Pattern Insertion Flows #31153
Description
Insertion UI
- Highlight pattern directory patterns in the initial view of the pattern inserter #33046
- Prioritize patterns on quick inserter instead of blocks at the root of templates #36697
- Allow themes to surface specific patterns from the Patterns Directory #35364
- Inserter: Display patterns in a two-column masonry grid with improved category filtering #28312
- Display block pattern options in a modal rather than placeholder state #31033
- Add pattern search to the slash inserter #26116
- Improve layout shift caused by pattern previews loading in the inserter menus. #27494
- Block patterns: hide sidebar when no patterns are registered #20867
- Improvements for Quick Inserter prioritizing patterns #40117
Discoverability
Pattern availability and restricting
- Patterns should not display if their blocks are not allowed #23275
- Support a
postTypeproperty when registering patterns #41398 - Automatically remove block patterns if one or more of the blocks has been unregistered using unregisterBlockType #23803
Contextual suggestions (broader discussion in #27575)
- Suggest Patterns in block placeholder states #28735
- Block context: Create a UI that suggests patterns that are contextual to the currently selected block #28736, Patterns should be discoverable from block editor #28309
- Container context: Semantic Patterns #28737
- Size constraints: Make the block-pattern inserter spatially-aware #30210 (e.g. avoid large pattern in small columns)
- Template context: Site Editing: Increase prominence of contextual patterns when template editing #28739
- Template part context: Enable template part specific block patterns. #28802