $button['url'] = get_permalink($post->ID);
+      return $button;
     }
 
-    return $structure;
+    $read_more_text = sprintf(
+      '<p><a href="%s">%s</a></p>',
+      get_permalink($post->ID),
+      $this->args['readMoreText']
+    );
+
+    return array(
+      'type' => 'text',
+      'text' => $read_more_text,
+    );
   }
 
-  private function getPostTitle($post) {
+  private function getTitle($post) {
     $title = $post->post_title;
 
     if(filter_var($this->args['titleIsLink'], FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)) {
@@ -169,6 +217,11 @@ class PostTransformer {
 
     $alignment = (in_array($this->args['titleAlignment'], array('left', 'right', 'center'))) ? $this->args['titleAlignment'] : 'left';
 
-    return '<' . $tag . ' data-post-id="' . $post->ID . '" style="text-align: ' . $alignment . ';">' . $title . '</' . $tag . '>';
+    $title = '<' . $tag . ' data-post-id="' . $post->ID . '" style="text-align: ' . $alignment . ';">' . $title . '</' . $tag . '>';
+    return array(
+      'type' => 'text',
+      'text' => $title
+    );
   }
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Renderer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Renderer.php
index 525197bcf2..ad54e590c2 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Renderer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Renderer.php
@@ -64,16 +64,20 @@ class Renderer {
     return $block_class::render($block, $column_count);
   }
 
-  function processAutomatedLatestContent($args, $column_count) {
+  function automatedLatestContentTransformedPosts($args) {
     $posts_to_exclude = $this->getPosts();
     $ALC_posts = $this->ALC->getPosts($args, $posts_to_exclude);
     foreach($ALC_posts as $post) {
       $posts_to_exclude[] = $post->ID;
     }
-    $transformed_posts = array(
-      'blocks' => $this->ALC->transformPosts($args, $ALC_posts)
-    );
     $this->setPosts($posts_to_exclude);
+    return $this->ALC->transformPosts($args, $ALC_posts);
+  }
+
+  function processAutomatedLatestContent($args, $column_count) {
+    $transformed_posts = array(
+      'blocks' => $this->automatedLatestContentTransformedPosts($args)
+    );
     $transformed_posts = StylesHelper::applyTextAlignment($transformed_posts);
     $rendered_posts = $this->render($transformed_posts, $column_count);
     return $rendered_posts;
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
index b2b34b65d2..b2e6e76a54 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Renderer {
       $content = $this->addMailpoetLogoContentBlock($content, $styles);
     }
 
+    $content = $this->preProcessALC($content);
     $rendered_body = $this->renderBody($content);
     $rendered_styles = $this->renderStyles($styles);
 
@@ -70,6 +71,26 @@ class Renderer {
       $rendered_newsletter;
   }
 
+  function preProcessALC($content) {
+    $blocks = array();
+    $content_blocks = (array_key_exists('blocks', $content))
+      ? $content['blocks']
+      : array();
+    foreach($content_blocks as $block) {
+      if($block['type'] === 'automatedLatestContentLayout') {
+        $blocks = array_merge(
+          $blocks, 
+          $this->blocks_renderer->automatedLatestContentTransformedPosts($block)
+        );
+      } else {
+        $blocks[] = $block;
+      }
+    }
+
+    $content['blocks'] = $blocks;
+    return $content;
+  }
+
   function renderBody($content) {
     $blocks = (array_key_exists('blocks', $content))
       ? $content['blocks']
diff --git a/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.spec.js b/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.spec.js
index cf47dd20e4..5a8213c6cf 100644
--- a/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.spec.js
+++ b/tests/javascript/newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.spec.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ define([
       });
 
       it('has featured image position', function () {
-        expect(model.get('featuredImagePosition')).to.match(/^(belowTitle|aboveTitle|none)$/);
+        expect(model.get('featuredImagePosition')).to.match(/^(centered|left|right|alternate|none)$/);
       });
 
       it('has an option to display author', function () {
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ define([
 
       it('renders', function () {
         expect(view.render).to.not.throw();
-        expect(view.$('.mailpoet_content')).to.have.length(1);
+        expect(view.$('.mailpoet_posts_container')).to.have.length(1);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManagerTest.php b/tests/unit/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManagerTest.php
index d13d9663c2..d03448f0be 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManagerTest.php
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@ class PostContentManagerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
 
   function testFilterContentRetainsHeadings() {
     $html = '<h1>heading 1</h1>';
-    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))->equals($html);
+    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))
+      ->equals('<p class="' . PostContentManager::WP_POST_CLASS . '">heading 1</p>');
 
