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No drop indicator appears when dragging a file into an empty post or block list #44064
Dropping a file does work, but there's no indicator to show that it will work.
This seems to happen because there are no blocks in the post. The 'Type / to choose a block' text is part of a React component called the DefaultBlockAppender, so the usual block drop indicators don't work (and they wouldn't be the right thing to show anyway).
There's also a similar situation when trying to drag a block or a file into an empty group block, so it may be worth coming up with one solution for empty block lists.
Step-by-step reproduction instructions
Empty post
Create a new post
Try dragging a file into the post
Expected: There's some indication on the screen that dropping the file will work
Empty group block
Add a group block
Try dragging another block or image into the group
Expected: There's some indication on the screen that dropping the block will work
Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet
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Environment info
Brave / Mac OS
Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo.
Yes
Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.
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github-actions commentedon Oct 13, 2022
Mamaduka commentedon May 8, 2025
The problem with the Group block has been fixed in recent releases.