Jonathan Bossenger's session on creating block patterns for WordPress themes introduces participants to block patterns and their functionalities. Attendees are encouraged to prepare their local WordPress installations for a hands-on coding experience, and resources and learning outcomes are provided. The session aims to teach participants how to create and use various block patterns effectively.

1. Jonathan Bossenger
Let’s Code
Learn.WordPress.org
Using Block Patterns in your Block Theme

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👋🏽
Welcome!
As you join, please get
your local WordPress
install ready:
Install and activate the Create Block Theme plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/
Then, let everyone know in the chat where you’re
joining us from…

3. Introduction
○ My name is Jonathan
○ I am from Cape Town, South Africa
○ Ex-developer turned code instructor
○ Sponsored contributor at Automattic

4. Learn.WordPress.org
Let's code!
Creating Blocks
Patterns for your
Theme
Jonathan Bossenger

5. Announcements
○ Welcome, and thank you to Kathryn for co-hosting today!
○ We’ll be presenting in focus mode.
○ You are welcome to ask questions.
○ You are welcome to unmute to ask questions, or post them in the chat.

6. Announcements
○ Let’s get your local install ready:
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme/
○ If I am going too fast, please let me know!
○ We will be posting this session to https://wordpress.tv/ afterwards
○ For more WordPress focused content please visit https://learn.wordpress.org/

7. Learning Outcomes
○ What are Block Patterns
○ Comparing Patterns to Template Parts
○ An overview of the Block Pattern Directory
○ How to create block patterns in PHP
○ How to create block patterns using the patterns directory of your theme
○ How to use patterns for custom functionality

8. Resources
○ https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/block-patterns/
○ https://wordpress.org/support/article/comparing-patterns-template-parts-and-
reusable-blocks/
○ https://wordpress.org/support/article/template-part-block/
○ https://wordpress.org/support/article/block-pattern/

9. Objectives 1
1. Create and use a simple button pattern
2. Create and use a custom header pattern
3. Register and use a pattern category
4. Create a cover pattern, with an image that is part of the theme
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Let’s code.