     $html = '<h2>heading 2</h2>';
-    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))->equals($html);
+    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))
+      ->equals('<p class="' . PostContentManager::WP_POST_CLASS . '">heading 2</p>');
 
     $html = '<h3>heading 3</h3>';
-    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))->equals($html);
+    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))
+      ->equals('<p class="' . PostContentManager::WP_POST_CLASS . '">heading 3</p>');
   }
 
   function testFilterContentRetainsTextStyling() {
@@ -64,12 +67,7 @@ class PostContentManagerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
     }
   }
 
-  function testFilterContentRetainsImagesAndLinks() {
-    $html = '<img src="#" alt="some alt" />';
-    expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))->equals(
-      '<p class="' . PostContentManager::WP_POST_CLASS . '"><img src="#" alt="some alt" /></p>'
-    );
-
+  function testFilterContentRetainsLinks() {
     $html = '<a href="#" title="link title">some link</a>';
     expect($this->post_content->filterContent($html))->equals(
       '<p class="' . PostContentManager::WP_POST_CLASS . '">' . $html . '</p>'
@@ -88,6 +86,7 @@ class PostContentManagerTest extends \MailPoetTest {
       '<table></table>',
       '<tr></tr>',
       '<td></td>',
+      '<img src="#" alt="some alt" />',
     );
 
     foreach($undesirable_tags as $html) {
diff --git a/views/newsletter/editor.html b/views/newsletter/editor.html
index 3bc9d8d5bc..e38dd2c5b8 100644
--- a/views/newsletter/editor.html
+++ b/views/newsletter/editor.html
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@
     'newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_settings',
     'newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContent/settings.hbs'
   ) %>
+  <%= partial(
+    'newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_block',
+    'newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/block.hbs'
+  ) %>
+  <%= partial(
+    'newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_widget',
+    'newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/widget.hbs'
+  ) %>
+  <%= partial(
+    'newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_settings',
+    'newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/settings.hbs'
+  ) %>
   <%= partial(
     'newsletter_editor_template_button_block',
     'newsletter/templates/blocks/button/block.hbs'
@@ -521,6 +533,16 @@
         jQuery('#newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_settings').html()
       ),
 
