Block Area

Dynamic theme zone that resolves a block_module at render time.

Block name: prc-platform/block-area
Category: theme
Source: plugins/prc-block-area-modules/src/block-area/

Purpose

Like a template part, but editors pick which Block Module fills the zone, optionally scoped by taxonomy. Server render runs a WP_Query and wraps output for the Interactivity API.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Notes
ref	integer	Pin a specific module
blockAreaSlug	string	block_area term slug
taxonomyName	string	Scoping taxonomy
taxonomyTermSlug	string	Scoping term
inheritTermFromTemplate	boolean	Use current archive term
blockAreaQueryComplete	boolean	Wizard completion flag
wizardStep (local)	string	Default intro
Other wizard locals	—	New area name, create flags, review phase

Supports: anchor, html: false, interactivity: true.

Variations

Variation	Taxonomy
Topic Block Area	category
Regions Countries Block Area	regions-countries
Collections Block Area	collection
Newsletter List Block Area	prc_newsletter_list

Editor behavior

• Incomplete config → multi-step wizard (block-area-wizard/)
• Complete → InnerBlocksAsSyncedContent preview of the resolved module
• Inspector controls re-point area, taxonomy, or module

Frontend behavior

• Suppresses non-menu areas when is_paged()
• Applies the_content to resolved module HTML

Related

• User guide
• Context Provider
• Architecture