PLANET-5460 Disable Wordpress(wp5.5) Blocks Directory feature

[sagarsdeshmukh]

JIRA 5460

The branch is pin on planet-test-nix test instance for testing.

[lithrel]

OK, I can't make the block directory work for some reason (it makes an OPTION request to its endpoint when I type in the box and that's all, no search after that); but I can see the script block-directory.js still loaded in the network tab.
From what I've read and tested, you don't need a hook to remove an action from a theme, and I can't see where the gutenberg_enqueue_block_editor_assets_block_directory is used, I can only assume it is specific to the Gutenberg repo and transformed at some point, but not included in the Wordpress install. In the end using only this one (without add_action()) seems to work:

remove_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'wp_enqueue_editor_block_directory_assets' );

Which version are you on ? I just installed 5.5.3 so maybe we are on a different one (5.5.2 was just a few days before)

edit: We could also disable the endpoint, something like

  protected function hooks() {
    // ...
    $this->disable_block_directory();
  }

  public function disable_block_directory() {
    remove_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', 'wp_enqueue_editor_block_directory_assets' );
    add_filter( 'rest_endpoints', [ $this, 'disable_block_directory_endpoint'] );
  }

  public function disable_block_directory_endpoint( $endpoints ) {
    unset( $endpoints['/wp/v2/block-directory/search'] );
    return $endpoints;
  }

[sagarsdeshmukh]

Hi @lithrel - Thanks for the review :) . I am using the same WPv5.5.3 version. Could you try commenting the define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true ); line in wp-config.php file.

I updated the PR with above changes. please have a look.

[lithrel]

Could you try commenting the define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true ); line in wp-config.php file.

That was it, thanks !

[lithrel]

👍