Notes about WordPress Gutenberg themes development.

  • Block variations

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    Block styles: create specific look variations with CSS

    Block variations: preset a block configuration.

    Example:

    wp.blocks.registerBlockVariation(
    	'core/quote',
    	{
    		name: 'dev-name',
    		title: 'Title',
    		icon: 'format-status',
    		isDefault: true,
    		attributes: {
    			templateLock: 'all',
    			className: 'dev-classname'
    		},
    		innerBlocks: [
    			[
    				'core/image',
    				{
    					className: 'wp-block-image alignleft'
    				}
    			],
    			[
    				'core/paragraph',
    				{
    					className: 'dev-paragraph'
    				}
    			]
    		]
    	}
    );

    Source:

    • https://fullsiteediting.com/lessons/block-variations/
    • https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-variations/
    • https://developer.wordpress.org/news/2023/08/29/an-introduction-to-block-variations/