Start here
What you change first
- The marquee figure and executive statement.
- The three supporting shelf statistics and descriptions.
The signature moment
Architectural spotlight plaque
The entire argument is contained inside one authoritative plaque. At the top, an asymmetric split pits an immense marquee metric (10x) directly against a commanding executive headline. Below, an internal currentColor hairline opens onto a three-column corroboration shelf supplying the empirical proof (QA reduction, annual cost savings, time to rollout).
Theme handoff
What comes from where
From your theme
- Typeface.
- Palette.
- Spacing scale.
Set by this pattern
- The unified spotlight plaque architecture.
- The marquee-to-shelf vertical hierarchy.
- The typographic display ramp.
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 high-impact framed spotlight plaque: a central marquee figure and bold executive statement sit above a ruled three-part corroboration shelf enclosed within the same 1px currentColor architectural frame.
The signature moment: architectural spotlight plaque
The entire argument is contained inside one authoritative plaque. At the top, an asymmetric split pits an immense marquee metric (10x) directly against a commanding executive headline. Below, an internal currentColor hairline opens onto a three-column corroboration shelf supplying the empirical proof (QA reduction, annual cost savings, time to rollout).
Why this is not the other stats patterns
stat-monumentspans the full width of an unboxed section.stat-quadrantdivides four figures into a 2x2 grid.stat-pillarsuses three separate standalone columnar boxes.stat-callouthouses both the marquee statement and the supporting shelf inside a single unified architectural plaque.
Make it yoursVariations and the edits to make first
The variations
- Night plaque. The plaque itself inverts to your contrast ground with base text, sitting cleanly within an unchanged base-ground page.
- Teal and ivory. A deep teal surround frames an ivory plaque, with the marquee figure in bright teal and the executive headline in Georgia.
What you change first
- The marquee figure and executive statement.
- The three supporting shelf statistics and descriptions.
Theme behaviourInheritance, fixed decisions and contrast
What it inherits from your theme
- Typeface. The base and Night plaque state no font family. Teal and ivory states Georgia for the executive headline.
- Palette. The base and Night plaque resolve to
baseandcontrastchains. Teal and ivory states its palette. - Spacing scale. Uses core spacing presets for margins and padding.
What it decides for itself
- The unified spotlight plaque architecture.
- The marquee-to-shelf vertical hierarchy.
- The typographic display ramp.
Contrast
The base and Night plaque use contrast on base or its inverse. Teal and ivory uses dark teal text on ivory at 10.58:1, and its bright teal figure on ivory at 5.23:1. Display figures meet 3:1 criteria; all labels and body copy meet 4.5:1.
Display type
Off the theme's ladder on purpose, because the size is the composition:
- paragraph at clamp(3.75rem, 8.5vw, 6.5rem)
- paragraph at clamp(2rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem)
Technical notesBlock mechanics, responsive behaviour and constraints
Mechanics worth knowing
- Self-contained plaque frame. The 1px
currentColorborder encloses both upper headline and lower shelf into a unified visual unit. - Shelf divider. An internal group with
border-top: 1px solid currentColorcreates a clean horizontal rule across the plaque. - Explicit text colours. Stated on all elements to ensure contrast integrity across all themes.
Questions
Stat callout: common questions
Does Stat callout need a plugin?
No. It is built only from core WordPress blocks (column, columns, group, heading and paragraph), so it pastes into the block editor with nothing to install.
Will Stat callout match my theme?
Choose by variation. Framed plaque and Night plaque take your theme’s palette; Teal and ivory brings its own colours.
How many variations does Stat callout have?
3: Framed plaque, Night plaque and Teal and ivory. Each is its own markup; choose one in the toolbar above the preview before you copy.
Is Stat callout free?
It is included with a subscription, with every Core Pattern and variation. 62 Core Patterns are free to copy without one.
Which WordPress version does it need?
Requires a block theme on WordPress 7.0 to 7.1. Classic themes and page builders are outside our supported setup. Adaptive patterns use the block theme’s colour, spacing and typography presets; styled variations declare their own colours or type.
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…Variation: Night plaque
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