5.7.1 Global editing reusable blocks on any post/page

  • I am certain at some point/version of WordPress, if I added a reusable block to a post or page it could not be edited until it was converted to a regular block. Now I have a fresh install and WordPress running 5.7.1 and the Twenty Twenty one theme, I can edit a reusable block anywhere which changes it globally. Is this intended functionality?

    Further more, I can’t save the page if I uncheck the reusable block that was edited in the right sidebar options. See forum here talking about the same issue. Shouldn’t reusable blocks only be edited within the “Manage reusable blocks” or at least force the user to convert it to a regular block so its not changed globally which most editors are unaware of what that are saving?

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    I can edit a reusable block anywhere which changes it globally. Is this intended functionality?

    Yes, simply edit that block once and those changes will push out to every instance of that reusable block.

    convert it to a regular block so its not changed globally

    Yes, you can also convert a reusable block back to regular blocks to be able to edit its content on a post-by-post basis.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by t-p.
    Thread Starter Jay

    (@fectio1)

    Hi t-p, thanks for the follow up.

    Just to verify. I would expect that if I edit the reusable block within the “Manage all reusable blocks”, then those changes would affect every instance of that reusable block.

    However, if that reusable block is on a blog post and I edit it there, I would not expect those changes to be applied globally. That is not the case though, Editing the block in that context also changes it globally with basically no indication that I changed a “Global block”.

    I would expect some sort of indication that this block is a reusable block and in order to edit it, I would need to convert it to a regular block. Or at a minimum a notification that I am changing a global block.

    What version of WordPress did this change in if you know? Is there a way to disable this capability?

    As you can imagine the scenario, where Admin-A creates a reusable block which is used all over. Editor-B edits a post which has the reusable block and wants to edit the content of the reusable block. Editor-B does not realize its a reusable block or even what a reusable block is and changes or deletes part of it and changes every instance of the reusable block.

    This threw me off and I have been using WordPress for 10 years.

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Jay.
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