WordPress Block Patterns In-Depth: Why and How to Use Them
WordPress block patterns are an often-overlooked feature of Gutenberg despite their versatility and usefulness. You can save yourself a lot of time and effort by utilizing block patterns or even making your own. But since it’s just one small feature, and making patterns does require coding knowledge, many people don’t even know about them. Or maybe don’t fully realize just how useful they are. Whether you want to download block patterns from other users or make them for yourself, here’s how to make the most of this Gutenberg functionality. What Are WordPress Block Patterns? If you’re not familiar with how Gutenberg works, then let’s get you up to speed. Gutenberg is an update to the WordPress Classic Editor that replaced it with a visual, building block style interface. Each block does something different, from the simple paragraph or image block to entire widgets like galleries and audio blocks. With these, you’re able to build up a modular layout for your posts and pages. While it doesn’t quite offer the pixel-perfect fine-tuning of a page builder, it makes the base WordPress installation much more customizable. Every block also comes with its own customizable settings. For instance, the Paragraph block lets you…
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