Title: WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_content
Published: April 3, 2024
Last modified: April 28, 2025

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# WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_content( string $pattern_name, bool $outside_init_only = false ): string

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#changelog)

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This function’s access is marked private. This means it is not intended for use 
by plugin or theme developers, only by core. It is listed here for completeness.

Retrieves the content of a registered block pattern.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$pattern_name`stringrequired

Block pattern name including namespace.

`$outside_init_only`booloptional

Return only patterns registered outside the `init` action.

Default:`false`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string The content of the block pattern.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    private function get_content( $pattern_name, $outside_init_only = false ) {
    	if ( $outside_init_only ) {
    		$patterns = &$this->registered_patterns_outside_init;
    	} else {
    		$patterns = &$this->registered_patterns;
    	}
    	if ( ! isset( $patterns[ $pattern_name ]['content'] ) && isset( $patterns[ $pattern_name ]['filePath'] ) ) {
    		ob_start();
    		include $patterns[ $pattern_name ]['filePath'];
    		$patterns[ $pattern_name ]['content'] = ob_get_clean();
    		unset( $patterns[ $pattern_name ]['filePath'] );
    	}
    	return $patterns[ $pattern_name ]['content'];
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/class-wp-block-patterns-registry.php/)
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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_registered()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_registered/)`wp-includes/class-wp-block-patterns-registry.php` |

Retrieves an array containing the properties of a registered block pattern.

  | 
| [WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_all_registered()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_all_registered/)`wp-includes/class-wp-block-patterns-registry.php` |

Retrieves all registered block patterns.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_content/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [6.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/6.5.0/) | Introduced. |

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