- Buttons: Patterns that contain buttons and call to actions.
- Columns: Multi-column patterns with more complex layouts.
- Featured: A set of high quality curated patterns.
- Gallery: Different layouts for displaying images.
- Text: Patterns containing mostly text.
- Header: Removed in WordPress 6.2
- Query: Removed in WordPress 6.2
New block pattern categories in WordPress 6.2
- About: Introduce yourself,
- Call to action: Sections whose purpose is to trigger a specific action. Use as
call-to-action. - Contact: Display your contact information.
- Footers: A variety of footer designs displaying information and site navigation.
- Headers: A variety of header designs displaying your site title and navigation. Replaces the old header category.
- Media: Different layouts containing video or audio.
- Portfolio: Showcase your latest work.
- Posts: Display your latest posts in lists, grids or other layouts. Replaces to old query category.
- Services: Briefly describe what your business does and how you can help.
- Team: A variety of designs to display your team members.
- Testimonials: Share reviews and feedback about your brand/business.
You can register categories with the help of register_block_pattern_category.
The function uses three properties:
- slug: The unique identifier (in the example below, the slug is, “forms”).
- label: The visible name in the editor.
- description: The category description, new in WordPress 6.2