Block "Columns (beta)" : Possibility to have only one column

[marc-farre]

Sometimes we need to have several blocks inside a main block.
"Columns (beta)" make this possible, but we cannot choose one column only.

[alexsanford]

Related: #4900

Currently you can work around this by using the text box to set the number of columns to 1.

[rinkuyadav999]

Yes, we should also able to select 1 column.

[designsimply]

Closing because, as mentioned above, it is already possible to set the number of columns to one in Settings > Block (in the sidebar of the editor) and because the Section block has been proposed in #4500 for the purpose requested here which is to have several blocks inside a main block.

[Lissy01]

In Version WP 5.1. I could use Column-Block with one Column as a Container with fullsize like it is written in the post above.
In Version WP 5.2. I can NOT choose a Column Count smaller than two.
Is that realy true?

[designsimply]

@Lissy01 I just tested and it looks like that is true. I believe the group block (also sometimes called a section block or a container block) is intended to be used instead of a single-column block. The group block should be released in WordPress 5.3 and you can install and activate the Gutenberg plugin to get access to it sooner.

[pattyok]

Why not just allow a single column? It allows for content to follow a simple design pattern. Requiring a different block for this makes no sense.

[Lissy01]

@pattyok, because It is simply not possible to select one column.
Gutenberg always switches to two columns.

[studiobovenkamer]

Yes, we should also able to select 1 column.

This is not possible as per WP 5.2. I don't understand why this is issue is closed.
We really want to adopt the Gutenberg classes (wp-block-columns), but right now we have to hack our way around this issue because we cannot get a 1 column class or HTML layout that has the same wrapper class wp-block-columns like 2 columns and up do.

[Lissy01]

I get the tipp to use Group-Block which is a new feature of Gutenberg-Plugin but not in the Core.

[verdde]

@designsimply please reopen.