[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62140: Consider allowing themes to register block metadata collections

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#62140: Consider allowing themes to register block metadata collections
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 Reporter:  flixos90     |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Editor       |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by dougwollison):

 I want to push for any such restirctions on **where** a block is
 registered from to be removed.

 First, as someone who builds tailored sites for projects, I always
 register custom block types within the theme. I mean, thats where I'm
 already registering custom post types, taxonomies, metadata, and god knows
 what else, so why not the blocks that are being styled by the theme?

 Second, others have pointed out in the duplicate (#62251) that it breaks
 if the hosting environment uses symlinks.

 Third, and most simply, ''the current restriction prevents mu-plugins from
 registering collections too''. I can't think of any good reason for that
 to be the case. If it's updated to allow those too, then at that point why
 bother whitelisting directory at all for a ''single'' variant of the
 registration API?

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