A screenshot goes stale the moment you change the thing it is a picture of.
A pattern inside the device is the real thing, built from blocks — edit it once and every mockup updates.
For every Dynamic Device setting in one place, see the Dynamic Device block guide.
Before You Start
- Edition: Pro — the Dynamic Device block is part of Nexter Blocks Pro.
- Block to enable: Dynamic Device, switched on under Nexter > Blocks in your WordPress dashboard.
- A saved pattern, built narrow enough to sit inside a device screen.
Steps
- Add the Dynamic Device block and click Design from Scratch.
- Choose the Device Type — mobile, tablet, laptop or desktop — then pick the exact frame from the list below it.
- Set Content Type to the pattern option.
- Choose your saved pattern.
- Leave the AJAX option switched off.
- Publish and check it at the device’s real size.
Leave the AJAX option off. With it on the device renders an empty screen and no request is ever made — measured, and the same fault affects the Expand block.
How It Behaves
- The pattern really renders inside the frame. Measured: the pattern’s own four links were present in the page, inside the device.
- It is live content, not a picture — links work, text is selectable, and search engines can read it.
- Editing the pattern updates every device that uses it.
- Backend Visibility previews it in the editor; it is off by default because it makes editing heavier.
Limitations
- Pro only.
- The AJAX option is broken — with it on the screen renders empty and no request is made. The same fault affects the Expand block.
- A pattern built for full width will not fit a phone screen. Build it at the width it will appear.
- Live content inside a small frame can overflow where a screenshot would simply crop.
Troubleshooting
The device screen is empty
Either no pattern is chosen, or the AJAX option is on. Switch AJAX off.
The pattern overflows the screen
It is too wide for the frame. Rebuild it narrower, or use a laptop or desktop device.
I see nothing in the editor
Switch Backend Visibility on to preview, then off again when you are done.
