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BlockType

A registered WordPress block type

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Unique name identifying the block type
title string Human-readable block type label
description string Short description for the block type
category string Block category
attributes object Block attributes
is_dynamic boolean Whether the block is dynamic
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JSON Schema

wordpress-block-type-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/wordpress/refs/heads/main/json-schema/wordpress-block-type-schema.json",
  "title": "BlockType",
  "description": "A registered WordPress block type",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique name identifying the block type",
      "example": "core/paragraph"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable block type label",
      "example": "Paragraph"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Short description for the block type",
      "example": "Start with the basic building block of narrative."
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Block category",
      "example": "text"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Block attributes",
      "additionalProperties": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "is_dynamic": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the block is dynamic",
      "example": false
    }
  }
}