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Excerpt field: Render nothing when the excerpt is empty #82423

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions packages/fields/CHANGELOG.md
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## Unreleased

### Enhancements

- Excerpt field: render nothing when the excerpt is empty. ([#82423](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/82423))

### Bug Fixes

- Hide the date, author and password fields when the post's `_links` lack the `wp:action-publish` / `wp:action-assign-author` relations, matching the classic sidebar. ([#82844](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/82844))
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16 changes: 5 additions & 11 deletions packages/fields/src/fields/excerpt/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -22,19 +22,13 @@ const excerptField: Field< BasePost > = {
</ExternalLink>
),
render: ( { item } ) => {
let excerpt;
if ( typeof item.excerpt === 'string' ) {
excerpt = !! item.excerpt
? decodeEntities( item.excerpt )
: __( 'Add an excerpt' );
} else {
excerpt = decodeEntities( item.excerpt?.raw || '' );
}
return (
const excerpt =
typeof item.excerpt === 'string' ? item.excerpt : item.excerpt?.raw;
return excerpt ? (
<WCText align="left" numberOfLines={ 3 } truncate>
{ excerpt }
{ decodeEntities( excerpt ) }
</WCText>
);
) : null;
},
Edit: {
control: 'textarea',
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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions test/e2e/specs/editor/various/post-summary-dataform/post-summary.spec.js
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Expand Up @@ -493,13 +493,13 @@ test.describe( 'Post Summary', () => {
await admin.createNewPost();
const summary = await openPostSummary( { editor, page } );

await expect(
summary.getByText( 'Add an excerpt', { exact: true } )
).toBeVisible();
const editButton = summary.getByRole( 'button', {
name: 'Edit Excerpt',
} );
// An empty excerpt renders only the label next to the edit button.
await expect( editButton.locator( '..' ) ).toHaveText( 'Excerpt' );

await summary
.getByRole( 'button', { name: 'Edit Excerpt' } )
.click();
await editButton.click();
await page
.getByRole( 'textbox', { name: 'Excerpt' } )
.fill( 'A DataForm excerpt.' );
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