+      automatedLatestContentLayoutBlock: Handlebars.compile(
+        jQuery('#newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_block').html()
+      ),
+      automatedLatestContentLayoutInsertion: Handlebars.compile(
+        jQuery('#newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_widget').html()
+      ),
+      automatedLatestContentLayoutBlockSettings: Handlebars.compile(
+        jQuery('#newsletter_editor_template_automated_latest_content_layout_settings').html()
+      ),
+
       postsBlock: Handlebars.compile(
         jQuery('#newsletter_editor_template_posts_block').html()
       ),
@@ -962,6 +984,7 @@
       blockDefaults: {
         automatedLatestContent: {
           amount: '5',
+          withLayout: false,
           contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
           inclusionType: 'include', // 'include'|'exclude'
           displayType: 'excerpt', // 'excerpt'|'full'|'titleOnly'
@@ -1014,6 +1037,61 @@
           backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
           backgroundColorAlternate: '#eeeeee',
         },
+        automatedLatestContentLayout: {
+          amount: '5',
+          withLayout: true,
+          contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
+          inclusionType: 'include', // 'include'|'exclude'
+          displayType: 'excerpt', // 'excerpt'|'full'|'titleOnly'
+          titleFormat: 'h1', // 'h1'|'h2'|'h3'|'ul'
+          titleAlignment: 'left', // 'left'|'center'|'right'
+          titleIsLink: false, // false|true
+          imageFullWidth: false, // true|false
+          featuredImagePosition: 'alternate', // 'centered'|'left'|'right'|'alternate'|'none',
+          showAuthor: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
+          authorPrecededBy: '<%= __('Author:') | escape('js') %>',
+          showCategories: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
+          categoriesPrecededBy: '<%= __('Categories:') | escape('js') %>',
+          readMoreType: 'button', // 'link'|'button'
+          readMoreText: '<%= __('Read more') | escape('js') %>',
+          readMoreButton: {
+            text: '<%= __('Read more') | escape('js') %>',
+            url: '[postLink]',
+            context: 'automatedLatestContentLayout.readMoreButton',
+            styles: {
+              block: {
+                backgroundColor: '#2ea1cd',
+                borderColor: '#0074a2',
+                borderWidth: '1px',
+                borderRadius: '5px',
+                borderStyle: 'solid',
+                width: '180px',
+                lineHeight: '40px',
+                fontColor: '#ffffff',
+                fontFamily: 'Verdana',
+                fontSize: '18px',
+                fontWeight: 'normal',
+                textAlign: 'center',
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          sortBy: 'newest', // 'newest'|'oldest',
+          showDivider: true, // true|false
+          divider: {
+            context: 'automatedLatestContentLayout.divider',
+            styles: {
+              block: {
+                backgroundColor: 'transparent',
+                padding: '13px',
+                borderStyle: 'solid',
+                borderWidth: '3px',
+                borderColor: '#aaaaaa',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          backgroundColor: '#ffffff',
+          backgroundColorAlternate: '#eeeeee',
+        },
         button: {
           text: '<%= __('Button') | escape('js') %>',
           url: '',
@@ -1085,6 +1163,7 @@
         },
         posts: {
           amount: '10',
+          withLayout: true,
           contentType: 'post', // 'post'|'page'|'mailpoet_page'
           postStatus: 'publish', // 'draft'|'pending'|'private'|'publish'|'future'
           inclusionType: 'include', // 'include'|'exclude'
@@ -1093,7 +1172,7 @@
           titleAlignment: 'left', // 'left'|'center'|'right'
           titleIsLink: false, // false|true
           imageFullWidth: false, // true|false
-          featuredImagePosition: 'belowTitle', // 'belowTitle'|'aboveTitle'|'none',
+          featuredImagePosition: 'alternate', // 'centered'|'left'|'right'|'alternate'|'none',
           showAuthor: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
           authorPrecededBy: '<%= __('Author:') | escape('js') %>',
           showCategories: 'no', // 'no'|'aboveText'|'belowText'
diff --git a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/block.hbs b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/block.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a20ba39414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/block.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div class="mailpoet_tools"></div>
+<div class="mailpoet_content">
+  <div class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_overlay"></div>
+  <div class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_block_posts"></div>
+</div>
+<div class="mailpoet_block_highlight"></div>
diff --git a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/settings.hbs b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/settings.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79d61ab8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/settings.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+<h3><%= __('Post selection') %></h3>
+
+<div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_inline"><%= __('Show:') %></div>
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field_input_option">
+        <input type="text" class="mailpoet_input mailpoet_input_small mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_amount" value="{{ model.amount }}" maxlength="2" size="2" />
+        <select class="mailpoet_select mailpoet_select_large mailpoet_automated_latest_content_content_type">
+            <option value="post" {{#ifCond model.contentType '==' 'post'}}SELECTED{{/ifCond}}><%= __('Posts') %></option>
+            <option value="page" {{#ifCond model.contentType '==' 'page'}}SELECTED{{/ifCond}}><%= __('Pages') %></option>
+            <option value="mailpoet_page" {{#ifCond model.contentType '==' 'mailpoet_page'}}SELECTED{{/ifCond}}><%= __('MailPoet pages') %></option>
+        </select>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field_select_option">
+        <select class="mailpoet_select mailpoet_automated_latest_content_categories_and_tags" multiple="multiple">
+          {{#each model.terms}}
+            <option value="{{ id }}" selected="selected">{{ text }}</option>
+          {{/each}}
+        </select>
+    </div>
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+        <label>
+            <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_include_or_exclude" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_include_or_exclude" value="include" {{#ifCond model.inclusionType '==' 'include'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+            <%= __('Include') %>
+        </label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+        <label>
+            <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_include_or_exclude" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_include_or_exclude" value="exclude" {{#ifCond model.inclusionType '==' 'exclude'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}} />
+            <%= __('Exclude') %>
+        </label>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<hr class="mailpoet_separator" />
+
+
