Disable All WordPress.com and Core Block Patterns

While typically not the best practice, you may want to disable all WordPress.com and core patterns on a site so that your clients can only use the patterns you’ve created specifically for them.

To disable all non-user-created patterns, copy and paste the following code into your functions.php file:

if ( ! function_exists( 'your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns' ) ) {
   /**
    * Restricts block editor patterns in the editor by removing support for all patterns from:
    *   - Dotcom and plugins like Jetpack
    *   - Dotorg pattern directory except for theme patterns
    */
   function your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns( $dispatch_result, $request, $route ) {
       if ( strpos( $route, '/wp/v2/block-patterns/patterns' ) === 0 ) {
           $patterns = WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_instance()->get_all_registered();


           if ( ! empty( $patterns ) ) {
               // Remove theme support for all patterns from Dotcom, and plugins. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#unregistering-block-patterns
               foreach ( $patterns as $pattern ) {
                   unregister_block_pattern( $pattern['name'] );
               }
               // Remove theme support for core patterns from the Dotorg pattern directory. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#removing-core-patterns
               remove_theme_support( 'core-block-patterns' );
           }
       }


       return $dispatch_result;
   }
}


// Remove and unregister patterns from core, Dotcom, and plugins. See https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/d032fbb807e9cd69891e4fcbc0904a05508a1c67/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/block-patterns/block-patterns.php#L107
add_filter( 'rest_dispatch_request', 'your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns', 12, 3 );


// Disable the remote patterns coming from the Dotorg pattern directory. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#disabling-remote-patterns
add_filter( 'should_load_remote_block_patterns', '__return_false' );

if ( ! function_exists( 'your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns' ) ) { /** * Restricts block editor patterns in the editor by removing support for all patterns from: * - Dotcom and plugins like Jetpack * - Dotorg pattern directory except for theme patterns */ function your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns( $dispatch_result, $request, $route ) { if ( strpos( $route, '/wp/v2/block-patterns/patterns' ) === 0 ) { $patterns = WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_instance()->get_all_registered(); if ( ! empty( $patterns ) ) { // Remove theme support for all patterns from Dotcom, and plugins. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#unregistering-block-patterns foreach ( $patterns as $pattern ) { unregister_block_pattern( $pattern['name'] ); } // Remove theme support for core patterns from the Dotorg pattern directory. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#removing-core-patterns remove_theme_support( 'core-block-patterns' ); } } return $dispatch_result; } } // Remove and unregister patterns from core, Dotcom, and plugins. See https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/blob/d032fbb807e9cd69891e4fcbc0904a05508a1c67/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/block-patterns/block-patterns.php#L107 add_filter( 'rest_dispatch_request', 'your_theme_restrict_block_editor_patterns', 12, 3 ); // Disable the remote patterns coming from the Dotorg pattern directory. See https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/features/block-patterns/#disabling-remote-patterns add_filter( 'should_load_remote_block_patterns', '__return_false' );CopyCopied

Last updated: April 09, 2024

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