 Hi, and welcome to Learn WordPress. In this session, we will differentiate between synced and non-synced patterns, locate and create our own custom synced and non-synced patterns, and also discuss how you can add a synced or non-synced pattern to a page or post. When you have created a special design you want to keep and reuse, you can save it as a pattern and specify whether to sync it or not. A synced pattern was previously referred to as a reusable block, and changes to a synced pattern will apply to all parts of your site where the pattern has been added. Non-synced patterns are just regular patterns that can be edited independently. A non-synced pattern can be used and changed over and over without changing or affecting the original pattern. So let's say for example you created a design and now I want to save it as a pattern. Select the container block, click on the three vertical dots, and then select create pattern slash reusable block. And at the top you will notice it says reusable blocks are now synced patterns. A synced pattern will be having exactly the same way as a reusable block. So after naming it appropriately, you will now have the option to select between synced and non-synced. And as we said, if we select synced, if you edit the pattern, it will update anywhere it is used. And of course we can toggle this off and then it is non-synced, meaning they are regular patterns that can be edited independently of each other. So I'm going to go ahead and select synced and then click create. Now one thing you will notice is that the pattern appears more narrow on the back end, but it will appear correctly on the front end. To view or insert your custom patterns, click on the insert to top left, and then go to patterns next to blocks. Here you can view your custom non-synced patterns as well as all the patterns provided by your theme. If we click on my patterns, we will be able to preview all our non-synced patterns. And if you click on it, it will merely insert into your page or post. Next, we can click on the synced patterns icon next to media to preview or insert our synced patterns. When you hover over the name, you will be able to see a preview on the right. And when you click on manage my patterns, you will be able to manage all your patterns from here. You will be able to edit, trash and even important export your patterns as a JSON file. You can also add, edit and manage your custom synced and non-synced patterns in the site editor. So let's make our way to appearance and click on editor. And this will of course take us into our site editor. And if we go to patterns, we will be able to manage our custom patterns, the patterns provided by our theme, as well as header, footer and general template pod patterns. If we go to my patterns, we will see all our custom patterns that we have created. Synced patterns have a purple icon. And if you hover over it, it says editing this pattern will also update anywhere it is used. And only the name for non-synced patterns will appear. To create a custom pattern, click on the plus icon next to patterns and then select create pattern. After naming it, you also have the option to decide if you want it to be synced or non-synced. And in this case, we are going to keep it non-synced and then select create. Then you will be able to create your pattern in editing mode without any distractions. And when you are done, you can click on save. When I return to my custom patterns area, we will notice that my new non-synced pattern has been added. To end off, let's add our custom patterns to a page. And we can actually do that in the site editor, since WordPress 6.3 launched. So let's make our way to pages, select the relevant page in this case, block patterns. And then I will open up my list view and ensure that I add my content to the post content block. And to add a non-synced pattern, I will click on the insert atop left, go to patterns, click on my patterns and select the non-synced pattern of choice. To add a synced pattern, we can actually use the slash command. So let's type in forward slash and in this case, I want to add my contact info synced pattern. And then we can really select. And now we can start editing. All the best as you create your own custom patterns and visit Learn WordPress for more tutorials and training material.