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Wayfinder

by themolitor

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Description

Use the Wayfinder plugin to easily select nested blocks. Wayfinder also lets you know the type of block and its active class names.

Features

  • View block title on hover (optional)
  • View block classes on hover (optional)
  • View block outline on hover (optional)
  • See spacer blocks outline at all times (optional)
  • “Shift + Alt + W” to toggle Wayfinder on/off

Links

From your WordPress dashboard

  1. Visit Plugins > Add New
  2. Search for “Wayfinder”
  3. Activate Wayfinder from your Plugins page
  4. Edit any page with blocks in use to see Wayfinder in action.
  1. Wayfinder in action

    Wayfinder in action

  2. Wayfinder site-wide settings

    Wayfinder site-wide settings

  3. Wayfinder single user settings

    Wayfinder single user settings

What kind of support do you provide?

Please feel free to DM me on twitter with any questions.

A must-have for me

By Alvaro Gois dos Santos (alvarogois) on October 26, 2024

Thank you for developing this much needed helper for those of us that struggle with the block editor UI/UX. I'm glad it's still being developed.

Makes the Block Editor useful

By Anthony Hortin (ahortin) on April 18, 2023

Great plugin. Thanks for creating this. This is the only plugin I've seen that actually makes the block editor less painful to use. No more guessing where blocks start and end, or struggling with trying to select blocks or their containers. This is how the Block Editor UI should've been all along. 👍👍

Important extension for Gutenberg

By Orlandoo on January 24, 2022

Installed, works. It's that simple. And you get an excellent overview over the blocks you use on your page. Using Gutenberg would definetly be less fun without this plugin.

The missing part in Gutenberg core

By Sven Wagener (mahype) on September 22, 2021

Thanks for this Plugin! I miss this definitely in core. As good Gutenberg and the idea of it is, navigation beetween blocks is one of the really bad parts in Gutenberg at the moment.

Time saver for sure! Kudos to the developer

By layerwp (lyrwp) on July 20, 2021

Installed and tested works like a charm. This is exactly what I've been looking for, I'm constantly losing track of what block is what, having a way to highlight blocks is a game changer. Honestly this needs to be part of the core for Block Editor, if you're into Gutenberg, and build sites with it, this is a must. Trust me when I say, this will save you so much time!!!

Every time I say I'm out, they pull me back in !

By nick6352683 on July 16, 2021

The title which of course is a (sort of accurate) quote from the Godfather III movie fits perfectly in this case. I was relying on the "EditorsKit" plugin to display the borders, then I found the "Editor Blocks Border" plugin which was better, and I thought I don't have to worry about that issue anymore, only to find this plugin which is the best one of it's kind so far. It does one thing, and it does it better than anything ! Nicely done, and the most amazing thing is that the zip file is only 3.31kb - (not a typo) !!! I'm out again...

Great plugin!

By Nick Diego (ndiego) on July 15, 2021

A lifesaver when working with very complicated layouts in WordPress!

Awesome addition to Gutenberg

By Jason LeMahieu (MadtownLems) (MadtownLems) on July 15, 2021

This plugin solves a common pain point of the Block Editor - selecting the right block. It does it in a clean way, with a few settings for those who want to customize the look. This plugin is gonna become an instant classic.

1.2.0

  • Added support for WordPress 6.7.
  • Added short key support [Shift + Alt + W] to toggle Wayfinder on/off.

1.1.7

  • Added support for WordPress 6.6.
  • Fixed alerts generated by Plugin Check.

1.1.6

  • Added support for WordPress 6.1.
  • Fixed issue with list blocks in WP 6.1.
  • Improved label design for block classes.
  • Improved styling to have less impact on editor layout.

1.1.5

  • Improved support for gallery-based image blocks.

1.1.4

  • Improved support for dot-based separator blocks.

1.1.3

  • Added support for WordPress 5.9
  • Added security enhancements via sanitized inputs.

1.1.2

  • CSS improvements.

1.1.1

  • Fixed block spacing issue when Wayfinder elements disabled.

1.1.0

  • Improved support for cover blocks (preserve overlay design on hover).

1.0.9

  • Added support for third-party block plugins that had conflicting CSS.

1.0.8

  • Added support for WordPress 5.8
  • Fixed issue with title/classes/outlines showing on non-block editor pages.

1.0.7

  • Bug fixes.

1.0.6

  • Bug fixes.

1.0.5

  • Added per-user controls on profile page to override site-wide Wayfinder settings.
  • Fixed bug in .css file.
  • Update .pot file.

1.0.4

  • Fixed bug in .css file.

1.0.3

  • Fixed issue with block title not showing for certain configurations/blocks.

1.0.2

  • Improved display for following block types: columns, lists, paragraphs, images and social buttons.

1.0.1

  • Added .pot file for translation.

1.0.0

  • Initial release!
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