Copying multiple blocks not working consistently

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Description:

Currently copying blocks is behaving inconsistently.

Copying a single non-Cwicly block improved in the last couple of versions, but other copying issues have arisen seemingly as a side-effect.

We installed 1.4.3 and 1.4.4 on a few sites and we are still experiencing some copy/paste quirks with some blocks.

Issue 1 - copy/pasting inconsistencies with 3rd party blocks:

With non-Cwicly blocks:

  • When we copy one individually it pastes perfectly.
  • When we copy one with other Cwicly blocks using Cmd+C it doesn’t copy.
  • When we copy one with other Cwicly blocks using right click > Copy blocks, it appears to copy but nothing pastes.

I confirmed this on multiple installations of Cwicly 1.4.3.

Issue 2 - Copy pasting certain Cwicly blocks:

After installing 1.4.4 and testing on a few more sites we encountered more issues with basic copy/paste operations.

We have a Cwicly Columns block (added before the improved grid layout feature was available) that will not paste, whether copied on its own or with other blocks. This is not a priority for us as we don’t use dedicated column blocks anymore on any of our new sites, but I wanted to let you know.

Similarly copying any Component block prevents the copy/paste from working.

Issue 3 - Copy/pasting multiple selected blocks:

Testing with Cwicly 1.4.4, we are unable to copy/paste multiple selected blocks under any circumstances.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions:

Issue 1:

  1. Add a Cwicly Paragraph block, a WordPress Separator block and a Cwicly Heading block
  2. Copy the Paragraph and paste - note that it works
  3. Copy the Separator and the Heading using Cmd+C and paste - note that it pastes the Paragraph that was previously copied
  4. Copy the Separaor and the Heading using right click Copy Blocks and paste - note that it pastes nothing
  5. Copy the Separator and paste - note that it works

Issue 2:

  1. Attempt to copy/paste any Column or Component blocks
  2. Note this does not work

Issue 3:

  1. Attempt to copy/paste multiple Cwicly blocks
  2. Note this does not work

Environment info

  • WordPress version: 6.6.2
  • Cwicly Plugin version: 1.4.3-1.4.4
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Hello @StrangeTech,

Thanks for the report and my apologies for the trouble you’re experiencing with the copy/paste function.

We’ll have this fixed as soon as possible.

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@Louis, just following up on this as the plot thickens.

I have no explanation for why but some of our team (including me) can’t copy/paste at all now and some can.

Same site, logged in as the same user.

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Hello @StrangeTech,

Were you able to copy/paste again?
The copy/paste function relies on the main browser events, and the only possibility for them not to respond is if some other function were preventing Cwicly from listening to this.

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Yes, I was able to copy/paste again, although the other issues in the bug report of copying multiple blocks still apply.

Cheers.

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Hello @Louis,

As we have had more time to test, there is one more bug to report with copy/pasting.

Pasting a copied block does not work if there are no other blocks in the navigator yet (e.g. with a newly created page or an empty template).

In order to paste the block, it requires you to first add a parent block (such as a Section), select it’s Container block and paste into it.

Even more interestingly, when pasting with the Container block selected, the copied block actually overwrites the selected block instead of pasting inside of it.

Hopefully this makes sense to you, if you need further clarification to repeat this, let me know and I will create a screen recording.