Editor: Enable Block Hooks for content-like Custom Post Types.

audrasjb · audrasjb · commit ee278ed7472f · 2026-02-20T13:49:59.000Z
This changeset moves the Block Hooks logic from individual post type filters to the REST controller. Props bernhard-reiter, iamadisingh, audrasjb, r1k0. Fixes #62715. git-svn-id: https://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk@61707 602fd350-edb4-49c9-b593-d223f7449a82
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -800,16 +800,4 @@
 add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_wp_template', 'inject_ignored_hooked_blocks_metadata_attributes' );
 add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_wp_template_part', 'inject_ignored_hooked_blocks_metadata_attributes' );
 
-// Update ignoredHookedBlocks postmeta for some post types.
-add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_page', 'update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta' );
-add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_post', 'update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta' );
-add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_wp_block', 'update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta' );
-add_filter( 'rest_pre_insert_wp_navigation', 'update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta' );
-
-// Inject hooked blocks into the Posts endpoint REST response for some given post types.
-add_filter( 'rest_prepare_page', 'insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response', 10, 2 );
-add_filter( 'rest_prepare_post', 'insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response', 10, 2 );
-add_filter( 'rest_prepare_wp_block', 'insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response', 10, 2 );
-add_filter( 'rest_prepare_wp_navigation', 'insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response', 10, 2 );
-
 unset( $filter, $action );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -1476,6 +1476,35 @@ protected function prepare_item_for_database( $request ) {
 			$prepared_post->page_template = null;
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Applies Block Hooks to content-like post types.
+		 *
+		 * Content-like post types are those that support the editor and would benefit
+		 * from Block Hooks functionality. This replaces the individual post type filters
+		 * that were previously hardcoded in default-filters.php.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.0.0
+		 */
+		$content_like_post_types = array( 'post', 'page', 'wp_block', 'wp_navigation' );
+
+		/**
+		 * Filters which post types should have Block Hooks applied.
+		 *
+		 * Allows themes and plugins to add or remove post types that should
+		 * have Block Hooks functionality enabled in the REST API.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.0.0
+		 *
+		 * @param array  $content_like_post_types Array of post type names that support Block Hooks.
+		 * @param string $post_type               The current post type being processed.
+		 * @param object $prepared_post           The prepared post object.
+		 */
+		$content_like_post_types = apply_filters( 'rest_block_hooks_post_types', $content_like_post_types, $this->post_type, $prepared_post );
+
+		if ( in_array( $this->post_type, $content_like_post_types, true ) ) {
+			$prepared_post = update_ignored_hooked_blocks_postmeta( $prepared_post );
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters a post before it is inserted via the REST API.
 		 *
@@ -2127,6 +2156,34 @@ public function prepare_item_for_response( $item, $request ) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Applies Block Hooks to content-like post types for REST response.
+		 *
+		 * This replaces the individual post type filters that were previously hardcoded
+		 * in default-filters.php.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.0.0
+		 */
+		$content_like_post_types = array( 'post', 'page', 'wp_block', 'wp_navigation' );
+
+		/**
+		 * Filters which post types should have Block Hooks applied.
+		 *
+		 * Allows themes and plugins to add or remove post types that should
+		 * have Block Hooks functionality enabled in the REST API.
+		 *
+		 * @since 7.0.0
+		 *
+		 * @param array   $content_like_post_types Array of post type names that support Block Hooks.
+		 * @param string  $post_type               The current post type being processed.
+		 * @param WP_Post $post                    The post object.
+		 */
+		$content_like_post_types = apply_filters( 'rest_block_hooks_post_types', $content_like_post_types, $this->post_type, $post );
+
+		if ( in_array( $this->post_type, $content_like_post_types, true ) ) {
+			$response = insert_hooked_blocks_into_rest_response( $response, $post );
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Filters the post data for a REST API response.
 		 *
