WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::register()publicWP 5.5.0

Registers a block pattern.

Method of the class: WP_Block_Patterns_Registry{}

No Hooks.

Return

true|false. True if the pattern was registered with success and false otherwise.

Usage

$WP_Block_Patterns_Registry = new WP_Block_Patterns_Registry();
$WP_Block_Patterns_Registry->register( $pattern_name, $pattern_properties );
$pattern_name(string) (required)
Block pattern name including namespace.
$pattern_properties(array) (required)

List of properties for the block pattern.

  • title(string)
    Required. A human-readable title for the pattern.

  • content(string)
    Optional. Block HTML markup for the pattern. If not provided, the content will be retrieved from the filePath if set. If both content and filePath are not set, the pattern will not be registered.

  • description(string)
    Optional. Visually hidden text used to describe the pattern in the inserter. A description is optional, but is strongly encouraged when the title does not fully describe what the pattern does. The description will help users discover the pattern while searching.

  • viewportWidth(int)
    Optional. The intended width of the pattern to allow for a scaled preview within the pattern inserter.

  • inserter(true|false)
    Optional. Determines whether the pattern is visible in inserter. To hide a pattern so that it can only be inserted programmatically, set this to false.
    Default: true

  • categories(string[])
    Optional. A list of registered pattern categories used to group block patterns. Block patterns can be shown on multiple categories. A category must be registered separately in order to be used here.

  • keywords(string[])
    Optional. A list of aliases or keywords that help users discover the pattern while searching.

  • blockTypes(string[])
    Optional. A list of block names including namespace that could use the block pattern in certain contexts (placeholder, transforms). The block pattern is available in the block editor inserter regardless of this list of block names. Certain blocks support further specificity besides the block name (e.g. for core/template-part you can specify areas like core/template-part/header or core/template-part/footer).

  • postTypes(string[])
    Optional. An array of post types that the pattern is restricted to be used with. The pattern will only be available when editing one of the post types passed on the array. For all the other post types not part of the array the pattern is not available at all.

  • templateTypes(string[])
    Optional. An array of template types where the pattern fits.

  • filePath(string)
    Optional. The full path to the file containing the block pattern content.

Changelog

Since 5.5.0 Introduced.
Since 5.8.0 Added support for the blockTypes property.
Since 6.1.0 Added support for the postTypes property.
Since 6.2.0 Added support for the templateTypes property.
Since 6.5.0 Added support for the filePath property.

WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::register() code WP 6.5.2

public function register( $pattern_name, $pattern_properties ) {
	if ( ! isset( $pattern_name ) || ! is_string( $pattern_name ) ) {
		_doing_it_wrong(
			__METHOD__,
			__( 'Pattern name must be a string.' ),
			'5.5.0'
		);
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! isset( $pattern_properties['title'] ) || ! is_string( $pattern_properties['title'] ) ) {
		_doing_it_wrong(
			__METHOD__,
			__( 'Pattern title must be a string.' ),
			'5.5.0'
		);
		return false;
	}

	if ( ! isset( $pattern_properties['filePath'] ) ) {
		if ( ! isset( $pattern_properties['content'] ) || ! is_string( $pattern_properties['content'] ) ) {
			_doing_it_wrong(
				__METHOD__,
				__( 'Pattern content must be a string.' ),
				'5.5.0'
			);
			return false;
		}
	}

	$pattern = array_merge(
		$pattern_properties,
		array( 'name' => $pattern_name )
	);

	$this->registered_patterns[ $pattern_name ] = $pattern;

	// If the pattern is registered inside an action other than `init`, store it
	// also to a dedicated array. Used to detect deprecated registrations inside
	// `admin_init` or `current_screen`.
	if ( current_action() && 'init' !== current_action() ) {
		$this->registered_patterns_outside_init[ $pattern_name ] = $pattern;
	}

	return true;
}