+<div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+    <a href="javascript:;" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_display_options"><%= __('Display options') %></a>
+</div>
+<div class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_options mailpoet_closed">
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+        <a href="javascript:;" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_hide_display_options"><%= __('Hide display options') %></a>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" value="excerpt" {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'excerpt'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Excerpt') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" value="full" {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'full'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Full post') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_display_type" value="titleOnly" {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'titleOnly'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}} />
+                <%= __('Title only') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Title Format') %></div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" value="h1" {{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'h1'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Heading 1') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" value="h2" {{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'h2'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Heading 2') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" value="h3" {{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'h3'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Heading 3') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_list {{#ifCond model.displayType '!=' 'titleOnly'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_format" value="ul" {{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'ul'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Show as list') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Title Alignment') %></div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" value="left" {{#ifCond model.titleAlignment '==' 'left'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}} />
+                <%= __('Left') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" value="center" {{#ifCond model.titleAlignment '==' 'center'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}} />
+                <%= __('Center') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_alignment" value="right" {{#ifCond model.titleAlignment '==' 'right'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}} />
+                <%= __('Right') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_link {{#ifCond model.titleFormat '===' 'ul'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Title as links') %></div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links" value="true" {{#if model.titleIsLink}}CHECKED{{/if}}/>
+                <%= __('Yes') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_title_as_links" value="false" {{#unless model.titleIsLink}}CHECKED{{/unless}}/>
+                <%= __('No') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <hr class="mailpoet_separator mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_separator {{#ifCond model.displayType '===' 'titleOnly'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}" />
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position_container {{#ifCond model.displayType '!==' 'excerpt'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Featured image position') %></div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" value="centered" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'centered' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Centered') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" value="left" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'left' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Left') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" value="right" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'right' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Right') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" value="alternate" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'alternate' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Alternate') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_featured_image_position" value="none" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'none' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('None') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_non_title_list_options {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'titleOnly'}}{{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'ul'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}{{/ifCond}}">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width_option {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'titleOnly'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}">
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Image width') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="imageFullWidth" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width" value="true" {{#if model.imageFullWidth}}CHECKED{{/if}}/>
+                    <%= __('Full width') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="imageFullWidth" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_image_full_width" value="false" {{#unless model.imageFullWidth}}CHECKED{{/unless}}/>
+                    <%= __('Padded') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <hr class="mailpoet_separator" />
+
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Show author') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" value="no" {{#ifCond model.showAuthor '==' 'no'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('No') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" value="aboveText" {{#ifCond model.showAuthor '==' 'aboveText'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Above text') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_author" value="belowText" {{#ifCond model.showAuthor '==' 'belowText'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Below text') %><br />
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_small"><%= __('Preceded by:') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_input_option mailpoet_form_field_block">
+                <input type="text" class="mailpoet_input mailpoet_input_full mailpoet_automated_latest_content_author_preceded_by" value="{{ model.authorPrecededBy }}" />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Show categories') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" value="no" {{#ifCond model.showCategories '==' 'no'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('No') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" value="aboveText" {{#ifCond model.showCategories '==' 'aboveText'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Above text') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_categories" value="belowText" {{#ifCond model.showCategories '==' 'belowText'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Below text') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_small"><%= __('Preceded by:') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_input_option mailpoet_form_field_block">
