WordPress Gutenberg: How to Create Synced Patterns (Reusable Blocks)

How to Create Synced Patterns (Reusable Blocks)

Previously known as reusable blocks, synced patterns are collections of content snippets you can use across your site. They help streamline workflows and maintain a consistent look across different pages and posts.

When updating a synced pattern, any changes will automatically apply to all block instances across your site.

Follow these steps to create synced patterns:

1. Choose a section that you want to save as a synced pattern.
2. Select the Options button from the toolbar and click Create pattern.
   
3. Name the pattern and toggle on the Synced menu so that the block updates synchronously across the site when any change is made. Then, click Create.
   
4. To use the pattern, go to the block inserter and navigate to the synced pattern icon on the far right. Alternatively, type slash / followed by the block’s name directly into the editor.

You can also select Manage my patterns from the block inserter to go to the block manager, where you can configure and perform bulk actions on multiple synced patterns.

To use a block pattern in a page or post without affecting other instances, open the three-dot menu on the block’s toolbar and click Detach pattern. This action will make the block independent, so changes made here won’t reflect on other pages or posts.