WSOD with Gutenberg 8.3, WordPress SEO and other block plugins

bobbingwide commented 4 years ago

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[x] I've searched for any related issues and avoided creating a duplicate issue.
15408 - but it has been closed.

Please give us a description of what happened.

WSOD when attempting to edit content to document blocks for a particular plugin when Gutenberg 8.3.0 and WordPress SEO 14.3 are both active.

This problem was mentioned on https://wptavern.com/gutenberg-8-3-updates-block-categories-includes-parent-block-selector-and-adds-new-design-controls#comment-331209

Please describe what you expected to happen and why.

I expected the edtitor to appear as it does with

Gutenberg 8.2.1
or Gutenberg 8.3 but Yoast SEO not activated.

How can we reproduce this behavior?

Install and activate a plugin such as nhsblocks 1.1.6, Gutenberg 8.3.0 and Yoast SEO 14.3
Attempt to create a new post.

The problem goes away if you

Deactivate Gutenberg or Yoast SEO
Revert Gutenberg to 8.2.1

Technical info

If relevant, which editor is affected (or editors):
[ ] Classic Editor
[x] Gutenberg
[ ] Classic Editor plugin

Which browser is affected (or browsers):
[x] Chrome
[ ] Firefox
[ ] Safari
[ ] Other

Used versions

WordPress version: 5.4.2 - Multi Site - subdomain install
Yoast SEO version: 14.3
Gutenberg plugin version: 8.3.0
Classic Editor plugin version:
Relevant plugins in case of a bug:
Tested with theme: Genesis-a2z - a child of Genesis

Djennez commented 4 years ago

Hi @bobbingwide, this has been submitted upstream, as the problem is with Gutenberg 8.3.0 . Please watch that issue to keep updated, I'm closing this one as duplicate.

Djennez commented 4 years ago

Hmm, after re-reading your report, it seems to differ, I might've been a bit quick in my conclusion. Can you check if you've enabled the "Block Directories" experimental feature in Gutenberg?

bobbingwide commented 4 years ago

Yes, I did have the Block Directory experiment enabled. Deselecting the checkbox fixes the problem. Thanks for your vigilance.

Djennez commented 4 years ago

I still think it might be the same problem, just with other symptoms. But we'll see.

bobbingwide commented 4 years ago

@Djennez Yes, I agree.

Workaround

Don't use the Experimental block directory search in combination with Gutenber 8.3.0 and Yoast SEO 14.3

bobbingwide commented 4 years ago

Do you want to remove the wait for feedback label as I've confirmed that I was using the experimental Block directory search feature.

do-io commented 4 years ago

The new release of Gutenberg 8.4.0 also fixes this issue for those who have been following this.

Yoast / wordpress-seo