Twenty Twenty One: Unable to change size in Quote block

[jyolsna]

Hello Team,
In Twenty Twenty One Theme when we select Quote block and try to change size, nothing happens in Editor. In the front-end, the size change is reflected only for citation.

How to Replicate:

1. Activate the Twenty Twenty One theme
2. Insert Quote block
3. Enter text and select size

​https://www.loom.com/share/eb2d91e3bd90413184308d9f5452e785

[deepakvijayan]

Fixes Quote block font size not updating in editor and front end.

[audrasjb]

Patch appears to work

[poena]

Hi!
These css variables are added to the theme to make it customizable. Removing them may be breaking existing sites.

Please test the text sizes on all supported WordPress versions - from 5.3.

Kindly remember that this theme is old enough that it also needs to be tested with the classic editor.

[poena]

Without the PR applied:
I am only able to reproduce the issue partially when I test with WordPress 6.1 alpha.
The text size of the quote changes in the editor, but not the front.
The citation does not change size in the editor, but does on the front.

[poena]

Personally, I would prefer if the citation was smaller than the quote text, but they can not be styled separately in the editor.

@jyolsna If I understand correctly, the expectation is for both the quote and cite to change size?

Note: In WordPress 6.1, the content of the quote block are blocks. Users can add more than a paragraph to it, and many blocks have their own font size setting.

[poena]

Only apply the default font size if there is no user set font size.

[jyolsna]

Replying to poena:

Personally, I would prefer if the citation was smaller than the quote text, but they can not be styled separately in the editor.

@jyolsna If I understand correctly, the expectation is for both the quote and cite to change size?

Note: In WordPress 6.1, the content of the quote block are blocks. Users can add more than a paragraph to it, and many blocks have their own font size setting.

Yes, I'm expecting both the quote and cite to change size simultaneously

[poena]

Testing instructions

To test patch 55991-2, the scss files in the theme needs to be built using the commands listed in the package.json file.

Next, add a quote block in the post editor.

Select the block. If you are testing on WordPress 6.1, make sure that it is the quote block that is selected, and not the default inner paragraph block.

Adjust the font size in the block settings sidebar.
Both the quote icon, the quote text and the citation size should change size.
Save and view the front.
Confirm that the sizes on the front are correct.

Notes

The padding: 0 is removed to make sure that the quote icon does not overlap the text when the font size increases.

apply 55991-2 patch and add compiled stylesheets

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55991

[audrasjb]

Alright, this looks good to me.
@poena are we ok to go with this patch?

[ironprogrammer]

Test Report

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991-2.diff (followed by npm install && npm run build in TT1 theme root in wordpress-develop:trunk).

Expected Results (Reproduction)

• ✅ Typography size changes to the wrapping Quote block (which contains the paragraph and citation) were not reflected in the editor.
• ✅ In the frontend, the paragraph was unchanged, but the citation reflected the size selected in the editor.

Environment

• Hardware: MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro
• OS: macOS 12.6
• Browser: Google Chrome 105.0.5195.125
• Server: nginx/1.23.1
• PHP: 7.4.32
• WordPress: 6.1-beta3-54390-src
• Theme: twentytwentyone v1.6

Actual Results (Patch)

• ✅ In the editor, the Quote block typography size change was reflected as expected, for both the paragraph and citation (Figure 1).
• ❌ In the frontend, the citation was sized like in the editor, but the paragraph font size remained unchanged (Figure 2).

Additional Information

• When the text size of the inner paragraph (not the wrapping Quote block) was changed in the editor and the post saved, its size was reflected in the frontend, but not the font weight.

Screenshots

Figure 1: Editor after patch

Figure 1: Frontend after patch

[ironprogrammer]

Thank you for the submitted patches, @poena and @whaze!

Noting here that ​PR #3436 does save the theme assets build step to test the patch (yay!), but as it uses 55991-2.diff as its base, yields in the same patch test results as reported in comment:11.

Tagging with changes-requested as the patch doesn't appear to address the full issue in my testing. Leaving needs-testing keyword in case anyone else would like to test the existing patches (I may be missing something?)

[desrosj]

Unfortunately, we've run out of time to include this one with 6.1. Punting to 6.1.1 for the feedback above to be addressed.

[JeffPaul]

As discussed in today's ​6.1.1 bug scrub, there's been no response to the feedback above so moving to Future Release until someone steps in to work on this.

[poena]

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991-2.diff

Environment:
Hardware: MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro
OS: macOS 13.2.1
Browser: Google Chrome version 111.0.5563.11
Server: nginx
PHP: 8.1.9
WordPress: 6.2-RC4-55587
Theme: twentytwentyone v1.8

I am unable to reproduce the following:
❌ In the frontend, the citation was sized like in the editor, but the paragraph font size remained unchanged (Figure 2).

The paragraph inside the quote block inherits the size from the classes on the parent.

:root .is-huge-text, :root .has-huge-font-size {
	font-size: var(--global--font-size-xxl);
        (...other styles here)
}

[poena]

When the text size of the inner paragraph (not the wrapping Quote block) was changed in the >editor and the post saved, its size was reflected in the frontend, but not the font weight.

