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Total downloads: 2,111
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 2
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 1
Support threads resolved: 1 (100%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 4
Last updated: 12/18/2022 (1109 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 11/9/2021 (4 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.1.1
Minimum PHP version: 7.1

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1109 days ago • Support resolved 100% • 2 reviews

32/100

Is Block Pattern Explorer abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1109 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.8
Tested up to: 6.1.1
Requires PHP: 7.1

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Developers

WP Engine (Owner)9Nick Diego (Owner)9WP Engine10Brian Gardner4

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Description

An experimental plugin to preview and insert block patterns in the Block Editor (Gutenberg).

Please note that no block patterns are included with this plugin. Patterns must be provided by your theme or another plugin. You can also use the patterns provided by WordPress if enabled by your theme.

Mission

The Block Pattern Explorer is heavily influenced by the work currently being done in the Gutenberg GitHub repository on pattern previews.

The purpose of this project is to isolate the pattern explorer into a standalone plugin that WordPress users/developers can interact with immediately, provide feedback on, and begin implementing into their own websites. Ideally, this initiative will also help inform the direction of core development.

Once the pattern explorer is fully integrated into WordPress, this project will be sunsetted in favor of the core offering.

Stay Connected

Stay up-to-date on the Block Pattern Explorer and Gutenberg development using the links below. The plugin is also being built transparently on GitHub, so give it a star and follow along! 😉

Installation

  1. You have a couple of options:
    • Go to Plugins → Add New and search for “Block Pattern Explorer”. Once found, click “Install”.
    • Download the Block Pattern Explorer from WordPress.org and make sure the folder is zipped. Then upload via Plugins → Add New → Upload.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Once activated, navigate to the Block Editor, and you will see the “Insert Pattern” button in the header toolbar. See the plugin screenshots for reference.

Frequently Asked Questions

No FAQ available

Review feed

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Screenshots

  1. Inserting a pattern from the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two theme into the Block Editor using the block pattern explorer.

    Inserting a pattern from the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Two theme into the Block Editor using the block pattern explorer.

Changelog

0.3.0 – 2022-01-13

Changed

  • Replaced custom search component with core version.
  • Updated modal styling to match core pattern explorer.
  • Updated screenshots.

Fixed

  • Fixed API bug causing the pattern explorer to be inaccessible on themes that do not utilize pattern category types.
  • Fixed linting and code quality errors.

0.2.1 – 2021-11-23

Changed

  • The button used to launch the Pattern Explorer is now disabled while pattern category types are being retrieved from the REST API.
  • Updated tooltip on the button used to launch the Pattern Explorer.

0.2.0 – 2021-11-22

Added

  • Added support for the experimental block pattern category types.

0.1.0 – 2021-11-09

Initial release! 🎉

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