Pressure Plate

A  Pressure Plate is an item that was added in Update 0.13.0, along with some other Redstone components. They act as a power source when a Player, Mob or entity stands/falls on it.

Types
There are two types of regular Pressure Plates.
 * Stone Pressure Plate
 * Wooden Pressure Plate

Crafting

 * 2 Wooden Planks => 1 Wooden Pressure Plate
 * Note: The type of plank used will not affect the Pressure Plate
 * 2 Stone Blocks => 1 Stone Pressure Plate
 * Note: Cobblestone Blocks does not work, only Stone.

Uses

 * Pressure plates can be used to activate Redstone-devices, Doors, or Trapdoors.
 * They are used to craft Detector Rails.
 * They are naturally used in Desert Temple traps.

Trivia

 * Wooden Pressure Plates will activate if an item falls on it, but Stone ones will not.
 * This also works with entities and some falling blocks.
 * There are three different types of Pressure Plates: Normal, Light and Heavy.
 * In other versions of Minecraft, Wooden Pressure Plates are used as table tops in Villages.
 * Stone Pressure Plates only work while an object, player, or Mob stands on it.
 * Pressure Plates are only 1/16th of a block.
 * If placed on a block inside of a Door, the Door will auto open (and close) when the Player is going out, and close the door automatically when going inside.
 * When underwater, Pressure Plates create Airlocks.
 * There is a variant of Pressure Plates called Weighted Pressure Plates.
 * Bug: In Update 0.13.0, Mobs would get hurt when touching a pressure plate.
 * Bug: When players walk into a Button or pressure plate, it is rendered as a full block, making them see inside it.