Placeholder for single component does not allow adding components under that component.

[wildone]

Description Placeholder for single component does not allow adding components under that component.

Steps to reproduce Example adding a new container to Parent with one child:

Example adding a new container to parent with 2 children child:

Would be great to avoid copying components.

The container has the template for ${!resource.hasChildren}

Even if you output this all the time its not printing the placeholder under the component for placing components. Would be great to allow placeholder for above and under components.

[paweljozwicki]

Hi, our placeholder is visible only in empty containers, and usually, we add some additional styles with extra padding for containers in edit mode. E.g. in Howlite, it should be possible to add the next component in the same container by moving out of the existing one:

There is also an "Add" toolbar action in our plans, so authors could choose a container and add a new component from the toolbar action instead of using drag-and-drop.

[wildone]

Is it possible to make place holder appear all the time?

Ok ive added padding to container, but now you need to be very precise to move the cursor into right place outside of the place holder.

Would it be more intuitive to have the drop target to stick inside the placeholder? Similar to how "middle" drop target appears.

Adding padding/margins is a bit of a hit and miss.

If placeholder has 3 drop targets:

1. Top place above me
2. Middle make my child
3. Bottom place under me

[paweljozwicki]

We will ask our UX designer to look at such a solution. It seems like something that could help with the authoring experience, but we must analyze all the pros and cons.

[paweljozwicki]

It's resolved in WebSight CMS 1.22.0 From now on, dropping a component into the outer 25% of an empty container area leads to placement in its parent: