diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
---
+## [Unreleased] — Replace the phase-services dynamic block with per-phase patterns (LS-4179)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Replaced the `ls-theme/phase-services` dynamic block, which chose its "Services in this phase" cards from the current page slug, with six static patterns you can insert from the editor: `patterns/sections/phase-services-{discover,create,build,launch,grow,evolve}.php` (Section - Phase Services: Discover … Evolve). Each one holds its own phase's heading, service tiles and phase accent colour, so the content no longer depends on which page it's placed on.
+
+### Removed
+
+- `blocks/phase-services/`, `inc/blocks.php` (and its `require` in `functions.php`), and `patterns/sections/phase-services-in-phase.php`, the wrapper pattern that only contained the block.
+
+([#76](https://github.com/lightspeedwp/ls-theme/pull/76))
+
+---
+
## [Unreleased] — Make phase section patterns follow the current phase colour (LS-4179)
### Fixed
diff --git a/blocks/phase-services/block.json b/blocks/phase-services/block.json
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--- a/blocks/phase-services/block.json
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-{
- "$schema": "https://schemas.wp.org/trunk/block.json",
- "apiVersion": 3,
- "name": "ls-theme/phase-services",
- "title": "Phase Services",
- "category": "text",
- "description": "Renders the current lifecycle phase page's \"Services in this phase\" heading and service cards. Implements CodeRabbit's request-time rendering fix for patterns/sections/phase-services-in-phase.php: PHP phase-detection baked into a pattern's own content only re-evaluates while the pattern stays a live wp:pattern reference, and is lost if WordPress flattens it, so the phase-dependent selection and markup now live in this dynamic block's render.php instead, which runs at real request time regardless of how the surrounding pattern is stored.",
- "textdomain": "ls-theme",
- "usesContext": [ "postId" ],
- "render": "file:./render.php"
-}
diff --git a/blocks/phase-services/index.js b/blocks/phase-services/index.js
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--- a/blocks/phase-services/index.js
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Editor-side registration for ls-theme/phase-services.
- *
- * The PHP registration in inc/blocks.php (register_block_type against this folder's block.json)
- * only tells WordPress how to render this block on the front end — the block editor's own JS
- * registry is entirely separate, and needs its own wp.blocks.registerBlockType() call by the same
- * name or it shows "Your site doesn't include support for this block" and renders nothing in the
- * canvas. ServerSideRender is used for `edit` (rather than reimplementing the markup in JS) so the
- * editor preview always matches render.php's actual output, including the current phase's real
- * content and colour — no separate editor-only representation to keep in sync.
- *
- * Plain global-based script (no build step), per AGENTS.md "Avoid inventing a build pipeline".
- *
- * @package ls-theme
- */
-( function ( blocks, element, serverSideRender ) {
- var el = element.createElement;
-
- blocks.registerBlockType( 'ls-theme/phase-services', {
- title: 'Phase Services',
- category: 'text',
- usesContext: [ 'postId' ],
- description: 'Renders the current phase page\'s "Services in this phase" heading and service cards.',
- edit: function ( props ) {
- return el( serverSideRender, {
- block: 'ls-theme/phase-services',
- urlQueryArgs: { post_id: props.context ? props.context.postId : undefined },
- } );
- },
- save: function () {
- return null;
- },
- } );
-} )( window.wp.blocks, window.wp.element, window.wp.serverSideRender );
diff --git a/blocks/phase-services/render.php b/blocks/phase-services/render.php
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--- a/blocks/phase-services/render.php
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- array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Discovery', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Stakeholder workshops, audits, scoping and feasibility — the evidence layer that comes before design or build.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/discovery/',
- 'icon' => 'search',
- ),
- ),
- 'create' => array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Content', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Content modelling, editorial workflow and governance that holds up at scale.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/content/',
- 'icon' => 'file-text',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Design', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Design systems, accessible patterns and Figma→WordPress parity. Already a deeper page.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/design/',
- 'icon' => 'paint-brush',
- ),
- ),
- 'build' => array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Development', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Block themes, WooCommerce, integrations and platform refactors built for long-term health.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/development/',
- 'icon' => 'code',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Migrations', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Audits, mapping and redirects that take legacy platforms apart without losing traction.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/migrations/',
- 'icon' => 'arrows-left-right',
- ),
- ),
- 'launch' => array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Hosting', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Managed environments that match the platform, the workflows and the support model around it.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/hosting/',
- 'icon' => 'cloud',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Performance', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Core Web Vitals, caching, query review and template optimisation against real production data.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/performance/',
- 'icon' => 'gauge',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Security', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Audits, hardening guidance, monitoring and recovery planning that reduces risk before incidents.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/security/',
- 'icon' => 'shield',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Training', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Role-specific training and reference materials that move teams from dependency to confidence.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/training/',
- 'icon' => 'graduation-cap',
- ),
- ),
- 'grow' => array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Support', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Maintenance, incident response and quiet improvement so platforms keep getting easier to run.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/support/',
- 'icon' => 'lifebuoy',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'SEO', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Technical SEO, internal linking, schema and the publishing discipline that supports visibility.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/seo/',
- 'icon' => 'chart-line-up',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Accessibility', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Audits, remediation and the semantic structure that helps WCAG 2.2 AA stick over time.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/accessibility/',
- 'icon' => 'wheelchair',
- ),
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'Email marketing', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'Journey planning, consent flows and the connection between email and the WordPress platform behind it.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/email-marketing/',
- 'icon' => 'envelope',
- ),
- ),
- 'evolve' => array(
- array(
- 'label' => __( 'AI', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'description' => __( 'AI-readiness reviews, governance and workflow planning — practical use without messy adoption.', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'url' => '/services/ai/',
- 'icon' => 'special-interests',
- ),
- ),
-);
-
-$ls_phase_labels = array(
- 'discover' => __( 'Discover', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'create' => __( 'Create', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'build' => __( 'Build', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'launch' => __( 'Launch', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'grow' => __( 'Grow', 'ls-theme' ),
- 'evolve' => __( 'Evolve', 'ls-theme' ),
-);
-
-$ls_post_id = isset( $block->context['postId'] ) ? (int) $block->context['postId'] : (int) get_the_ID();
-if ( ! $ls_post_id ) {
- $ls_post_id = (int) get_queried_object_id();
-}
-
-$ls_current_phase_slug = '';
-$ls_queried_post = get_post( $ls_post_id );
-if ( $ls_queried_post instanceof WP_Post ) {
- $ls_current_phase_slug = $ls_queried_post->post_name;
-}
-
-$ls_active_phase_slug = isset( $ls_phase_services_by_phase[ $ls_current_phase_slug ] ) ? $ls_current_phase_slug : 'discover';
-$ls_active_phase_label = $ls_phase_labels[ $ls_active_phase_slug ];
-$ls_active_services = $ls_phase_services_by_phase[ $ls_active_phase_slug ];
-$ls_service_rows = array_chunk( $ls_active_services, 4 );
-$ls_phase_accent = 'var(--wp--custom--color--phase--' . $ls_active_phase_slug . ')';
-
-ob_start();
-?>
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