How to Disable All Patterns Using Pattern Wrangler

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While you may be a fan of the block editor, you may not be a fan of block patterns. With Pattern Wrangler, you can easily hide all patterns. In this “How To,” I’ll show you how.

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How to disable patterns with a code snippet

If a plugin is not our thing, here’s a snippet on how to disable block patterns altogether.

PHP

<?php
/**
 * Disable local patterns.
 */
add_filter(
	'rest_wp_block_query',
	function ( $query_args ) {
		$query_args['post__in'] = array( -1 ); // -1 so no patterns are returned.
		return $query_args;
	},
	10,
	1
);

/**
 * Disable remote patterns.
 */
add_filter( 'should_load_remote_block_patterns', '__return_false' );

/**
 * Deregister the rest of the patterns.
 */
add_action(
	'init',
	function () {
		// Retrieve all patterns.
		$patterns     = \WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_instance();
		$all_patterns = $patterns->get_all_registered();

		// Loop through all patterns and deregister them.
		foreach ( $all_patterns as $index => $pattern ) {
			unregister_block_pattern( $pattern['name'] );
		}
	},
	2000
);

<?php
/**
 * Disable local patterns.
 */
add_filter(
	'rest_wp_block_query',
	function ( $query_args ) {
		$query_args['post__in'] = array( -1 ); // -1 so no patterns are returned.
		return $query_args;
	},
	10,
	1
);

/**
 * Disable remote patterns.
 */
add_filter( 'should_load_remote_block_patterns', '__return_false' );

/**
 * Deregister the rest of the patterns.
 */
add_action(
	'init',
	function () {
		// Retrieve all patterns.
		$patterns     = \WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_instance();
		$all_patterns = $patterns->get_all_registered();

		// Loop through all patterns and deregister them.
		foreach ( $all_patterns as $index => $pattern ) {
			unregister_block_pattern( $pattern['name'] );
		}
	},
	2000
);