[META] Blocks Blocks Blocks

[mikemccaffrey]

Meta issue to help keep track of all the block related issues and initiatives, including converting the existing custom blocks into fieldable entities and creating a new type of custom text block that can be added to layouts and saved in config.

Issues for implementing content blocks and custom blocks:

• Make reusable blocks into stand-alone blocks
• Add a system of page-less nodes #100 Add fieldable, reusable blocks system Add a system of page-less nodes
• Add a custom text block #1099 Add a custom [text] block
• [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277 [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience.
• Export reusable custom blocks to configuration #1428 Export reusable custom blocks to configuration
• [UX] Make text blocks reusable (into custom blocks) #1515 Make stand-alone blocks into reusable blocks
• [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks #3995 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Collapsible blocks
• [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks #3996 [WP][UX] Dashboard: Dismissible blocks

Issues around adding blocks to layouts:

• [UX] Move node/add to content/add so additional entities like blocks can be listed there #778 [UX] Move node/add to content/add so additional entities like blocks can be listed there Nixed per Export reusable custom blocks to configuration #1428.
• [UX] Move custom block list to admin/content/block #1276 Move custom block list to admin/content/block Nixed per Export reusable custom blocks to configuration #1428.
• [META] [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience. #1277 [UX] Improve the overall creation and placement of custom blocks experience
• [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page. #1360 [UX] Link to the Layouts admin page from the Custom blocks admin page.

Issues around block titles

• [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden. #692 [UX] Make block titles required and allow them to be hidden.
• [UX] Move 'Admin label' field below others on Add block form #1522 [UX] Move 'Admin label' field below others on Add block form
• [UX] *Always* include the "View: [view_name]: [block_display_name]" as the default admin label for blocks provided by views. #1889 [UX] Always include the "View: [view_name]: [block_display_name]" as the default admin label for blocks provided by views.
• [UX] Replace the default description of custom blocks with an excerpt from the block content. #2288 [UX] Replace the default description of custom blocks with an excerpt from the block content.
• [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field. #2483 [UX] Consider replacing the block title type drop-down with an always required (and unique) block title field.
• Change where layouts obtains the title and description for a views block. #2723 Change where layouts obtains the title and description for a views block.
• [UX] Blocks: Make the "Custom title" field required. #3916 [UX] Blocks: Make the "Custom title" field required.
• [UX] Provide an admin label and description for all blocks #4558 [UX] Allow all blocks to have an admin label

Other block-related issues:

• [DX] Move menu blocks into menu module (out of system.module) #198 Move menu blocks into menu module (out of system.module)
• Remove the block cache from Backdrop #212 Remove the block cache from Backdrop
• Provide a list of blocks and the modules that provide them #449 Create a list of blocks and the modules that provide them
• Automatically remove blocks from layouts when a module is uninstalled #570 Automatically remove blocks from layouts when a module is uninstalled
• Convert page template elements into movable layout blocks #796 Convert page template elements into movable layout blocks
• Add Menu Block features to core (feature parity with D8). #845 Add Menu Block features to core (feature parity with D8).
• Provide an Existing content block for layouts #1076 Add ability to add "existing node" to a layout
• Add blocks for adding individual fields from entities #1100 Add blocks for adding individual fields from entities
• In Dynamic block it adds unnecessary classes #1228 In Dynamic block it adds unnecessary classes
• Allow Non-Region Layout UI regions #1280 Allow Non-Region Layout UI regions
• [UX] Rename labels in add block page? #1340 [UX] Rename labels in add block page?
• Image files uploaded through custom block wysiwyg are removed by garbage collection #1373 Image files uploaded through custom block wysiwyg are removed by garbage collection
• [UX] Prefix all menu block admin labels with "Menu:" #2254 [UX] Prefix all menu block admin labels with "Menu:"
• [UX] Make it clear in the manage blocks UI that title-only custom blocks without content will not be rendered. #2640 [UX] Make it clear in the manage blocks UI that title-only custom blocks without content will not be rendered.
• [DX] the CSS class block-layout-custom-block disappears when a block becomes reusable #2667 [DX] the CSS class block-layout-custom-block disappears when a block becomes reusable
• [UX][WP] Dashboard block: Welcome to Backdrop CMS #3994 [UX][WP] Dashboard block: Welcome to Backdrop CMS
• [UX] Create interface to organize Custom Blocks #5248 [UX] Create interface to organize Custom Blocks

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👍 Thanks for making this meta @mikemccaffrey.