strip_core_block_namespace( string $block_name = null )

Returns the block name to use for serialization. This will remove the default “core/” namespace from a block name.

Parameters

$block_name

(string) (Optional) Original block name.

Default value: null

Return

(string) Block name to use for serialization.

Source

File: wp-includes/blocks.php

function strip_core_block_namespace( $block_name = null ) {
	if ( is_string( $block_name ) && 0 === strpos( $block_name, 'core/' ) ) {
		return substr( $block_name, 5 );
	}

	return $block_name;
}

Changelog

Version Description
5.3.1 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/strip_core_block_namespace