I need to add a checkbox to the page editing form in Gutenberg without third-party plugins like ACF. I did some tutorials, including the one on the official Wordpress page, but it does not behave as I need to.
I already have the addition to the sidebar (I replaced the checkbox with a toogle but it would be the same), the element does not work itself, if I click does not change its status, nor can I store the value when saving the page.
Formerly I would have solved it with metabox, but it is no longer compatible with this version of Wordpress.
What should I modify in the code for the component to change its status and then store it in database when saving a page?
I tried with this and works, but isn't what I need: https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/tutorials/plugin-sidebar-0/plugin-sidebar-1-up-and-running/
I tried whit this: https://www.codeinwp.com/blog/make-plugin-compatible-with-gutenberg-sidebar-api/
export class MyPluginSidebar{
constructor(wp){
const { __ } = wp.i18n;
const {
PluginSidebar,
PluginSidebarMoreMenuItem
} = wp.editPost;
const {
PanelBody,
TextControl,
ToggleControl
} = wp.components;
const {
Component,
Fragment
} = wp.element;
const { withSelect } = wp.data;
const { registerPlugin } = wp.plugins;
const { withState } = wp.compose;
class Hello_Gutenberg extends Component {
constructor() {
super( ...arguments );
this.state = {
key: '_hello_gutenberg_field',
value: '',
}
wp.apiFetch( { path: `/wp/v2/posts/${this.props.postId}`, method: 'GET' } ).then(
( data ) => {
console.log('apiFetch data', data.meta);
this.setState( {
value: data.meta._hello_gutenberg_field
} );
return data;
},
( err ) => {
console.log('wp api fetch error', err);
return err;
}
);
}
static getDerivedStateFromProps( nextProps, state ) {
if ( ( nextProps.isPublishing || nextProps.isSaving ) && !nextProps.isAutoSaving ) {
wp.apiRequest( { path: `/hello-gutenberg/v1/update-meta?id=${nextProps.postId}`, method: 'POST', data: state } ).then(
( data ) => {
return data;
},
( err ) => {
return err;
}
);
}
}
render() {
var hasFixedBackground = true;
return (
<Fragment>
<PluginSidebarMoreMenuItem
target="hello-gutenberg-sidebar"
>
{ __( 'Sidebar title' ) }
</PluginSidebarMoreMenuItem>
<PluginSidebar
name="hello-gutenberg-sidebar"
title={ __( 'Sidebar title' ) }
>
<PanelBody>
<ToggleControl
label="Control label"
//help={ hasFixedBackground ? 'Has fixed background.' : 'No fixed background.' }
checked={ hasFixedBackground }
//onChange={ () => this.setState( ( state ) => ( { hasFixedBackground: ! state.hasFixedBackground } ) ) }
/>
</PanelBody>
</PluginSidebar>
</Fragment>
)
}
}
// Pass post ID to plugin class
// Prevent to save on each state change, just save on post save
const HOC = withSelect( ( select, { forceIsSaving } ) => {
const {
getCurrentPostId,
isSavingPost,
isPublishingPost,
isAutosavingPost,
} = select( 'core/editor' );
return {
postId: getCurrentPostId(),
isSaving: forceIsSaving || isSavingPost(),
isAutoSaving: isAutosavingPost(),
isPublishing: isPublishingPost(),
};
} )( Hello_Gutenberg );
registerPlugin( 'hello-gutenberg', {
icon: 'admin-site',
render: HOC,
} );
}
}
This code register the sidebar, add the control but didn't change his state neither save in database.
Any help are welcome.
Regards!