[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #53460: There are no blocks in the block inserter, when you press the Add Block button in the widget area on the Widgets screen.

[WordPress Trac]

#53460: There are no blocks in the block inserter, when you press the Add Block
button in the widget area on the Widgets screen.
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 Reporter:  thingsym      |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 == Describe the bug

 When there are no blocks in the widget area, I can't select a block
 because the block list is not displayed in the block inserter.

 == To Reproduce

 
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

 1. Make sure there are no blocks in the widget area of the Widgets screen
 2. Click Add block button
 3. The blank toolbar just disappears and nothing happens
 4. Click Add block button again, the floated block inserter is displayed
 5. Click Browse all, the block inserter is displayed
 6. The block list is not displayed in the block inserter, you can only
 search

 == Expected behavior

 * The block inserter should display the block list.
 * Need the initial block `Type / to choose a block` in the widget area, if
 the widget area is blank.

 == Solution

 It seems that the cause is that there is no block in the initial state in
 the widget area, so it is better to prepare the initial block `Type / to
 choose a block` like the post screen.

 == Additional context

 * WordPress version 5.8-beta2
 * Twenty Twenty-One Version: 1.3

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