Title: WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_registered
Published: August 11, 2020
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_Block_Patterns_Registry::get_registered( string $pattern_name ): array|null

## In this article

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

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

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

 `$pattern_name`stringrequired

Block pattern name including namespace.

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

 array|null Registered pattern properties or `null` if the pattern is not registered.

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

    ```php
    public function get_registered( $pattern_name ) {
    	if ( ! $this->is_registered( $pattern_name ) ) {
    		return null;
    	}

    	$pattern            = $this->registered_patterns[ $pattern_name ];
    	$content            = $this->get_content( $pattern_name );
    	$pattern['content'] = apply_block_hooks_to_content(
    		$content,
    		$pattern,
    		'insert_hooked_blocks_and_set_ignored_hooked_blocks_metadata'
    	);

    	return $pattern;
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_block_patterns_registry/get_registered/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [apply_block_hooks_to_content()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_block_hooks_to_content/)`wp-includes/blocks.php` |

Runs the hooked blocks algorithm on the given content.

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

Retrieves the content of a registered block pattern.

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

Checks if a block pattern is registered.

  |

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

| Version | Description | 
| [5.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.5.0/) | Introduced. |

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