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Make Block Inserter search input sticky while scrolling #77698

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Feat: Make Block Inserter search input sticky while scrolling
sarthaknagoshe2002 Apr 27, 2026
1816399
Feat: Add background & border on scroll
sarthaknagoshe2002 Apr 28, 2026
038598c
Fix: scrolling bug & transition format
sarthaknagoshe2002 May 5, 2026
c9ef167
Fix: padding issue in the media tab
sarthaknagoshe2002 May 5, 2026
af6636e
Fix: Address feedbacks
sarthaknagoshe2002 May 6, 2026
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33 changes: 32 additions & 1 deletion packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/menu.js
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Expand Up @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
forwardRef,
useState,
useCallback,
useEffect,
useMemo,
useRef,
useLayoutEffect,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -168,6 +169,30 @@ function InserterMenu(

const showMediaPanel = selectedTab === 'media' && !! selectedMediaCategory;

const [ isScrolled, setIsScrolled ] = useState( false );
const blocksPanelRef = useRef( null );
const patternsPanelRef = useRef( null );
const mediaPanelRef = useRef( null );
useEffect( () => {
const handleScroll = ( event ) => {
setIsScrolled( event.currentTarget.scrollTop > 0 );
};
const panels = [
blocksPanelRef.current,
patternsPanelRef.current,
mediaPanelRef.current,
].filter( Boolean );
panels.forEach( ( panel ) =>
panel.addEventListener( 'scroll', handleScroll )
);

return () => {
panels.forEach( ( panel ) =>
panel.removeEventListener( 'scroll', handleScroll )
);
};
}, [] );

const inserterSearch = useMemo( () => {
if ( selectedTab === 'media' ) {
return null;
Expand All @@ -176,7 +201,9 @@ function InserterMenu(
return (
<>
<SearchControl
className="block-editor-inserter__search"
className={ clsx( 'block-editor-inserter__search', {
'is-scrolled': isScrolled,
} ) }
onChange={ ( value ) => {
if ( hoveredItem ) {
setHoveredItem( null );
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -219,6 +246,7 @@ function InserterMenu(
rootClientId,
__experimentalInsertionIndex,
isAppender,
isScrolled,
] );

const blocksTab = useMemo( () => {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -343,6 +371,7 @@ function InserterMenu(
{
name: 'blocks',
title: __( 'Blocks' ),
panelRef: blocksPanelRef,
panel: (
<>
{ inserterSearch }
Expand All @@ -355,6 +384,7 @@ function InserterMenu(
{
name: 'patterns',
title: __( 'Patterns' ),
panelRef: patternsPanelRef,
panel: (
<>
{ inserterSearch }
Expand All @@ -367,6 +397,7 @@ function InserterMenu(
{
name: 'media',
title: __( 'Media' ),
panelRef: mediaPanelRef,
panel: (
<>
{ inserterSearch }
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21 changes: 18 additions & 3 deletions packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/style.scss
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Expand Up @@ -119,7 +119,18 @@ $block-inserter-tabs-height: 44px;
}

.block-editor-inserter__search {
padding: $grid-unit-20 $grid-unit-20 0 $grid-unit-20;
padding: $grid-unit-20;
position: sticky;
top: 0;
z-index: 2;
background-color: $white;
border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
@media not ( prefers-reduced-motion ) {
transition: border-bottom-color 0.1s linear;
}
&.is-scrolled {
border-bottom-color: $gray-200;
}
}

.block-editor-inserter__no-tab-container {
Expand All @@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ $block-inserter-tabs-height: 44px;

display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
padding: $grid-unit-20 $grid-unit-20 0;
padding: 0 $grid-unit-20;
}

.block-editor-inserter__panel-content {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -224,12 +235,16 @@ $block-inserter-tabs-height: 44px;
.block-editor-inserter__media-tabs-container,
.block-editor-inserter__block-patterns-tabs-container {
flex-grow: 1;
padding: $grid-unit-20;
padding: 0 $grid-unit-20 $grid-unit-20;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
}

.block-editor-inserter__media-tabs-container {
padding-top: $grid-unit-20;
}

.block-editor-inserter__category-tablist {
margin-bottom: $grid-unit-10;
}
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