Tellyworth 10:44 pm on October 27, 2020
Tags: blocks ( 2 ), pattern-directory ( 2 )

Block Pattern Directory ideas and discussion

Block Patterns were introduced in WordPress coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. in version 5.5 (May 2020) as a way to register predefined blocks in themes and plugins. Once registered on a site, these blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. patterns can easily be inserted into the block editor and then configured by the content creator. Block Patterns help people to add complex block-based layouts to a site in a consistent way.

Question:

Could this feature, the ability to insert community-sourced block patterns into posts from inside the edit screen, help end users unlock the power of the block editor?

A Few Ideas:

The Block Pattern Directory could be similar to the Block Directory feature introduced in WordPress 5.5, except that no plugins would need to be installed.
Block Patterns could be submitted on WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/.
Users could search the Block Patterns directory from the Block Inserter.
Block Patterns from the directory could be displayed in a visual way.
A one-click installation of Block Patterns could be accessed from the block inserter.

Additional Questions:

How could the block patterns be represented in the search results?
What should the process and UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it. for submitting patterns to a directory look like?
How could previews of Block Patterns account for the visual effect of themes?
How might a Block Pattern Directory accommodate localization?
Should the Block Pattern Directory be limited to patterns using only core blocks?

Call for Feedback:

Some contributors have started exploring some early technical ideas in this GitHub repo. Check it out to see what technical considerations have been identified so far.

Feedback will help this idea to be more successful. Would this idea be helpful for end users? Are there any other things that should be considered? How could this feature be implemented in an easy to use but helpful way? Please share your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below.

#pattern-directory #blocks

Drivingralle 8:25 am on October 28, 2020

I like the idea.

Limiting it to just coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks is maybe to restrictive. Maybe there is a way to limit it to blocks from core and the BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Directory.
Or areas can be marked as placeholders for blocks of a specific type like a slider or contact form to make them more universal.
- Tellyworth 12:00 am on October 29, 2020
  
  I like the idea of being aware of a general type of blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience..
Carolina Nymark 9:39 pm on October 28, 2020

I am generally for this, but I have to ask:
How will the contemt in the blocks be reviewed for security, license issues, advertising and spam?

Why is a new part of the directory being worked on before there is a plan for a reorganizing of the theme directory?
I am asking for a long term plan, where the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. patterns would be part of the plan.
- Carolina Nymark 9:46 pm on October 28, 2020
  
  Content, not “contemt”
- Tellyworth 11:59 pm on October 28, 2020
  
  There would definitely need to be some kind of moderation or curation for those kinds of quality issues.
  
  Pattern and Theme Directory work isn’t mutually exclusive. The Theme Directory is a much bigger project, and needs careful handling to work with the existing universe of themes, processes, and people.
  - Carolina Nymark 5:18 am on October 29, 2020
    
    I am (hopefully) repeating things that you have already considered but I hope that the blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. markup is going to be validated automatically 🙂
    - Mahesh Waghmare 7:02 am on March 31, 2021
      
      Right. There should be some automation to avoid such issues.
Enej Bajgoric 10:03 pm on October 28, 2020

Great idea!

One way this could work is if the patterns directory api would only return patters that are currently supported by the editor. So for example if the site has a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party installed that registers the ‘foo’ blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. the editor could ask the pattern directory for all the patterns that have the foo block + other registered blocks.

This would help ensure that the sites only get the patterns that the site supports.

This would also help the mobile editor as well since it only supports a subset of coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. blocks.
- Tellyworth 11:59 pm on October 28, 2020
  
  This is a great idea.
- Ian Dunn 1:48 pm on October 29, 2020
  
  I’m not sure we’d be able to cache the api.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ requests effectively if the query parameters are that unique.
  
  We could definitely have CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. out patterns that aren’t supported, though, before they’re displayed to the user. Some blocks are only registered in JS, so it’d have to be done in the editor, rather than the local site’s APIAPI An API or Application Programming Interface is a software intermediary that allows programs to interact with each other and share data in limited, clearly defined ways. endpoint.
Andrea Middleton 11:51 pm on October 28, 2020

+make.wordpress.org/core/
- Garrett Hyder 1:13 am on October 29, 2020
  
  I feel the BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Pattern Directory should just follow the design work done for the Block Directory here;
  https://make.wordpress.org/design/2019/12/19/block-directory-in-wp-admin-v1/
  
  They can also possibly support grouping so when in the Pattern selector where the theme dropdown is the additional groupings can be added to that dropdown allowing users to switch between themes and groups (external patterns).
Birgit Pauli-Haack 4:11 pm on October 31, 2020

This would be fantastic! There are already directories available but they require addtitional plugins to pull them into the wp-instance. They could also serve as inspiration and illustration on how this could work.

I second @garrett-eclipse comment to continue work on the designs done for blockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. entity management from last year. There is a need to have a better handle on block management than the current implementation.
Mahesh Waghmare 7:08 am on March 31, 2021
- Where to see the ongoing discussions?
- Who approves the patterns? TRT or MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. team? Or any new team?
- What if wp.org has a lot of patterns then are they sorted/listed by downloads? same as a theme/plugins?
- How to update published BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Patterns

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