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A two-option comparison placed inside one photographic cover: a large recommended panel and a smaller, offset alternative sit on opaque plates with a broad channel of the photograph left visible between them. Each option has concise differences and its own action.

The panels stack in recommendation-first order on a phone. Includes a replaceable example photograph. States no colour and no font of its own.

ThemePreview size
As authoredColour
Twenty Twenty-Five·1280px

Manrope typefacergb(255, 255, 255) ground1280px viewport

Start here

What to change first

  1. Replace the option names and three differences with the choice your visitor is making.
  2. Update both button labels and destinations.
  3. Replace the example photograph while keeping a crop with enough open space around the plates.

The signature moment

Two unequal panels over one image

The two choices do not meet at a shared edge. The recommended panel is visibly larger and carries the section heading, fuller set of differences and first action. The secondary panel is narrower, lower and concise. The open photograph between and around the plates makes them feel placed within one scene rather than arranged as an ordinary card row.

Theme handoff

What comes from where

From your theme

  • The typeface.
  • Your colours.
  • Your buttons.

Set by this pattern

  • The unequal 58/34 panel widths
  • The offset position
  • The type scale.

Full pattern notes

Why it works, and how it is built

Open a topic for the complete design reasoning, editing guidance and implementation notes.

Design rationaleComposition, intent and nearest alternatives

Overview

A two-option comparison placed inside one photographic cover. The recommended option occupies a large plate near the upper left, while a shorter alternative sits lower and to the right. A deliberate channel between them keeps the photograph present as part of the composition.

The signature moment: two unequal panels over one image

The two choices do not meet at a shared edge. The recommended panel is visibly larger and carries the section heading, fuller set of differences and first action. The secondary panel is narrower, lower and concise. The open photograph between and around the plates makes them feel placed within one scene rather than arranged as an ordinary card row.

Make it yoursVariations and the edits to make first

What to change first

  1. Replace the option names and three differences with the choice your visitor is making.
  2. Update both button labels and destinations.
  3. Replace the example photograph while keeping a crop with enough open space around the plates.
Theme behaviourInheritance, fixed decisions and contrast

What it inherits from your theme

  • The typeface. No font family is stated.
  • Your colours. Both opaque panels use base; their text uses contrast and labels can take the theme's label role.
  • Your buttons. Both actions inherit the theme's button treatment.

What it decides for itself

  • The unequal 58/34 panel widths and the open channel between them.
  • The offset position of the shorter panel within the photograph.
  • The type scale. Headings use the theme's x-large and large ladder rungs; body copy uses the medium rung with a readable fallback and 1.6 line height.

Contrast and image replacement

Every word sits on an opaque base plate with contrast text, checked at 4.5:1. The photograph has no veil because none of the copy sits directly on it. Both buttons inherit the host theme's button treatment.

The example photograph comes from the WordPress Photo Directory. Its public URL keeps it visible after pasting. Select the cover and choose Replace to use your own Media Library file. See image credits for the source and licence. Pasting the pattern does not import the example into the Media Library.

Technical notesBlock mechanics, responsive behaviour and constraints

What happens at 390px

The columns stack in reading order. The recommended option remains first, followed by the shorter alternative, with the photograph visible around both plates. Each action stays with the option it belongs to.

The markup

7.8KB of core-block markup, 10 blocks (button, buttons, column, columns, cover, group, heading, list, list-item, paragraph), and nothing else: paste it into the block editor and it becomes editable blocks wearing your theme.

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