This issue will track and describe a few projects around making patterns a more central part of the experience of creating templates and pages.

Inserter

• Pattern Inserter: Next #41379
• Surface related patterns in the template inspector #44582.

Creation

This is about discovery and the user experience of starting with blank or partially blank templates, the role of semantic template parts as containers, etc.

• The wp:pattern block #48458. 💎
• Patterns as Sectioning Elements #39281.
• Connecting patterns with specific contexts & transforms #27575.
• Shuffle content blocks when templateLock is contentOnly #44581.
• Template editing: convert semantic patterns to template parts upon insertion #41397. ⚠️
• Prioritize patterns on quick inserter instead of blocks at the root of templates #36697.
• Semantic Patterns #28737.
• Display block pattern options in a modal rather than placeholder state #31033.
• Site Editing: Increase prominence of contextual patterns when template editing #28739.

Theme Registration and Directory

• Allow themes to surface specific patterns from the Patterns Directory #35364.
• Block Patterns: Automatically load headered files from a theme's /patterns directory #36751.

New Pages

• Block Patterns for page creation. #38787