WP_Theme_JSON::get_blocks_metadata │ protected static │ WP 5.8.0

Returns the metadata for each block.

Example:

{
  'core/paragraph': {
	'selector': 'p',
	'elements': {
	  'link' => 'link selector',
	  'etc'  => 'element selector'
	}
  },
  'core/heading': {
	'selector': 'h1',
	'elements': {}
  },
  'core/image': {
	'selector': '.wp-block-image',
	'duotone': 'img',
	'elements': {}
  }
}

Method of the class: WP_Theme_JSON{}

No Hooks.

Returns

Array. Block metadata.

Usage

$result = WP_Theme_JSON::get_blocks_metadata();

Changelog

WP_Theme_JSON::get_blocks_metadata() WP Theme JSON::get blocks metadata code ^{WP 6.9.1}

protected static function get_blocks_metadata() {
	$registry       = WP_Block_Type_Registry::get_instance();
	$blocks         = $registry->get_all_registered();
	$style_registry = WP_Block_Styles_Registry::get_instance();

	// Is there metadata for all currently registered blocks?
	$blocks = array_diff_key( $blocks, static::$blocks_metadata );
	if ( empty( $blocks ) ) {
		/*
		 * New block styles may have been registered within WP_Block_Styles_Registry.
		 * Update block metadata for any new block style variations.
		 */
		$registered_styles = $style_registry->get_all_registered();
		foreach ( static::$blocks_metadata as $block_name => $block_metadata ) {
			if ( ! empty( $registered_styles[ $block_name ] ) ) {
				$style_selectors = $block_metadata['styleVariations'] ?? array();

				foreach ( $registered_styles[ $block_name ] as $block_style ) {
					if ( ! isset( $style_selectors[ $block_style['name'] ] ) ) {
						$style_selectors[ $block_style['name'] ] = static::get_block_style_variation_selector( $block_style['name'], $block_metadata['selector'] );
					}
				}

				static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['styleVariations'] = $style_selectors;
			}
		}
		return static::$blocks_metadata;
	}

	foreach ( $blocks as $block_name => $block_type ) {
		$root_selector = wp_get_block_css_selector( $block_type );

		static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['selector']  = $root_selector;
		static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['selectors'] = static::get_block_selectors( $block_type, $root_selector );

		$elements = static::get_block_element_selectors( $root_selector );
		if ( ! empty( $elements ) ) {
			static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['elements'] = $elements;
		}

		// The block may or may not have a duotone selector.
		$duotone_selector = wp_get_block_css_selector( $block_type, 'filter.duotone' );

		// Keep backwards compatibility for support.color.__experimentalDuotone.
		if ( null === $duotone_selector ) {
			$duotone_support = isset( $block_type->supports['color']['__experimentalDuotone'] )
				? $block_type->supports['color']['__experimentalDuotone']
				: null;

			if ( $duotone_support ) {
				$root_selector    = wp_get_block_css_selector( $block_type );
				$duotone_selector = static::scope_selector( $root_selector, $duotone_support );
			}
		}

		if ( null !== $duotone_selector ) {
			static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['duotone'] = $duotone_selector;
		}

		// If the block has style variations, append their selectors to the block metadata.
		$style_selectors = array();
		if ( ! empty( $block_type->styles ) ) {
			foreach ( $block_type->styles as $style ) {
				$style_selectors[ $style['name'] ] = static::get_block_style_variation_selector( $style['name'], static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['selector'] );
			}
		}

		// Block style variations can be registered through the WP_Block_Styles_Registry as well as block.json.
		$registered_styles = $style_registry->get_registered_styles_for_block( $block_name );
		foreach ( $registered_styles as $style ) {
			$style_selectors[ $style['name'] ] = static::get_block_style_variation_selector( $style['name'], static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['selector'] );
		}

		if ( ! empty( $style_selectors ) ) {
			static::$blocks_metadata[ $block_name ]['styleVariations'] = $style_selectors;
		}
	}

	return static::$blocks_metadata;
}