diff --git a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/block.json b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/block.json
index 1a965571649..8f2dbb33467 100644
--- a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/block.json
+++ b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/block.json
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 			"default": 500
 		},
 		"linkText": {
+			"default": "Shop now",
 			"type": "string"
 		},
 		"categoryId": {
diff --git a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/example.ts b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/example.ts
index 58cbc6c5777..be5cb5f0046 100644
--- a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/example.ts
+++ b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-category/example.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type ExampleBlock = Block[ 'example' ] & {
 	attributes: {
 		categoryId: 'preview' | number;
 		previewCategory: typeof previewCategories[ number ];
+		editMode: false;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ export const example: ExampleBlock = {
 	attributes: {
 		categoryId: 'preview',
 		previewCategory: previewCategories[ 0 ],
+		editMode: false,
 	},
 } as const;
diff --git a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-product/example.ts b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-product/example.ts
index daedefe31ba..f0c23a7e6c5 100644
--- a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-product/example.ts
+++ b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/featured-product/example.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type ExampleBlock = Block[ 'example' ] & {
 	attributes: {
 		productId: 'preview' | number;
 		previewProduct: typeof previewProducts[ number ];
+		editMode: false;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ export const example: ExampleBlock = {
 	attributes: {
 		productId: 'preview',
 		previewProduct: previewProducts[ 0 ],
+		editMode: false,
 	},
 } as const;
diff --git a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/register.tsx b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/register.tsx
index 0593f73b8b8..912cc26e38b 100644
--- a/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/register.tsx
+++ b/assets/js/blocks/featured-items/register.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export function register(
 		...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
 		example: {
 			...DEFAULT_EXAMPLE,
-			example,
+			...example,
 		},
 		/**
 		 * Renders and manages the block.