Set Parent Group block alignment while editing Template Part

[richtabor]

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Description

I should be able to modify a parent group block's alignment width setting (wide/full) when editing a template part in a template part's editor view within the Site Editor.

When applying a background color in the template part editor view, it seems the group block is 100%— but here's what we get instead:

So I went to ensure it was set to alignfulll, but the template editor view would not allow it. However, I could go into the standard Site Editor view (editing the singular template for example) and I was able to properly set the width to alignfull.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

1. Go to a template part within the Site Editor
2. Attempt to set wide/full width (not possible as the Group block's controls are missing)
3. Go to a template part on a template, such as Singular
4. Attempt to set wide/full width (possible).

Expected Behavior

I can set alignfull/alignwide while editing a specific template part.

Current Behavior

The align controls are missing (wide/full) when viewing a template part within its own edit view.

Screenshots or screen recording (optional)

Editing a template part within the Site Editor > Singular template (works):

Editing a template part on its own view:

Code snippet (optional)

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WordPress Information

5.8

Gutenberg Information

11.2.1

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[DaisyOlsen]

I've run into this issue and wondered if it was intentional or not. From a theme development standpoint the ability to set full and contained widths via the site editor feels pretty important.

[MadtownLems]

The inability to use Full-Width blocks in Template Parts is causing some headaches for us and our hybrid theme.

A simple use case is that we have a Template Part above the primary post listing. We absolutely want folks to be able to use full width blocks here, but it seems impossible.

[MadtownLems]

I'm attaching an example of what we're trying to do, which seems impossible due to #30079

[ndiego]

While this does not fully address the main issue, you can use full-width blocks within a template part. The key is you need to set the template part to "align":"full" if it's contained within another Group block.

The markup for the template part in the above screenshot using TT5 is:

<!-- wp:template-part {"slug":"footer-3","theme":"twentytwentyfive","align":"full"} /-->

[MadtownLems]

While this does not fully address the main issue, you can use full-width blocks within a template part. The key is you need to set the template part to "align":"full" if it's contained within another Group block.

Unfortunately, I don't think that helps in the case of theme-provided Template Parts, which is our situation. :/

[ndiego]

Ah this is due to the issue @carolinan described in the contributor notes on the block_template_part() docs page. When rendering a block template part in a PHP template the wrapper element is not rendered, only the content inside of the template part. Because of this, you cannot apply "align":"full" to the template part itself as I suggested, and as you would do in a block theme. I'm not sure about the backward compatibility implications, but it feels like the block_template_part() should be fixed to increase parity between the classic and block theme implementations.

Right now you would render a 404 template like:

 block_template_part( '404' )

But perhaps the function could be expanded to something like:

block_template_part( string $part, boolean $wrapper, array $wrapper_args )