Title: wp block pattern-category
Published: January 7, 2026
Last modified: April 14, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp block pattern-category <command>](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/)󠁿

Retrieves details on registered block pattern categories.

## In this article

 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/?output_format=md#subcommands)

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Get information on block pattern categories from the [WP_Block_Pattern_Categories_Registry](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_pattern_categories_registry/).

### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # List all registered pattern categories
    $ wp block pattern-category list

    # Get details about a specific category
    $ wp block pattern-category get featured --format=json
    ```

### 󠀁[Subcommands](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/?output_format=md#subcommands)󠁿

| Name | Description | 
| [wp block pattern-category get](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/get/) |

Gets details about a registered block pattern category.

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| [wp block pattern-category list](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/block/pattern-category/list/) |

Lists registered block pattern categories.

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