Tested in WordPress: 6.2-RC4-55587 as above:
In the block editor, I selected the default paragraph inside the quote block.
In the block settings sidebar (inspector) I changed the font weight by changing the Appearance option in the Typography panel.

The font weight and font style are added inline in the paragraph, overriding the theme CSS:

<blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-huge-font-size">
<p style="font-style:italic;font-weight:200">text</p>
<cite>citation</cite></blockquote>

[ironprogrammer]

Thanks, @poena, for the updated tests. In my testing today I was also unable to reproduce that exception originally cited in comment:11. Unfortunately that was too far back to try and repro the code/env with TT1 v1.6 to double-check those results 😅. I did, however, verify moving the patched TT1 v1.7 theme into a 6.1.1 install for good measure.

Test Report

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991-2.diff 👍🏻

Environment

• Hardware: MacBook Pro Apple M1 Pro
• OS: macOS 12.6.3
• Browser: Safari 16.3
• Server: nginx/1.23.3
• PHP: 7.4.33
• WordPress: 6.1.1 and 6.3-alpha-55505-src (trunk)
• Theme: twentytwentyone v1.7

Actual Results

• ✅ In the editor and frontend, the Quote block typography size change was reflected as expected, for both the paragraph and citation (Figures 1 and 2).
• ✅ When styling is applied directly to the inner Paragraph block (not the wrapping Quote block), both the font size and weight were added inline, overriding the Quote block style as expected (Figure 3). (See Additional Information on comment:11 for context.)

Supplemental Artifacts

Figure 1: Editor

Figure 2: Frontend

Figure 3: Inline style override

[ironprogrammer]

Considering recent test results in comment:17, comment:18, and comment:19, I'm removing changes-requested and moving this ticket to 6.3 for consideration.

[suascat_wp]

Note: Testing this while participating on Yoast contributor day.

Issue regarding Quote resizing no longer seems to exist as tested with the latest version of TwentyTwenty One and WordPress v6.2:

The Quote block typography size change was reflected as expected on both backend and frontend, for both quote and citation.

Hardware: MacBook Pro Quad-Core Intel Core i5
OS: macOS 13.2.1 (22D68)
Browser: Chrome Version 111.0.5563.146 (Official Build) (x86_64)
Server: Apache/2.4.56 (Debian)
PHP: 8.0.28
WordPress: 6.2
Theme: TwentyTwentyone v1.8

Editor:

​https://tinyurl.com/2cnlznrm

Frontend:

​https://tinyurl.com/26semu95

Inline:

​https://tinyurl.com/28vpe86m

[sannevndrmeulen]

Test Report

This report validates that the indicated patch addresses the issue.

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991-2.diff +

npm install && npm run build

Environment

• OS: macOS 13.1 (22C65), MacBook Pro Apple M2
• WordPress: 6.3-alpha-55505-src
• Browser: Chrome Version 111.0.5563.146 (Official Build) (arm64)
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-OneVersion: 1.8

Actual Results

• ✅ Issue resolved with patch.

Additional Notes

• Tested together with @piecebutechsup as part of the Yoast Contributor Day.

Supplemental Artifacts

• ​https://imgur.com/lHGSOQZ
• ​https://imgur.com/wNbErpo

[zunaid321]

Test Report

This report validates that the indicated patch addresses the issue.

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/raw-attachment/ticket/55991/55991-2.diff

Environment

• OS: Windows 11 (22H2)
• Web Server: nginx/1.23.4
• PHP: 7.4.33
• WordPress: 6.3-alpha-55505-src
• Browser: Chrome Version 114.0.5735.110 (Official Build) (64-bit)
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-One

After Applying The Patch

• Followed the instructions of @poena
• ✅ The mentioned patch solves the issue

Screenshots

• Backend: ​https://prnt.sc/xgCLm-ZC5G6Q
• Frontend: ​https://prnt.sc/cpOvG-iNHYvt

[oglekler]

This ticket has a couple of test report, I am marking this for commit.

[sabernhardt]

The typo on "Only" could be fixed during the commit process.

If the user selects a custom font size (inline style), this does not change the citation font size. The specificity needed to increase to override .wp-block-quote cite for the theme's presets, but I'm wary of increasing it further with blockquote:not([class*="font-size"]):not([style*="font-size"]) cite.

[mukesh27]

According to the comment by @sabernhardt above, I am going to remove the keyword commit.

@poena, regarding the 55991-2.diff​, I noticed that you removed the padding component. Could you please confirm if this removal was intentional or if it is part of the overall change?

[poena]

Hi

Removing the padding was intentional, for the editor to match the front.
With padding: 0 removed, the following style from core "theme.scss" is applied both in the editor and front:

.wp-block-quote {
	border-left: 0.25em solid;
	margin: 0 0 1.75em;
	padding-left: 1em;
}

Because em is used, it will be relative to the font size setting.

This was the intention, but it has been 9 months and the order of the CSS seems to have changed since.

