Title: Blocks Query Last modified: August 11, 2025 --- # Blocks Query * [velanche](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velanche/) * (@velanche) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocks-query/) * Greets. I’m in need of some assistance with blocks. This past week, I was following a WP blocks course that had a local WP setup, and so I set it up on my Mac to follow the course. All went fine, until one day when I got to the section on creating template, which I stared the next day, I was suddenly unable to find the “plus” sign next to create a new part. I then went to Patterns in the editor, and could not find the plus sign to create a new pattern. This really threw me off. * For the last several days, taking a much-needed break in-between, I tried retracing my steps. Tonight, I did a quick search, and found that there’s a distinction, as I have expected, between adding a pattern, and creating one. Further, I’ve learned that, rather than being able to create from the editor, that I needed to actually have a page, or a post, before having the ability to not only add, but also create, patterns and template parts. * I wanted to confirm if this is the case? In my thinking, if I were to go to the editor and wish to create a pattern or a template, I could do so ahead of time without necessarily having to have content first. * I am coming from being a novice at blocks. I have used WordPress in the past, but it’s been before the introduction of blocks. I think I’ve followed enough of it in the last week or so to start my theme work, but wish to be sure that my thinking on creating a pattern or template part via the blocks editor is sound and logical. * Thank you. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bph/) * (@bph) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocks-query/#post-18593601) * There are two groups of template-related entities. * Templates and patterns. A template part is also a Pattern, that’s why they can be found and managed via the same menu item “Patterns” * From the site editor, you can create Templates from scratch via **Editor > Templates > Add Template. ** * [⌊Screenshot 2025 08 11 at 10 55 51⌉⌊Screenshot 2025 08 11 at 10 55 51⌉[ * To add a Pattern or Template part go to **Editor > Patterns > Add Pattern** * [https://cloudup.com/i_JvX0ICSqu/f](https://cloudup.com/i_JvX0ICSqu/f) * The drop-down offers you three options: - Add Patterns - Add Template Part - Import pattern from JSON * [⌊Screenshot 2025 08 11 at 10 57 06⌉⌊Screenshot 2025 08 11 at 10 57 06⌉[ * I am not sure, if I answer your question completely. At least, so I hope, it established a shared understanding of the pieces. * Thread Starter [velanche](https://wordpress.org/support/users/velanche/) * (@velanche) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocks-query/#post-18594059) * Hello Birgit and thank you for the reply. * Yes, you have made the understanding of templates clear…I appreciate it. * Going back to Patterns, do I need to have a Page or a Post in order to create a pattern? I can add them, but if I want to create one, the only time that I see the plus sign is when I have either a Page or Post to insert a pattern in. When I choose Patterns in the Editor, I see the existing patterns, but not an option to create a new pattern, but only to add one. * Thank you. * [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bph/) * (@bph) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocks-query/#post-18595116) * You don’t need a Page or a Post to create a pattern. You can go right into ** Editor > Patterns > Add new Pattern** and add the blocks for your pattern. You decide on should it be a synched or standard pattern. I made you two videos - [How to create a new pattern. ](https://cloudup.com/i9DMkyKq5yW) - [How to use the pattern on a page](https://cloudup.com/i2pUkm-fGYk) * The plus sign you see when editing a page or a post has one purpose: to open the Inserter so you can add existing blocks or patterns to the canvas or your post or page. * There is another way to save a combination of blocks into a pattern to be reused: via the **Block’s Toolbar menu > Create a pattern**. This is helpful when you realize that you used the same combination of blocks multiple times. Now you can highlight this group of blocks, click on the 3-dot menu in the block toolbar, and select the menu item “Create a Pattern.” [Here is another video. ](https://cloudup.com/cu_vQJLsyTe) * You’ll find more resources around patterns on the **Documentation page: [Block Patterns](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/block-pattern/)** Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Blocks Query’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [template parts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/template-parts/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Birgit Pauli-Haack](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bph/) * Last activity: [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/blocks-query/#post-18595116) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics