Block Accidental Edits of Shared Content With the Lock Reusable Blocks Plugin
Over the weekend, web developer Marie Comet released the Lock Reusable Blocks plugin. Since then, she has published a couple of more updates that polish that initial release. The extension blocks users from directly editing reusable blocks from the post-editing screen. Reusable blocks allow users to group one or more blocks in the post editor, save them, and reuse anywhere blocks are supported. Technically, they are “shared” or “synced.” If editing a reusable block in one location, all uses of it will share those changes. Creating a reusable block. The problem with the feature is that it is not always clear when you are editing a reusable block. WordPress will display its name in the toolbar, list view, and breadcrumbs nav. However, the only clear message that it is a shared instance is in the sidebar panel, which only appears if open. Before WordPress 5.7, users had to click an “Edit” button to make changes to a reusable block. At least in that scenario, it was somewhat clear that the content was different from the main post or page content. However, 5.7 rolled out a “click-through” method for editing. The first click selects the wrapper element around the saved block,…
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