woocommerce/plugins/woocommerce-blocks/docs
Manish Menaria 0e6141f5ed Foundation of New Product Collection Block (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9352)
* Add Products Collection block scaffolding

This commit adds the initial scaffolding for the new Products Collection block. It includes the creation of new files (block.json, edit.tsx, index.tsx and ProductsCollection.php) and additions to existing files (webpack-entries.js and BlockTypesController.php). The block is marked as experimental and currently displays a static "Product collection" text in both the editor and the frontend.

* Add Product Template block and integrate with Products Collection block

This commit introduces the new Product Template block and integrates it with the existing Products Collection block. The changes include:
- Creation of the Product Template block, including its block.json, edit.tsx, icon.tsx, index.tsx, and save.tsx files.
- Modification of the Products Collection block, adding an icon.tsx file and updating its edit.tsx and index.tsx files.
- Updates to the webpack-entries.js file to include the new Product Template block.
- Addition of the ProductTemplate class in the src/BlockTypes directory.
- Inclusion of the ProductTemplate class in the src/BlockTypesController.php file.

* Enhance product-template block with context and styling

This commit adds various enhancements to the product-template block. It includes:

- Introduce `usesContext` and `supports` properties to the block.json file
- Update the edit.tsx file to use BlockContextProvider and add query logic
- Add an editor.scss file for styling the product-template block in the editor
- Extend the products-collection block.json file with new properties
- Modify the products-collection edit.tsx file to include instanceId and useEffect

These changes improve the product-template block by providing better context handling and styling options.

* Add 'woocommerce/product-template' to supported inner blocks and improve product-template editing

This commit adds 'woocommerce/product-template' as a supported inner block for various product elements, including button, image, rating, sale-badge, SKU, and stock-indicator. It also improves the editing experience for the product-template block by memoizing the block previews and rendering them more efficiently. This should lead to a smoother editing experience and better performance in the block editor.

* Add product title and summary variations for Products Collection block

- Add default spacing between product elements in `style.scss`
- Register product title and summary element variations in `products-collection` block
- Create utility for registering element variations
- Extend core elements with WooCommerce namespace

* Set inherit to false by default and other improvements

This commit introduces several changes to the ProductsCollection block:
1. Set the "inherit" property to false in block.json, disabling inheritance by default.
2. Remove the default styles for inner blocks in the edit.tsx file.
3. Add a save function in the index.tsx file, and create a save.tsx file to handle saving the block.
4. Update the ProductTemplate.php file to properly render the block content based on the changes.
5. Remove the render function from the ProductsCollection.php file, as it is no longer necessary.

These changes improve the functionality and flexibility of the ProductsCollection block, allowing for better customization and control over the block's appearance and behavior.

* Fix pagination issue

* Minor code quality improvments

* Register product blocks only in experimental builds

- Wrap registerBlockType calls in product-template and products-collection with isExperimentalBuild check to enable block registration only in experimental builds.
- Update the default value for the perPage property in products-collection/block.json from null to 9, setting a default display of 9 items per page.

* Add experimental flag to PHP file

* Update documentation for feature flags

- Add Products Collection and Product Template blocks to the list of experimental flags in the feature-flags-and-experimental-interfaces.md file.
- Include references to PHP and webpack flags for both blocks.

* Change default order and orderBy values in block.json

- Update the default 'order' value from 'desc' to 'asc'.
- Update the default 'orderBy' value from 'date' to 'title'.

* Refactor experimental block registration and remove unused file

- Replace `isExperimentalBuild()` with `registerExperimentalBlockType()` in product-template/index.tsx.
- Remove unused file types.ts in product-template directory.
- Add `get_block_type_script()` function to ProductTemplate.php and ProductsCollection.php to return null.

* Update variation names in product summary and product title elements

Updated variation names for product summary and product title elements to match the new products-collection namespace. The previous variation names used the product-query namespace which will be deprecated. This change ensures that the correct variation names are used for these elements in the products-collection block.

* Rename 'Products Collection' to 'Product Collection'

- Renamed all instances of "products-collection" to "product-collection" across multiple files.
- Adjusted related types and method calls to match the new naming convention.
- Updated documentation and feature flags to reflect the name change.
- Made necessary changes in `BlockTypesController.php` and `bin/webpack-entries.js`.

* Hide product-template block from inserter

- Added "woocommerce/product-collection" to the list of parent blocks in `product-template/block.json`.
- Added `"inserter": false` to the "supports" section to disable the option of inserting this block through the editor inserter component.

* Fix Eslint error
2023-05-15 08:51:49 +00:00
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contributors Improve the E2E testing process with Playwright (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9148) 2023-05-05 11:03:36 +00:00
designers/theming Rename docs which unnecessary mention the All Products block (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9265) 2023-04-27 18:26:18 +02:00
examples Format Markdown files using wp-scripts (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6462) 2022-06-09 14:43:17 +02:00
internal-developers Foundation of New Product Collection Block (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9352) 2023-05-15 08:51:49 +00:00
third-party-developers/extensibility Update Mini-Cart block editor sidebar (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9420) 2023-05-11 14:52:03 +02:00
README.md Rename docs which unnecessary mention the All Products block (https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/9265) 2023-04-27 18:26:18 +02:00

README.md

WooCommerce Blocks Handbook

Table of Contents

The WooCommerce Blocks Handbook provides documentation for designers and developers on how to extend or contribute to blocks, and how internal developers should handle new releases.

Contributors

Want to contribute to the WooCommerce Blocks plugin? The following documents offer information that can help you get started.

Internal developers

Are you an internal developer? The following documents offer information about the different blocks, the Block Client APIs, the Store API, the templates and the testing process.

Third-party developers

Are you a third-party developer? The following documents explain how to extend the WooCommerce Blocks plugin with your custom extension.

Designers

Are you a designer? The following documents explain how to apply design-changes to the WooCommerce Blocks plugin.

Developer Resources

Tools

  • @woocommerce/extend-cart-checkout-block This is a template to be used with @wordpress/create-block to create a WooCommerce Blocks extension starting point. It also showcases how to use some extensibility points, e.g. registering an inner block in the Checkout Block, applying filters to certain texts such as the place order button, using Slot/Fill and how to change the behaviour of the Store API.

Articles

The following posts from developer.woocommerce.com provide deeper insights into the WooCommerce Blocks development.

Tutorials

The following tutorials from developer.woocommerce.com help you with extending the WooCommerce Blocks plugin.


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