Query Loop / Post Template block: additional grid view layout options

[davewhitley]

What problem does this address?

It is currently not possible to define column-gap or row-gap on the Post Template block. This seems like a trivial addition that can unlock a lot more layout options with the Query Loop. This can be done using custom CSS with one line of CSS.

We have block spacing, but that adjusts both row and column gaps together.

Real example: I want to adjust the column gap here and not affect the row gap:

What is your proposed solution?

Settings for row and column gaps in the block sidebar. I would also be fine if they had to reside in the Dimension settings.

Related: #25462 (I did not comment there because the scope is much bigger on that issue)

[realthemes]

I implemented something similar in the extended core/post-template block for my theme, but due to insufficient documentation, this plugin works poorly. I even lost the place in the documentation where the issue of creating a custom layout for the Post Template was covered, if anyone knows, please tell me. There was something there: about the attribute
layout: { default: { type: 'custom' } }

Here my results, plugin allow me to set Gap, also it allow to set Columns count for every breakpoint, like Mobile, Tablet or Desktop.

[realthemes]

Just improved my block plugin a bit to be able to set the spacing between rows and columns independently. But I still need a suggestion on how to set my own attribute layout type, here is my implementation:

<ToolbarButton
	icon={icon}
	label={__(
		'Responsive grid view',
		'responsive-post-template'
	)}
	isActive={
		layout &&
		layout.default &&
		layout.default.type === 'custom' &&
		layout.type !== 'grid' &&
		layout.type !== 'default'
	}
	onClick={() => {
		setAttributes({
			layout: { default: { type: 'custom' } },
		});
	}}
/>

With this code I still get the default layout classnames that come with WordPress like "is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow" etc and I found workaround to filter them using PHP filter on frontend. This solution is not perfect, and I would like to improve it.

[patil-vipul]

Hi, @davewhitley, raised a PR to add individual controls for Column and Row gap. #61453.
Let me know if it needs improvement.

Thanks!

cc: @realthemes