WP_Block_Type::__construct( string $block_type, array|string $args = array() )

Description

Parameters

$block_typestring

Block type name including namespace.

$argsarray|stringoptional

Array or string of arguments for registering a block type. Any arguments may be defined, however the ones described below are supported by default. Default empty array.Default: array()

• $api_versionstring

  Block API version.

• $titlestring

  Human-readable block type label.

• $categorystring|null

  Block type category classification, used in search interfaces to arrange block types by category.

• $parentstring[]|null

  Setting parent lets a block require that it is only available when nested within the specified blocks.

• $ancestorstring[]|null

  Setting ancestor makes a block available only inside the specified block types at any position of the ancestor's block subtree.

• $allowed_blocksstring[]|null

  Limits which block types can be inserted as children of this block type.

• $iconstring|null

  Block type icon.

• $descriptionstring

  A detailed block type description.

• $keywordsstring[]

  Additional keywords to produce block type as result in search interfaces.

• $textdomainstring|null

  The translation textdomain.

• $stylesarray[]

  Alternative block styles.

• $variationsarray[]

  Block variations.

• $selectorsarray

  Custom CSS selectors for theme.json style generation.

• $supportsarray|null

  Supported features.

• $examplearray|null

  Structured data for the block preview.

• $render_callbackcallable|null

  Block type render callback.

• $variation_callbackcallable|null

  Block type variations callback.

• $attributesarray|null

  Block type attributes property schemas.

• $uses_contextstring[]

  Context values inherited by blocks of this type.

• $provides_contextstring[]|null

  Context provided by blocks of this type.

• $block_hooksstring[]

  Block hooks.

• $editor_script_handlesstring[]

  Block type editor only script handles.

• $script_handlesstring[]

  Block type front end and editor script handles.

• $view_script_handlesstring[]

  Block type front end only script handles.

• $editor_style_handlesstring[]

  Block type editor only style handles.

• $style_handlesstring[]

  Block type front end and editor style handles.

• $view_style_handlesstring[]

  Block type front end only style handles.

Uses · 1

• WP_Block_Type::set_props()Sets block type properties.

Used by · 1

• WP_Block_Type_Registry::register()Registers a block type.

Source

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347	public function __construct( $block_type, $args = array() ) {348		$this->name = $block_type;349 350		$this->set_props( $args );351	}

History

Introduced in 5.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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