Unlock Hidden Gems: Insider Secrets in WordPress 6.8 for Developers
For example, you may separate header and footer patterns in your theme folder like so:
/patterns
/header
centered.php
default.php
/footer
default.php
links.php
Starter patterns category
In the UI, patterns that have been assigned to the core/post-content
block type (the method for registering a starter pattern) appear under the Starter Content category. This goes hand-in-hand with another update that lists all patterns in the inserter.
Content creators who want to prevent the Starter Content modal from appearing for every new page can disable it with a toggle switch on the bottom of the modal or via the Editor → 3-dot-menu → Preferences screen.