When I test this patch, the editor and front still does not match the way it should when the default font size is used.

[poena]

It looks like the editor only uses the "has-custom-font-size" class name for the button block. It would be useful here too.

[poena]

Remove most CSS variables from quote block CSS

[poena]

In 55991--3.diff I am trying something more drastic.

• The CSS variables that were used for the quote block are no longer applied, in favor of the typography settings.

Now, all typography settings should work, not only the font size.

• The CSS variables are kept in the theme, if someone needs to re-apply them.

They are also used for the font weight, and for the legacy style variations.

Users will see a style change for existing quote blocks if they have changed the CSS variables and activated the new theme version.

Testing needed

-Test if quote blocks that were created on older versions of WordPress look good enough when the theme is updated.

-Test that all typography settings work in the editor and front.

[mukesh27]

This ticket was discussed during the bug scrub.

Manual testing is required for this task. Please ping @ironprogrammer and @webtechpooja to coordinate and perform the necessary tests.

[audrasjb]

As we still need to test the last patch and since we're approaching the end of the beta cycle of 6.3, let's move this ticket to 6.4, so it can be properly reviewed :)

[ugyensupport]

@audrasjb @mukesh27 @poena Is there a new patch for this ticket to test?

[devmuhib]

Test Report

I just tested latest patch provided by @poena.

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991--3.diff

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Web Server: Docker
• PHP: 8.0.28
• WordPress: 6.4-alpha-56267-src
• Browser: Google Chrome 116.0.5845.180 (Official Build) (64-bit)
• Theme: Twenty Twenty-Two

Actual Results

• ✅ I found improvement after applying the patch. The size is now working. I used size extra large (40) for this test.

Additional Notes

• Though the font-size is working properly, but the quote is not resizing. It remains same or little change happen that is negligible.

Supplemental Artifacts

Dashboard After Applying Patch:
Frontend After Applying Patch:

[priyanshii5]

Testing Report

I just tested the latest patch provided by @poena.

Patch tested: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/55991/55991--3.diff

Environment

OS: macOS 12.5
Web Server: Docker
PHP: 8.0.28
WordPress: 6.4-alpha-56267-src
Browser: Google Chrome Version 115.0.5790.114 (Official Build) (arm64)
Theme: Twenty Twenty-one

Actual Results
I didn't find improvement after applying the patch. Changes to font size are not reflected in the editor. On the front end, font size is reflected on citation only.
The font size of quote text changes only if it is changed from the inner paragraph block.

Dashboard After Applying Patch:

Frontend After Applying Patch:

[oglekler]

I tried the patch. blockquote > p has correct size in the editor and on the front, but blockquote > cite has no size change in the editor and size on the front is changes relatively, but still does not match the chosen value.

And the patch already needs a refresh.

[poena]

I agree with the change request.
I am not sure why there are such different test results only ten days apart.

[poena]

I wonder if the testing instructions were followed and the CSS changes were built from scss files.

[poena]

There is something wrong with the build process on trunk, even without the patch, changes to the
scss files does not update the style.css file. It is possible that it is something local on my machine, but I have reset everything I can think of (Not only node_modules but entire wordpress-svn and wordpress-develop directories).

[poena]

Updated patch

[poena]

Patch 55991-4.diff is refreshed and up to date with the latest changes to the theme.

Testing instructions

To test on wordpress-svn or wordpress-develop (git), I needed to do the following:

Install WordPress as usual following the instructions in the readme file for WordPress.
Next rename or delete the node_modules folder inside wordpress-svn.
Without this step, the theme's own npm commands will not work.

Apply the patch.

In your terminal, go to the theme folder for twentytwentyone
Enter:
npm install
npm run build

On your WordPress install:
Activate the theme.
Create a new post and add a quote block. Next, add a classic block and add a quote inside.

Change the font size of the quote block: not the paragraph inside it.
Please test both a font size preset from the setting, and a custom size.

After performing the size test, please also change the font weight under Typography > Appearance.

What to test for:

• A quote in the classic block still works and looks the same as without the patch.
• The default font size still works in the editor and front.
• A font size preset works in the editor and front. (The presets are extra small to gigantic)
• Custom font sizes work in the editor and front. (Choose your own in the size input field)
• The citation changes size relative to the chosen font size, but smaller.
• The quote symbols changes size relative to the chosen font size
• Confirm that the font weight changes work in the editor and front.

[poena]

An option to not using the theme's custom variables could be to add more :not pseudo classes like in this example for the pullquote: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/57854

Which ever is preferred, we should align the solutions for these two issues since they are very similar.

[nicolefurlan]

Per #comment:46, this blockquote issue is similar to #57854 for the pullquote, and should have a similar solution. There are patches with different solutions on each ticket and I think there just needs to be some discussion and consensus about which path to take.

cc @poena, @audrasjb, @desrosj

What does everyone think? Let's try to get this wrapped up for 6.4 RC1, which is less than one week away. Feel free to change the milestone if you think that will not happen.

[nicolefurlan]

I'm going to move this (and #57854) to 6.5 as it looks like these won't be addressed in this release cycle.