Title: WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_combined_layout_schema
Published: August 20, 2026

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# WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_combined_layout_schema(): array

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Returns a combined layout schema that accepts properties from all view types.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_combined_layout_schema/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

This is useful for contexts where the view type is not known ahead of time (e.g.
the `view` override in a view list item), so all possible layout properties must
be accepted.

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

 array Schema for a combined layout object.

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

    ```php
    protected function get_combined_layout_schema() {
    	return array(
    		'type'       => 'object',
    		'properties' => array_merge(
    			$this->get_table_layout_schema()['properties'],
    			$this->get_grid_layout_schema()['properties'],
    			$this->get_list_layout_schema()['properties']
    		),
    	);
    }
    ```

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

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_table_layout_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_table_layout_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the layout schema for table-type views (ViewTable, ViewPickerTable).

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| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_grid_layout_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_grid_layout_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the layout schema for grid-type views (ViewGrid, ViewPickerGrid).

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| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_list_layout_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_list_layout_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Returns the layout schema for list-type views (ViewList, ViewActivity).

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| Used by | Description | 
| [WP_REST_View_Config_Controller::get_item_schema()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_rest_view_config_controller/get_item_schema/)`wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-view-config-controller.php` |

Retrieves the item’s schema, conforming to JSON Schema.

  |

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

| Version | Description | 
| [7.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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