Unable to select a pattern for the Course List block

[donnapep]

Steps to Reproduce

1. Add a new page.
2. Add a Course List block.

What I Expected

There is no UI to select a pattern or start blank, making the block essentially unusable.

What Happened Instead

PHP / WordPress / Sensei LMS version

WordPress 6.9.

Context / Source

I created #7872 and the tests were failing. Seems to be related to a possible change in Core's patterns logic.

[m1r0]

This turned out to be related to a Gutenberg change. After reporting the issue, it got quickly fixed! I'm assuming the fix will land with the next WordPress release.

[donnapep]

Noting here that we may need an interim solution until the fix ships in Core, perhaps hiding the selector UI and displaying a particular pattern by default. Also, the Start Blank button is still hidden even with the Gutenberg fix.

[m1r0]

Thanks for the feedback, Donna!

I don’t see a quick win here, unfortunately. I'm not able to register the patterns and connect them with the Course List block. The only way I found is to register the patterns under the core/query directly, but this will show the patterns under every single query block. This works for the Course List, but it may generate confusion because the patterns will be visible under other query blocks, and they won't work there. Let me know if you have some other solution in mind.

Regarding the Start Blank button, hiding it looks intentional. Do you think it makes more sense to unhide it?

[m1r0]

I'll leave this open until either we find an interim solution or a release of WordPress fixes it.