Start here
What to change first
- Replace the option names and three differences with the choice your visitor is making.
- Update both button labels and destinations.
- 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
- Replace the option names and three differences with the choice your visitor is making.
- Update both button labels and destinations.
- 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 usescontrastand 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-largeandlargeladder rungs; body copy uses themediumrung 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
Core block markup and nothing else. Copy it, then paste it straight into the block editor: WordPress reads the delimiters and rebuilds the blocks.
Fetching the markup…