+                <input type="text" class="mailpoet_input mailpoet_input_full mailpoet_automated_latest_content_categories" value="{{ model.categoriesPrecededBy }}" />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <hr class="mailpoet_separator" />
+
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_small"><%= __('"Read more" text') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_type" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_type" value="link" {{#ifCond model.readMoreType '==' 'link'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Link') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_type" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_type" value="button" {{#ifCond model.readMoreType '==' 'button'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                    <%= __('Button') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_input_option mailpoet_form_field_block">
+                <input type="text" class="mailpoet_input mailpoet_input_full mailpoet_automated_latest_content_read_more_text {{#ifCond model.readMoreType '!=' 'link'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}" value="{{ model.readMoreText }}" />
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_input_option mailpoet_form_field_block">
+                <a href="javascript:;" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_button {{#ifCond model.readMoreType '!=' 'button'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}"><%= __('Design a button') %></a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <hr class="mailpoet_separator" />
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_small"><%= __('Sort by') %></div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_sort_by" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_sort_by" value="newest" {{#ifCond model.sortBy '==' 'newest'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Newest') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_sort_by" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_sort_by" value="oldest" {{#ifCond model.sortBy '==' 'oldest'}}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Oldest') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_non_title_list_options {{#ifCond model.displayType '==' 'titleOnly'}}{{#ifCond model.titleFormat '==' 'ul'}}mailpoet_hidden{{/ifCond}}{{/ifCond}}">
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title mailpoet_form_field_title_small"><%= __('Show divider between posts') %></div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+            <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_divider"class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_divider" value="true" {{#if model.showDivider}}CHECKED{{/if}}/>
+                    <%= __('Yes') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+                <label>
+                    <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_divider"class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_show_divider" value="false" {{#unless model.showDivider}}CHECKED{{/unless}}/>
+                    <%= __('No') %>
+                </label>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                <a href="javascript:;" class="mailpoet_automated_latest_content_select_divider"><%= __('Select divider') %></a>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="mailpoet_form_field">
+    <input type="button" class="button button-primary mailpoet_done_editing" value="<%= __('Done') | escape('html_attr') %>" />
+</div>
+
diff --git a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/widget.hbs b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/widget.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f23da2a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout/widget.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="mailpoet_widget_icon">
+<%= source('newsletter/templates/svg/block-icons/auto-post.svg') %>
+</div>
+<div class="mailpoet_widget_title"><%= __('Automatic Latest Content') %></div>
diff --git a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/block.hbs b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/block.hbs
index 2d6297c5ed..a3c837e650 100644
--- a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/block.hbs
+++ b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/block.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 <div class="mailpoet_tools"></div>
-<div class="mailpoet_content">
-  <div class="mailpoet_posts_block_posts"></div>
-</div>
+<div class="mailpoet_posts_container"></div>
 <div class="mailpoet_block_highlight"></div>
diff --git a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/settingsDisplayOptions.hbs b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/settingsDisplayOptions.hbs
index 6ce983d3be..99089a449c 100644
--- a/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/settingsDisplayOptions.hbs
+++ b/views/newsletter/templates/blocks/posts/settingsDisplayOptions.hbs
@@ -95,14 +95,26 @@
         <div class="mailpoet_form_field_title"><%= __('Featured image position') %></div>
         <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
             <label>
-                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="belowTitle" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'belowTitle' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
-                <%= __('Below title') %>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="centered" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'centered' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Centered') %>
             </label>
         </div>
         <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
             <label>
-                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="aboveTitle" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'aboveTitle' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
-                <%= __('Above block') %>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="left" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'left' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Left') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="right" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'right' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Right') %>
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
+            <label>
+                <input type="radio" name="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" class="mailpoet_posts_featured_image_position" value="alternate" {{#ifCond model.featuredImagePosition '==' 'alternate' }}CHECKED{{/ifCond}}/>
+                <%= __('Alternate') %>
             </label>
         </div>
         <div class="mailpoet_form_field_radio_option">
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index fa7b74c4b4..6aa33cb87f 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ var adminConfig = {
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/footer.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/header.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js',
+      'newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/social.js'
     ]
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ var testConfig = {
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/footer.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/header.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContent.js',
+      'newsletter_editor/blocks/automatedLatestContentLayout.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/posts.js',
       'newsletter_editor/blocks/social.js',