Renders a single block into a HTML string.
Parameters
$parsed_block
arrayrequired- An associative array of the block being rendered. See WP_Block_Parser_Block.
blockName
stringName of block.attrs
arrayAttributes from block comment delimiters.innerBlocks
array[]List of inner blocks. An array of arrays that have the same structure as this one.innerHTML
stringHTML from inside block comment delimiters.innerContent
arrayList of string fragments and null markers where inner blocks were found.
Source
function render_block( $parsed_block ) {
global $post;
$parent_block = null;
/**
* Allows render_block() to be short-circuited, by returning a non-null value.
*
* @since 5.1.0
* @since 5.9.0 The `$parent_block` parameter was added.
*
* @param string|null $pre_render The pre-rendered content. Default null.
* @param array $parsed_block {
* An associative array of the block being rendered. See WP_Block_Parser_Block.
*
* @type string $blockName Name of block.
* @type array $attrs Attributes from block comment delimiters.
* @type array[] $innerBlocks List of inner blocks. An array of arrays that
* have the same structure as this one.
* @type string $innerHTML HTML from inside block comment delimiters.
* @type array $innerContent List of string fragments and null markers where
* inner blocks were found.
* }
* @param WP_Block|null $parent_block If this is a nested block, a reference to the parent block.
*/
$pre_render = apply_filters( 'pre_render_block', null, $parsed_block, $parent_block );
if ( ! is_null( $pre_render ) ) {
return $pre_render;
}
$source_block = $parsed_block;
/**
* Filters the block being rendered in render_block(), before it's processed.
*
* @since 5.1.0
* @since 5.9.0 The `$parent_block` parameter was added.
*
* @param array $parsed_block {
* An associative array of the block being rendered. See WP_Block_Parser_Block.
*
* @type string $blockName Name of block.
* @type array $attrs Attributes from block comment delimiters.
* @type array[] $innerBlocks List of inner blocks. An array of arrays that
* have the same structure as this one.
* @type string $innerHTML HTML from inside block comment delimiters.
* @type array $innerContent List of string fragments and null markers where
* inner blocks were found.
* }
* @param array $source_block {
* An un-modified copy of `$parsed_block`, as it appeared in the source content.
* See WP_Block_Parser_Block.
*
* @type string $blockName Name of block.
* @type array $attrs Attributes from block comment delimiters.
* @type array[] $innerBlocks List of inner blocks. An array of arrays that
* have the same structure as this one.
* @type string $innerHTML HTML from inside block comment delimiters.
* @type array $innerContent List of string fragments and null markers where
* inner blocks were found.
* }
* @param WP_Block|null $parent_block If this is a nested block, a reference to the parent block.
*/
$parsed_block = apply_filters( 'render_block_data', $parsed_block, $source_block, $parent_block );
$context = array();
if ( $post instanceof WP_Post ) {
$context['postId'] = $post->ID;
/*
* The `postType` context is largely unnecessary server-side, since the ID
* is usually sufficient on its own. That being said, since a block's
* manifest is expected to be shared between the server and the client,
* it should be included to consistently fulfill the expectation.
*/
$context['postType'] = $post->post_type;
}
/**
* Filters the default context provided to a rendered block.
*
* @since 5.5.0
* @since 5.9.0 The `$parent_block` parameter was added.
*
* @param array $context Default context.
* @param array $parsed_block {
* An associative array of the block being rendered. See WP_Block_Parser_Block.
*
* @type string $blockName Name of block.
* @type array $attrs Attributes from block comment delimiters.
* @type array[] $innerBlocks List of inner blocks. An array of arrays that
* have the same structure as this one.
* @type string $innerHTML HTML from inside block comment delimiters.
* @type array $innerContent List of string fragments and null markers where
* inner blocks were found.
* }
* @param WP_Block|null $parent_block If this is a nested block, a reference to the parent block.
*/
$context = apply_filters( 'render_block_context', $context, $parsed_block, $parent_block );
$block = new WP_Block( $parsed_block, $context );
return $block->render();
}
Hooks
- apply_filters( ‘pre_render_block’,
string|null $pre_render ,array $parsed_block ,WP_Block|null $parent_block ) Allows render_block() to be short-circuited, by returning a non-null value.
- apply_filters( ‘render_block_context’,
array $context ,array $parsed_block ,WP_Block|null $parent_block ) Filters the default context provided to a rendered block.
- apply_filters( ‘render_block_data’,
array $parsed_block ,array $source_block ,WP_Block|null $parent_block ) Filters the block being rendered in render_block() , before it’s processed.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
5.0.0 | Introduced. |
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