Allow post meta to be arranged inline

[kjellr]

Many themes list post meta one after the other like so:

This isn't currently possible with the set of meta blocks we have. I can place them in a columns block, but the column width can't vary depending on the width of items. If there are two categories, it should push the tags over like so:

These should be a way to set the meta blocks to be inline-block elements to achieve this effect.

[carolinan]

I think it would be a good idea to have a post meta template part or area for this with different variations.
Perhaps meta is not a user friendly name, maybe post information?

But first template parts need to be able to use the context from the query.

[scruffian]

One way to achieve this this might be to let users set "display: flex" on the group block... #24473

[ntsekouras]

Is this possible now with the Row block? Would something more be needed?

[jasmussen]

Tangential to this ticket (as noted by @ntsekouras a row block might go a long way here), but one use case I'd love to see supported is to allow more direct prose in the post meta, a la Alice in Wonderland was posted on Nov. 25th and filed in Books. A standalone "post meta" block has been suggested before, but to put the idea out there, inline chips if at all feasible could bring a lot of flexibility:

These should conceptually not be that different from @mentions or the likes, but could provide flexibility that bespoke blocks could not. Even beyond post meta, what if I want to link my featured image to the post itself? What if I wanted to customize my "Read more" link to say "Read [post title] in [posts page]"?

[dsas]

The post terms block on trunk (#40559) now supports a prefix and a suffix, so that's one step closer to @jasmussen's suggestion

[ellatrix]

Is this a duplicate of #25448?

[jasmussen]

I'd tend to think that the original issue can be partialy solved with the Row block and flex properties, and the other aspects can indeed be handled by #25448.