[HelpHub] Working with blocks

[femkreations]

Article: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/working-with-blocks/

Updating for 6.3

• [Inserter - Media tab]: Upload Openverse images when inserted 48501
• Show a pointer/hint in the settings tab informing the user about the styles tab 47670
• Update the 'Unlock' button label 51083

Updating for 6.2

• unwrap inner block when pressing Backspace at start 45075
• Move document information and outline to list view panel 44788
• Converts paragraphs to headings with keyboard shortcuts 44681
• implement Alt+Arrow 44081
• Don't show empty reusable tab if not allowed to insert reusable blocks 46922
• Openverse integration 46251
• Replace text in Reusable tab with an icon 45851
• Restore the empty paragraph inserter 45542
• Add media tab 44918
• Introduce distraction free mode 41740
• Block Inspector: Make Settings tab the default . 47592
• Block Inspector: Avoid advanced panel only settings tab . 47474
• Stabilize the block inspector tabs experiment . 47045
• Add text only mode for block inspector tabs . 46968
• Remove Block Inspector Button . 46709
• Rename appearance tab to styles . 46027
• Only render sidebar tabs possessing items to display . 45991
• Add list view tab for Navigation block et al . 45483
• Split block tools into menu, settings, and appearance tabs . 45005
• Move wordcount to the top of the outline 46648
• Stabilize the block inspector tabs experiment 47045
• Block Inspector: Make Settings tab the default 47592

Add a section about the copy and paste styles from the block settings Refer

Refer to this blog post for more details on the block inspector

Updating for 6.1

• Better block transforms organization 44072
• Add the 'Apply to inner blocks' option. 41876 In this section: https://wordpress.org/support/article/working-with-blocks/#how-to-lock-and-unlock-a-block
• Improve content locking experience. 43956
• Fix the horizontal block list drop indicator when dragging to the start 43944
• Prevent the default browser behaviour for dropped files from running 43493
• Content lock ability 43037

Updating for 6.0

• Block Styles: Show style preview when hovered or focused. 34522

General

• Make sure all screenshots are relevant to the latest version
• Make sure videos, if any, are up to date
• Add ALT tags for the images
• Make sure the headings are in sentence case
• Convert all reusable blocks to a ‘regular block’.
• Update the changelog at the end of the article

Notes

1. Pls make 6.2 updates first and then move to 6.1.
2. Some of the PRs have great videos that can be added to the article
3. For 6.1, you can pick the screenshots added in the comments previously, if they are relevant.

[femkreations]

Added 6.1 tasks. Some of the PRs for 6.1 have great videos that can be added to the article.

[nielsbroekzitter]

Made new videos for the section https://wordpress.org/support/article/working-with-blocks/#how-to-lock-and-unlock-a-block

How.to.unlock.a.block.mp4

How.to.lock.a.block.mp4

[annezazu]

Reviewed this to see if it makes sense to add mention of the Distraction Free mode article but I don't see this as particularly relevant, especially since other modes aren't mentioned.

[femkreations]

Adding 6.3 tasks

[cgarofalo]

Hello. I can tackle some of the issue. 👋🏼

[atachibana]

First, check to see if each PR should be addressed.

Updating for 6.3

No Action

1. [Inserter - Media tab]: Upload Openverse images when inserted 48501

• We won't open Media tab in this page.

2. Show a pointer/hint in the settings tab informing the user about the styles tab 47670
3. Update the 'Unlock' button label 51083

• These are the improvements of user experience.

[atachibana]

Checking to see if each PR should be addressed.

Updating for 6.2

No Action

unwrap inner block when pressing Backspace at start 45075
Move document information and outline to list view panel 44788
Converts paragraphs to headings with keyboard shortcuts 44681
implement Alt+Arrow 44081
Don't show empty reusable tab if not allowed to insert reusable blocks 46922
Openverse integration 46251
Restore the empty paragraph inserter 45542
Introduce distraction free mode 41740
Block Inspector: Make Settings tab the default . 47592
Block Inspector: Avoid advanced panel only settings tab . 47474
Stabilize the block inspector tabs experiment . 47045
Add text only mode for block inspector tabs . 46968
Remove Block Inspector Button . 46709
Rename appearance tab to styles . 46027
Only render sidebar tabs possessing items to display . 45991
Add list view tab for Navigation block et al . 45483
Split block tools into menu, settings, and appearance tabs . 45005
Move wordcount to the top of the outline 46648

• These are the improvements of user experience not related to "woking with blocks"

Stabilize the block inspector tabs experiment 47045
Block Inspector: Make Settings tab the default 47592

• duplicate

Add a section about the copy and paste styles from the block settings Refer

• Stying should be mentioned in the another page.

Need Action

Add media tab 44918
Replace text in Reusable tab with an icon 45851

• These will be covered if we take new video for "How to add a block" section.

Refer to this blog post for more details on the block inspector

• This will be covered if we take new video for "Block settings" section.

[atachibana]

Checking to see if each PR should be addressed.

Updating for 6.1

No Action

Better block transforms organization 44072
Fix the horizontal block list drop indicator when dragging to the start 43944
Prevent the default browser behaviour for dropped files from running 43493

• These are the improvements of user experience not related to "woking with blocks"

Add the 'Apply to inner blocks' option. 41876 In this section: https://wordpress.org/support/article/working-with-blocks/#how-to-lock-and-unlock-a-block
Improve content locking experience. 43956
Content lock ability 43037

• Covered by new lock/unlock movie

Updating for 6.0

No Action

Block Styles: Show style preview when hovered or focused. 34522

• This is the improvements of user experience not related to "woking with blocks"

[atachibana]

How to add a block

working-with-block-adding-block-6.5.2.mp4

Block settings

...
Styles panel -> Styles tab

working-with-block-styles-6.5.2.mp4

[atachibana]

All enhancements completed.