Patternize + Escape templates with strings

[jffng]

Background
Currently, only templates with images are transformed to patterns. In this process, the image is made "local" to the theme, as well as strings get escaped and marked for translation.

https://github.com/WordPress/create-block-theme/blob/017d52004e46d6c2ab38e68ef1be2bc08922fb2f/admin/create-theme/theme-zip.php#L114C44-L130

Proposal
It could be useful to allow all templates that contain strings, to follow the same behavior — transformed to a pattern and strings escaped + marked for translation.

[pbking]

Consider including the user to make this optional.

A setting? A Prompt? A separate "saving" button?

[alaczek]

Could we fast-track this issue? Creating patterns and making strings translatable is the majority of manual labor after generating a theme atm, and would go a long way to speeding up our process.

A setting? A Prompt? A separate "saving" button?

Could this be an option on this screen (for Clone specifically)?

[pbking]

We actually have a branch for this work that should be coming in... today? Soon at least.

It's done automatically, and might not cover all situations yet but it's a beginning. It isn't optional currently, but that's an idea that's been considered.

Planned for an upcoming release of CBT in the next week or two.