Title: Synced Patterns for Themes
Author: Twenty Bellows
Published: <strong>August 14, 2025</strong>
Last modified: August 14, 2025

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# Synced Patterns for Themes

 By [Twenty Bellows](https://profiles.wordpress.org/twentybellows/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/synced-patterns-for-themes.1.2.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/synced-patterns-for-themes/)

## Description

This plugin enables theme developers to ship patterns that behave as synced patterns(
reusable blocks) while maintaining the benefits of theme-bundled patterns. When 
a theme pattern is marked as synced, it automatically becomes available as a reusable
block that updates across all instances when modified.

 * **Theme-Provided Synced Patterns**: Convert any theme pattern into a synced pattern
   by adding a simple metadata flag
 * **Automatic Synchronization**: Updates to synced patterns propagate across all
   instances site-wide
 * **Block Bindings Support**: Full compatibility with WordPress block bindings
 * **Template Integration**: Use synced patterns in templates and template parts
 * **Seamless User Experience**: Synced patterns appear naturally in the pattern
   inserter

### Usage

#### For Theme Developers

To make a theme pattern synced, add `Synced: true` to the pattern file’s metadata
header:

    ```
    <?php
    /**
     * Title: My Synced Pattern
     * Slug: mytheme/my-pattern
     * Categories: featured
     * Synced: true
     */
    ?>
    <!-- Your pattern blocks here -->
    ```

#### Using Synced Patterns in Templates

Reference synced patterns in templates or other patterns using the pattern block:

    ```
    <!-- wp:pattern {"slug":"mytheme/my-pattern"} /--><h3>Development</h3>
    ```

The plugin source is available on [GitHub](https://github.com/twenty-bellows/synced-patterns-for-themes).

Node & NPM are needed to install and run the development tools:

 * `npm run start` – Start the development environment
 * `npm run stop` – Stop the development environment
 * `npm run test` – Run unit tests (requires running environment)
 * `npm run build` – Build production assets

See the source for more details.

## Installation

 1. Download the plugin from the [WordPress Plugin Directory](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/)
    or [GitHub](https://github.com/twenty-bellows/synced-patterns-for-themes)
 2. Upload to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Synced Patterns for Themes” is open source software. The following people have 
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Twenty Bellows ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/twentybellows/)
 *   [ Jason Crist ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbking/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/synced-patterns-for-themes/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/synced-patterns-for-themes/),
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## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

#### 1.2.0

 * Enhanced pattern synchronization using logic from Pattern Builder

#### 1.2.1

 * Improved Documentation

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.1**
 *  Last updated **10 months ago**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tag
 * [block](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/synced-patterns-for-themes/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Twenty Bellows ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/twentybellows/)
 *   [ Jason Crist ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pbking/)

## Support

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