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Custom block contextual links should differentiate between editing/deleting the block instance and the custom block entity

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Created on 29 March 2013, about 12 years ago
Updated 13 May 2025, 2 days ago

Problem/Motivation

There are the things in the Add blocks page (Block library listing) which are block plugins. Those hold the description and the body. (for custom block, basic block type). Then there are other things on the Blocks admin listing. Those are block instances of those block plugins. The dropdown buttons on the blocks in the UI on the site, in place in the regions, have items in the dropbutton list (there are also items in the dropbutton list on the block admin list). Some of those items deal with the block plugin: edit, delete. Some deal with the block (block instance): configure. This is confusing.

Proposed resolution

Use words to distinguish between the two.
a)
Change 'Edit' to 'Edit plugin'
Change 'Delete' to 'Delete plugin'
Keep 'Configure block'
or
b)
Change 'Edit' to 'Edit block'
Change 'Delete' to 'Delete block'
Keep 'Configure block instance'
or
c) ...

Ideally the name of the thing block/block instance would match something on the page or the title of the page of the block admin list admin/structure/block
and the thing that the other stuff is called: block plugin/block library item would match some words on the page or the title of the page there admin/structure/block/list/block_plugin_ui%253Abartik/add

Remaining tasks

  • Discuss. What are the things on the library listing called? Plugins? Block plugins? What can we call them in the UI? Block library items?
  • Create initial patch to change the dropbutton items.
  • more tasks to come later...

User interface changes

Yes. dropbutton action labels.

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API changes

No API changes.

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Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

block.module

Created by

🇺🇸United States yesct

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  • Comment 2 days ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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