Reveal the Secret to Customization: Ditch Default Patterns in WordPress Block Editor
Aug 2023·5:56·495 views·Matt Knighton
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About This Video Guide
Turn Off Default Patterns and Openverse in WordPress Block Editor.
I have made hundreds of wordpress websites. Most of the time the main issue causing problems on those sites is users.
By turning off some of the easy to use but easy to break your site features I end up with a better end user experience.
For the code snippets go here:
https://gist.github.com/mrkdevelopment/0fb0cb18e4c65bac6575250317f6a1b8
This includes the WP CLI command the the functions.php code.
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- 0:00Start(opens YouTube at 0:00 in a new tab)
- 0:20Why I disable default block patterns(opens YouTube at 0:20 in a new tab)
- 0:56Make a child theme with WP CLI(opens YouTube at 0:56 in a new tab)
- 2:15Paste the Disable Patterns Code in Functions(opens YouTube at 2:15 in a new tab)
- 3:32Turn off openverse(opens YouTube at 3:32 in a new tab)
- 5:12Finishing up(opens YouTube at 5:12 in a new tab)
Core Focus Areas
- 1Practical, production-tested techniques tailored for WordPress and modern tooling.
- 2Stripping away fragile dependencies so your site stays fast and resilient.
- 3Workflows structured so your internal team can maintain and own them long-term.
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