[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62140: Relax restrictions around registration of block metadata collections

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#62140: Relax restrictions around registration of block metadata collections
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 Reporter:  flixos90      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  6.7.2
Component:  Editor        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |     Focuses:
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Comment (by flixos90):

 Replying to [comment:24 swissspidy]:
 > By removing those restrictions, there aren't any issues with custom
 themes or symlinked plugins, while theme directory guidelines still
 prevent themes in the directory to register blocks.
 >
 > WordPress historically tried to make things ''just work'' for developers
 and not put any unnecessary roadblocks. But now anyone with a symlinked
 plugin who wants to register blocks that way would need to use a filter to
 make that work.

 These restrictions aren't there for no reason. They need to prevent that
 someone can register a block metadata collection for e.g. the overall `wp-
 content/plugins` directory since otherwise it would conflict with any
 plugin's own collections. Without any of that, it would "just work" until
 it doesn't. Validation is not arbitrary.

 We can certainly think further to come up with a better solution that
 makes it possible to use this with symlinked plugins too without using a
 filter, while still ensuring the restriction to not use specific locations
 remains in place.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62140#comment:25>
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