Group Block - custom markup filtering option

[paulkirspuu]

Suggestion for improvement regarding the Group block:

• custom markup filtering option (to change <div> -> <section>, add a wrap element between Group block and content, and etc.)

Your thoughts, please.

[lkraav]

Isn't there a generic block markup filtering chain in place already @paulkirspuu have you researched?

[paulkirspuu]

Isn't there a generic block markup filtering chain in place already @paulkirspuu have you researched?

I have, didn't find a filtering option unfortunately.

[lkraav]

@paulkirspuu ping Slack #core-editor perhaps, as well.

[erikjoling]

About the wrapper between the group block and the content: issue #15042 goes deeper into that

[erikjoling]

The section block of the Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin offers the possibility to switch the html-tag:

https://github.com/brainstormforce/ultimate-addons-for-gutenberg/tree/master/src/blocks/section

[swissspidy]

In the meantime, the blocks.getSaveElement filter can be used to change the HTML tags.

I don't think giving everyday users an option to change the HTML tag makes sense. They would not know what to do with that.

[lkraav]

Tyvm. @paulkirspuu lmk what you can do w/ this filter.

[strarsis]

But this means when a theme is switched, all pages have to be opened in page editor and re-saved so the blocks.getSaveElement filter can update the markup? Wouldn't it be better to have an intermediate layer that can change the markup on editor page and frontend, without affecting the stored editor content?

[carolinan]

@paulkirspuu
Hi!
The group block has an HTML Element filter in the Advanced section.
This was added in #28576
Can this issue be closed?

[lkraav]

Can this issue be closed?

We ended up using stock Group block markup in editor and we filter its output at PHP level via add_filter render_block_data.

Other options mentioned above also help people for alternatives.

This issue is solved.