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Repeater field in a block - Add row button

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Description

Hi,

I noticed that if you use a repeater field in a custom block, the add row button only triggers if you select/focusing the block first. This behavior changed in ACF 6.0+. In ACF 5.12.3 the add row button would trigger without selecting/focusing the block first.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Create a custom block with a repeater field.
  2. Add custom block to page and add content to the repeater fields. Publish page.
  3. Return to the same page and now try clicking "add row" in the custom block.

I'm running latest WordPress 6.0.2 and latest ACF 6.0.2.

Cheers.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using WordPress 6.0.2 and ACF 6.0.2 with a custom block containing a repeater field, then compare the add-row behavior with ACF 5.12.3. Trace the custom block repeater interaction and verify that the Add row button works without first selecting or focusing the block.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php, wordpress
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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