Add toolbar block appender to the navigation block#74263
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| function ToolbarBlockAppender( { | ||
| defaultBlock = { name: 'core/paragraph', attributes: {} }, |
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Instead of hardcoding paragraph here, should pull dynamically current default block for the current block.
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Nice, this feels like something that could generically work for container blocks, in a way that isn't necessarily affected by translations. How hard would it be to do this, instead? 
Navigation and gallery examples. |
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Resolves #73647
Alternative to #73648
Introduce a toolbar-based [+] inserter for the Navigation block, replacing the in-canvas inserter.
Why
The inline inserter inside the Navigation block often leads to:
A toolbar-based inserter provides:
How
ToolbarBlockAppendercomponent, similar toButtonBlockAppender:[ + ]iconInsertercomponent withtogglePropsfor consistencyBlockToolbarLastItemdefaultBlockpropQuestions/thoughts
Should open the dropdown to select a block by default, or always directly insert a block?
Should check if block allows inner blocks before adding itself to the toolbar?
Should pull the default inner block from the block where this is used, thus not requiring passing the default block to the component?
Testing Instructions
Testing Instructions for Keyboard
Screenshots or screencast
Screen.Recording.2025-12-30.at.15.52.21.mov
Screen.Recording.2025-12-30.at.15.52.41.mov