Core Pullquote – PRC Platform

PRC's override/extension of the WordPress core/pullquote block.

Block Namespace

prc-block/core-pullquote

What PRC Customizes

Deregisters the core pullquote stylesheet and re-registers it with PRC's custom version
Registers a "Fancy Quote" block style
Adds smart curly quotes around pullquote text via CSS pseudo-elements
Styles the citation with a right-aligned layout and dash prefix
Controls float alignment and max-width for left/right aligned pullquotes

Supports Modifications

None.

Additional Attributes

None.

Available Styles

Style Name	Label	Description
`fancy-quote`	Fancy Quote	Left-aligned text variant

Registered in PHP via register_block_style with inline CSS.

Style Overrides

File: style.scss

Base pullquote — max-width: 420px via CSS custom property, color: #565656, font-size: 20px, line-height: 30px, zero padding
Blockquote — padding: 24px, clearfix via ::after, color inherited
Smart quotes — p:first-child::before adds an opening curly quote; p:last-of-type::after adds a closing curly quote
Text alignment — supports has-text-align-center and has-text-align-right classes
Citation — floated right, font-size: 15px, sans-serif font family, ::before pseudo-element adds a 10px horizontal line separator with border-bottom: 1px solid #8c8c8c
Left/right alignment — alignleft and alignright classes (and editor data-align equivalents) constrain to max-width: 420px and apply appropriate float

Editor Enhancements

None. No editor script.

Frontend Interactivity

None. No view.js file.

PHP Rendering

File: class-core-pullquote.php

register_assets (init hook) — registers the PRC style handle and the fancy-quote block style
register_style (enqueue_block_assets hook) — deregisters the core wp-block-pullquote stylesheet and re-registers it using PRC's custom stylesheet source

No render filter modifications to block content.

Block Markup Example

<!-- Default pullquote -->
<figure class="wp-block-pullquote alignright">
  <blockquote>
    <p>The survey found significant differences across demographic groups.</p>
    <cite class="wp-block-pullquote__citation">Pew Research Center</cite>
  </blockquote>
</figure>

<!-- Fancy Quote style -->
<figure class="wp-block-pullquote is-style-fancy-quote">
  <blockquote>
    <p>A notable finding from the research.</p>
    <cite class="wp-block-pullquote__citation">Source Name</cite>
  </blockquote>
</figure>

Variations

None.