README

Bringing gesture-based actions to the block editor for a faster authoring experience.

Installation

WP-CLI

$ wp plugin install https://github.com/darrenjacoby/gutenberg-gestures/archive/master.zip --activate

Gestures has been submitted to the WordPress plugin directory for review, however at the time of writing there is a 60 day waiting period.

Composer

$ composer require darrenjacoby/gutenberg-gestures

Requirements

• PHP >= 7.4.0

Usage

Quick Reference

Editor

• Toggle List View
• Toggle Inserter
• Toggle Sidebar

Block

• Move Up
• Move Down
• Duplicate
• Delete
• Insert Before
• Insert After
• Lock
• Edit as HTML

Editor

Editor/Toggle List View

Action is limited to the left hand side of the editor.

• → to open.
• ← to close.

Editor/Toggle Inserter

Action is limited to the left hand side of the editor. No block must be selected.

• cmd/→ right to open.

Editor/Toggle Sidebar

Action is limited to the right hand side of the editor.

• ← to open.
• → to close.

Block

Block/Move Down

• ↓ to move block down.

Supports nested blocks; if the selected block is nested and is the last item, the parent block will move down.

Block/Move Up

• ↑ to move block up.

Supports nested blocks; if the selected block is nested and is the first item, the parent block will move up.

Block/Duplicate

• cmd/↓ to duplicate block.
• cmd/shift/↓ to duplicate the parent block of a selected block.

For trackpads and touchscreens;

• pinch/outwards to duplicate a block.

Block/Delete

• cmd/↑ to delete block.

For trackpads and touchscreens;

• pinch/inwards to delete a block.

Block/Insert Before

• cmd/← to insert a new block before the selected block.

Block/Insert After

• cmd/→ to insert a new block before the selected block.

Block/Lock

• cmd/shift/← to lock the selected block.

Block/Edit as HTML

• cmd/shift/→ to edit the selected block as HTML.

Follow along

Follow along for more block editor experiments.