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Sidebar: Add slot above tabs for items applying to block as a whole #45437

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What?

Adds a new inspector controls group slot for blocks to be able to render items above the sidebar tabs and uses this to move the Query block's "create a new post" link there.

Why?

The Query block's "create a new post" link doesn't make a lot of sense within the sidebar tabs. It has previously relied upon appearing as though it were part of the Block Card.

How?

  • Adds new InspectorControls group called BlockInformation
  • Renders the Query block's "create a new post" link into the above slot

Questions / Notes

This new slot might be open to blocks or 3rd parties abusing it to promote controls above the sidebar tabs where it should be for things that apply to the block as a whole and don't make sense within the tabs.

Do the benefits in still allowing something like the Query block's "create a new post" link outweigh the issues here?

Is there an alternative location where the link might fit better?

It appears from the original issue there were limited options, and its current home was more of a quick win until something better came along.

Testing Instructions

  1. Edit a post, add a query block, and select it
  2. In the sidebar, confirm the "create a new post" link is above the appearance and settings tabs.

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Screenshot 2022-11-01 at 5 40 31 pm Screenshot 2022-11-01 at 5 41 03 pm

@aaronrobertshaw aaronrobertshaw added [Type] Enhancement A suggestion for improvement. [Feature] Inspector Controls The interface showing block settings and the controls available for each block [Package] Block editor /packages/block-editor labels Nov 1, 2022
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@aaronrobertshaw aaronrobertshaw force-pushed the try/appearance-settings-tabs-in-sidebar branch from 568e3c3 to 60863b2 Compare November 2, 2022 10:47
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@mtias mtias added [Feature] Block API API that allows to express the block paradigm. [Feature] Extensibility The ability to extend blocks or the editing experience labels Nov 10, 2022
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This slot will display items above the sidebar tabs in the block inspector, e.g. the Query block's create new post link.
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Thanks for the PR @aaronrobertshaw!

This new slot might be open to blocks or 3rd parties abusing it to promote controls above the sidebar tabs where it should be for things that apply to the block as a whole and don't make sense within the tabs.

I share your concerns about this. Could we explore an alternative position of this link, for example inside the settings or in the block toolbar? 🤔

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I think that would make more sense directly below BlockCard component or we could even consider adding this inside BlockCard. I think I had seen some use cases for enhancing the BlockCard before, for example adding html(links) like here. The way I had seen others doing it was by modifying the block's description with filters and we used to allow that, even if it should be just a string.

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If all we want is to render some extra text or links, moving the slot above the block variations makes sense to me.

I was under the impression that we didn't want to update the BlockCard for the moment, and this new slot would be for "adding something relevant to the block as a whole". That "something" sounded like it could possibly be more than a simple link.

With that flexibility, we get the potential for the slot to be abused though.

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I share your concerns about this. Could we explore an alternative position of this link, for example inside the settings or in the block toolbar? 🤔

When the new post link was originally added in addressing #23461, it appears that it landed where it is due to a lack of better options. I did revisit adding the link to the settings or the block toolbar but both scenarios looked sub-par to me.

While not a bulletproof solution, could we perhaps only render the slot's fills when it's a core block? This wouldn't prevent plugins injecting their controls for core blocks there but would tighten things up a little.

@mtias mtias added the Needs Design Feedback Needs general design feedback. label Nov 21, 2022
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Quick update:

  • There are some ongoing explorations for an alternate home for the create new post link
  • The new sidebar tabs might also offer a "header", which could be used for something like this
  • Either of the above would likely remove the need for the slot proposed in this PR.

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I'm closing this PR as we've identified a path forward that removes the immediate need for the new slot.

We'll move the color controls for the Query block to the Post Template block. This will make the Query block "settings only", and after #45991 all its controls will be rendered directly to the block inspector sidebar (as occurred before the introduction of tabs). This means the create new post link will be back to its original location and not conflicting with the new tabs.

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