Gutenberg Page & Post Block Options Breaks Block Editor Insert Buttons

  • Resolved Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)


    4 months, 2 weeks ago

    I have been pulling my hair out trying figure out why the little black & white “+” block editor insert block buttons recently disappeared. When hitting the Enter key on my keyboard OR using the ‘Add before’ or ‘Add after’ options in the block Options panel to add a new block, the editor adds a new line with “Type / to choose a block” – with the paragraph block set as the default block BUT there is no “+” button allowing me to use the blocks pop up or “Browse all” blocks.

    To isolate the problem, I started disabling plugins and as soon as I disabled Widget Options, the “+” buttons started working again. After more testing, I found it’s the “Gutenberg Page & Post Block Options” that adds in-page Widget Options functionality that borks the ‘add block’ buttons. This is unfortunate since some functions on the site rely on this in-page feature.

    It would be greatly appreciated if someone from the mother ship could look into this and implement a fix.

    Muchas gracias, (nice plugin otherwise BTW)

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  • Plugin Author Mej de Castro

    (@mej)

    Hi @blackcapdesign,

    Thanks for getting in touch with us and I’m sorry to hear that you ran into an issue. May we request providing the details of the following:

    1. Current theme and version
    2. Current PHP versions
    3. Pagebuilders and versions

    We advise updating your Widget Options to the latest version and let us know how it goes. Thanks and I am waiting for your response.

    Regards,
    Mej, from Widget Options team

    Thread Starter Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)

    WP Version: 6.5.5
    GeneratePress: 3.4.0
    PHP Version: 8.2.20
    No page builders. Using the Gutenberg block editor
    Widget Options: Version 4.0.6.1

    I just ran a test on a fresh install of WP (same environment as specified above). When I create a new page, the black + button is aligned to the right of “Type / to choose a block” as expected. Yay. But as soon as I add content to the page (e.g., a paragraph) and either hit “Enter” with my keyboard or use the options menu to “Add before” or “Add after” to add a new block, the + button is no longer present. Boo. If I disable “Gutenberg Page & Post Block Options”, like magic the + button starts working again.

    Plugin Author Mej de Castro

    (@mej)

    Hi @blackcapdesign,

    Thanks for the update. I tried reproducing the issue on my local website and is indeed the add block button on the bottom right side is gone missing when editing on GeneratePress theme. We have now relayed this to our development team to fix the issue.

    We will let you know once we found a fix for this issue.

    Regards,
    Mej, from Widget Options team

    Thread Starter Pat K

    (@blackcapdesign)

    Great – thanks for looking into this and verifying!

    Plugin Author Mej de Castro

    (@mej)

    Hi @blackcapdesign,

    We are glad to inform you that a new version of Widget Options (4.0.7) has been released. This update includes an important patch addressing the conflict causing the Gutenberg “+” button to go missing.

    We recommend updating to this latest version to resolve the issue. If you need any assistance or have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

    Best Regards,
    Mej, from the Widget Options Team

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