AdvancedCustomFields / AdvancedCustomFields/acf

Allow adding fields to ACF Block sidebar whilst in edit mode

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Description

This is a featured that would be really beneficial to us and I was surprised to find out this wasn't already a feature.

See this figure below
Screenshot 2020-06-19 at 15 56 27

This is a custom Media-text block built with ACF, you see we have Block style and Align content as two settings on this block.
Screenshot 2020-06-19 at 15 57 25

It would be extremely useful to have these settings on the sidebar of the blocks
Screenshot 2020-06-19 at 15 58 08

Rather than cluttering the content space with these settings which should actually, sit in the block settings sidebar. Number one, is this possible to do but an oversight on my part. And two how easy would this be to implement into ACF.

My argument would be that when you select side and the type is block, then it would be added to the sidebar of the block. I hope this makes sense?
Screenshot 2020-06-19 at 15 59 39

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by tracing how ACF block fields are rendered in edit mode and how block settings reach the sidebar; done means fields configured for the sidebar appear there without cluttering the block content area.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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