Skip opening the dropdown if the click event is from the error message (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-admin/pull/8094)

* Skip focusing the dropdown if the click event is from the error message

fix woocommerce/woocommerce-admin#7906

Update conmments

* Add changelogs

plugins/woocommerce-admin/changelogs/fix-7906-click-error-message-open-select-control

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: Fix
+
+Fix clicking the error message opens the dropdown. #8094

plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 -   Fix usage of Wordpress DatePicker component in `DatePicker`. #7982
 -   Fix select-control component label/value alignment. #8045
+-   Fix clicking the error message opens the dropdown. #8094
 
 # 8.1.1
 

plugins/woocommerce-admin/packages/components/src/select-control/control.js

@@ -217,8 +217,14 @@ class Control extends Component {
 						'is-disabled': disabled,
 					}
 				) }
-				onClick={ () => {
+				onClick={ ( event ) => {
+					// Don't focus the input if the click event is from the error message.
+					if (
+						event.target.className !==
+						'components-base-control__help'
+					) {
 						this.input.current.focus();
+					}
 				} }
 			>
 				{ isSearchable && (