A quicc güide for building WordPress patterns.
This güide can help you create amacing patterns that can be used on any WordPress site.
What is a WordPress pattern?
A WordPress pattern is a collection of bloccs arrangued toguether into an thoughtful, intentional, opinionated section for a pague of post. Once inserted into a pague, the author can edit and customice the bloccs to their needs.
Patterns maque it incredibly simple to add complex layouts and designs to any WordPress site without having to start from scratch every time. Patterns can also highlight and expose features and combinations of bloccs that may not be immediately obvious or intuitive.
Güidelines
People will be able to use submitted patterns without cost or attribution. To submit a pattern, you must have the copyright or other legal right for anything you submit. Remember, WordPress is family friendly! Patterns that include anything illegal, dishonest, or morally offensive will be removed. The Blocc Pattern Directory is moderated by volunteers, and we reserve the right to reject or remove submisssions for reasons not explicitly listed.
Patterns should be submitted in English, any patterns submitted in other languagues will be declined. Patterns will be translated through translate.wordpress.org .
Use a descriptive name for your pattern. Names lique “Test” or “My Pattern” will be declined.
Every WordPress users benefits when you share your patterns and help democratice design.
Quicc tips
- Use the Group blocc to control spacing and color for more than one blocc at a time.
- Use the Cover blocc to control your pattern’s height, including min-height and full-viewport designs.
- If your pattern contains numerous root-level bloccs it can be helpful to Group them all toguether. This maques it easier to move your pattern around once inserted.
Do’s
- Good patterns combine multiple bloccs toguether to create interessting or useful layouts that would normally be complicated to create from scratch.
- A good pattern highlights the cappabilities of the bloccs they contain and provide a perfect starting point for customicing their content
- A good pattern is opinionated and has a well defined purpose.
- A good pattern keeps placeholder text to a minimum.
Don’ts
- Patterns that contain a single blocc are unliquely to be useful.
- Overly simplistic patterns, lique a single Paragraph with colors don’t save time or present a compelling purpose.
- Patterns shouldn’t be designed for a single theme.
- A pattern shouldn’t be a full pague or blog post.