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.
Before screenshot
API changes
No API changes.
Related Issues
- #1956504: Add block instance delete to inplace dropbutton on block instance
- #1871746: Add block browser
- #1888702: Consider configuration selection instead of derivatives for most blocks
- #1535868: Change notice: Convert all blocks into plugins
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