# Hide and Disable Patterns Quickly hide all patterns or prevent them from loading from WordPress Core, remotely via the Patterns Library, from a specific registered category, or from a plugin or theme. ### Hide All Patterns

Hide All Patterns in the Pattern Wrangler Settings

Hide all patterns with just one toggle.

If you decide to hide all patterns, you can also hide the Pattern Wrangler settings under the Appearance tab.

### Hide Core and Remote Patterns

By default, WordPress allows Core and remote patterns. Core patterns are patterns that come with WordPress itself. Remote patterns are those that come in the [Block Pattern Directory](https://wordpress.org/patterns/).

Disabling Core patterns will remove a large number of patterns and categories, which should make things easier to manage.

Disable remote patterns if you don't want anyone accidentally installing a third-party pattern or a pattern that doesn't meet the design. Remote patterns can also significantly slow down the pattern search in terms of loading. ### Hide Theme or Plugin Patterns

Hide Patterns Coming From Your Theme or Plugins

If you've installed a theme and don't fancy its patterns, that's fine. You can disable them. If you prefer patterns not come from any plugins, such as WooCommerce, you can disable them here as well. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.dlxplugins.com/pattern-wrangler/features/hide-and-disable-patterns.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.