An iteration issue for Pattern Editing and contentOnly interactivity in WordPress 7.0.

Reference issues:

• Pattern Editing and contentOnly interactivity #71517
• Block Attribute Groups #73845
• Design idea: Pattern editing and contentOnly interactivity #73466

Scope / PRs completed

This list may change as development continues. There are numerous "Done" tasks which are not noted here. See the project board for a full overview.

• Content only: implement pattern-level editing modes for contextual and "symbol" patterns #73677
• Isolated editor: "Back" navigation needs to return users to their original location in the document flow #73679
• Pattern editing: create a "tree" view for Buttons and List blocks #73866
• Pattern Editing: Template Part block doesn't display tabs in the block inspector #74726
• Patterns and content only: add E2E test coverage for basic functionality #73267
• Patterns as content only: update documentation #71572
• (punted) Pattern Editing and contentOnly: Fade out other blocks in List View when spotlight editing instead of hiding them completely #73954
• Patterns: add a way to opt-out of default content only mode #71573
• Accordion block in section blocks / content only mode: improve how it appears #75270
• Pattern Editing: Revise 'Edit section' button naming #75663

Tasks that need more definition before a dev can work on them:

• (partially addressed, rest punted) Patterns and content only: improve pattern editing discoverability #73271
• (punted) Pattern Editing and contentOnly: Add breadcrumbs to the editor top bar when navigating between entities #73953
• (ongoing) Audit blocks for contentOnly mode support #65778 (?)

Stretch goals

• contentOnly patterns: improved paragraph editing #71887 (partially addressed)

Tracking issue and Project board

To track progress on this feature you can also visit:

• Pattern Editing and contentOnly interactivity #71517
• https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/265/views/1