Block Settings Presets

Resolved buylov
(@buylov)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hi guys, your system of local/global styles and default block settings is very powerful. However, I couldn’t find one important feature that exists in other block libraries — block settings presets. For example, it’s available in Nexter and Spectra blocks:
https://nexterwp.com/nexter-blocks/extras/wordpress-global-block-style
https://wpspectra.com/blocks-and-extensions/global-block-style/

This is not the same as using CSS classes or variables — presets store full block configurations, such as swiper speed for a carousel and similar options. I need to have multiple configuration variants of the same widget across the site, e.g. different styles of tabs or accordions. The goal is to select a predefined preset for a block and, if needed, update all similar blocks across the site. Neither CSS classes nor default block settings allow for this level of flexibility.

At the moment, I’m considering combining your blocks with Nexter blocks because I really need support for block setting presets.

Do you have any plans to introduce this feature?

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Plugin Support Illia Sanz
(@illiagreen)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

First – global class system was made exactly for this purpose. And with class system you can create also subselectors, not only classes and this will set design also for sub blocks

Second – plugin has inner css variable framework. Almost all values have Preset button. Example https://share.cleanshot.com/b8QdCdhh

and they can be overwritten in stylebook

I recommend you to watch tutorials https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhwRm6is3z8&pp=0gcJCdAJAYcqIYzv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6l23KiRGFw

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91oxYnrBvyk&t=3

Thread Starter buylov
(@buylov)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

@illiagreen Thank you for the response, but I don’t understand how the class system helps apply all block settings to other blocks. For example, how can I apply the icon size setting from one “icon list” block to all such blocks across the entire site?

Plugin Support Illia Sanz
(@illiagreen)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

You need to add global class to all icon lists where you want to have changes. As Global class is applied globally, you can change it from one place and it will be applied to all

We have documentation about class system https://greenshiftwp.com/documentation/greenshift-extra/global-and-local-class-system/

Thread Starter buylov
(@buylov)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

@illiagreen I’ve read the documentation. But in the class system, the shared settings are the same for all blocks, not individual for each block type. Especially when the block settings are not CSS-based.

Plugin Support Illia Sanz
(@illiagreen)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

@buylov sorry, we do not use block approach, we use web standards where all blocks are html entities. I don’t know why you need to have overwriting block settings globally, it’s just redundant layer and memory leak. All options in GS plugin are css based and js based and can be set via classes or via global interactions (that can be also attached to global class)

I recommend to watch another video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=91oxYnrBvyk&t=3s

Thread Starter buylov
(@buylov)

11 months, 2 weeks ago

@illiagreen Maybe there’s a misunderstanding. I recorded a video where there are two “icon list” blocks. I applied the same global class to both, but I still don’t understand how to set the same icon size for all such blocks.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/111xvI5AI8RM1-tRdscQt1vZCg-P5Wg69/view?usp=sharing
Thread Starter buylov
(@buylov)

11 months, 2 weeks ago
Using the class system, it’s clear and convenient to style containers, text blocks, headings, and buttons. But how can a design system be maintained for interactive elements like carousel, tabs and accordions? There are a lot of settings there. I might have dozens of sliders on my site, and if I ever need to apply the same option to all of them, I don’t want to edit each one manually.
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Plugin Support Illia Sanz
(@illiagreen)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi. Late reply, but…All classes support sub selectors. So you can add class to parent element and then style sub items via subselector feature

Plugin Support Illia Sanz
(@illiagreen)

8 months, 3 weeks ago

closing

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