Building pages
Patterns are pre-built sections: a hero, a pricing table, a team grid, a full page layout. Insert one, replace the text and images, and move on. They are the fastest way to build with these themes.
Inserting a pattern
- Edit any page or post.
- Click the + button, then the Patterns tab.
- Pick the theme’s category from the dropdown.
- Click a pattern to drop it in.
Once inserted, a pattern is just ordinary blocks. Edit any part of it, delete what you do not need, or move sections around.
Whole-page patterns
Each theme includes complete page layouts in its Pages category — a full homepage, an about page, a contact page. These are the quickest starting point: insert one and replace the content.
Patterns are copies, not links
Inserting a pattern copies its blocks into your page. Editing it later changes only that page, and a theme update will never overwrite content you have already placed. If you want one block that updates everywhere, use a synced pattern instead (Appearance → Editor → Patterns → Create).
Replacing images
Click any image, then Replace in the toolbar. The placeholder images that ship with a theme are there to show the layout — swap them for your own before going live. They are licensed for use with the theme, but they are not yours to reuse elsewhere.
Saving your own
Built a section you want again? Select the blocks, click the three-dot menu and choose Create pattern. It then appears in your inserter alongside the theme’s own.
If a pattern looks wrong
Almost always this means the theme is not active, or you are looking at a WooCommerce pattern without WooCommerce installed. Check Appearance → Themes first. If a block shows “This block contains unexpected content”, click Attempt recovery — this is normal for WooCommerce blocks and does not indicate a problem.