While using CBT with TwentyTwentyFive all pattern are locked - in the current theme

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After exporting a ZIP with CBT all pattern are locked - in the current running theme. I'm using TwentyTwentyFive.
I'm developing a new site for a client and I'm in that phase the only user and admin of course.

I can duplicate a pattern and give it a new name - that is unlocking it and I can use it - but have to change all instances - that's annoying.

• Is this a bug?
• 2025 theme issue?
• Did I something wrong?
• And how can I unlock the patterns? in the database? theme.js? anywhere?

Thanks for any help - kind of stuck here.

patrick

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It sounds like you used the "Export Patterns" feature of Create Block Theme.

Which is... very dangerous.

Your synced patterns, which were stored in the database, are now in the theme (as UNsynced patterns).

To get those back you have a few options, the most straightforward just to "duplicate" each of those patterns. That will copy it from your theme and BACK to the database. Keep in mind that all of the patterns that you create will NOT ship with your theme. You can't (yet) ship synced patterns with themes. (At least not without a plugin or something).

Alternatively you CAN use something like the above mentioned plugin I'm tinkering with that will do that copying for you. But that's not entirely straightforward and might not be what you're looking for either.

Sorry you're having pattern problems!