mega-menu-block.php

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name:       Mega Menu Block
 * Description:       An exploratory mega menu block
 * Requires at least: 6.5
 * Requires PHP:      7.0
 * Version:           0.1.0
 * Author:            Nick Diego
 * License:           GPL-2.0-or-later
 * License URI:       https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 * Text Domain:       mega-menu-block
 *
 * @package           mega-menu-block
 */

/**
 * Registers the block using the metadata loaded from the `block.json` file.
 * Behind the scenes, it registers also all assets so they can be enqueued
 * through the block editor in the corresponding context.
 *
 * @see https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_block_type/
 */
function outermost_mega_menu_block_init() {
	register_block_type( __DIR__ . '/build' );
}
add_action( 'init', 'outermost_mega_menu_block_init' );

/**
 * Adds a custom template part area for mega menus to the list of template part areas.
 *
 * This function introduces a new area specifically for menu templates, allowing
 * the creation of sections within a mega menu. The new area is appended to the 
 * existing list of template part areas.
 * 
 * @see https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/default_wp_template_part_areas/
 *
 * @param array $areas Existing array of template part areas.
 * @return array Modified array of template part areas including the new mega menu area.
 */
function outermost_mega_menu_template_part_areas( array $areas ) {
	$areas[] = array(
		'area'        => 'menu',
		'area_tag'    => 'div',
		'description' => __( 'Menu templates are used to create sections of a mega menu.', 'mega-menu-block' ),
		'icon' 		  => 'layout',
		'label'       => __( 'Menu', 'mega-menu-block' ),
	);

	return $areas;
}
add_filter( 'default_wp_template_part_areas', 'outermost_mega_menu_template_part_areas' );