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Inconsistency in Image block settings if it is inside Row, Stack or Grid block #69997
Description
Description
The Image Block is resizable from block settings and by dragging on the sides by default. This also works if the Image block is inside the Group block.
However, if you change the Group block to Row, Stack or Grid block, these properties will disappear, making it difficult to customize the image block when inside it.
Step-by-step reproduction instructions
- On page or post editor, add Image block.
- Observe you can adjust image size from settings and by dragging on the corners.
- Add Image block in Group block, these features are still available.
- Convert the Group block to Row, Stack or Grid to observe that these features are no longer available.
Screenshots, screen recording, code snippet
This issue is reproducible both on Gutenberg 20.6.0 and Gutenberg 20.7.0. I haven't tested if this is happening with the earlier versions of the plugin.
Screen.Recording.2025-04-28.at.12.32.15.PM.mov
Screen.Recording.2025-04-28.at.12.31.22.PM.mov
Environment info
- WordPress 6.8
- Gutenberg 20.6.0 and Gutenberg 20.7.0
Please confirm that you have searched existing issues in the repo.
- Yes
Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.
- Yes
Please confirm which theme type you used for testing.
- Block
- Classic
- Hybrid (e.g. classic with theme.json)
- Not sure
Activity
arunsathiya commentedon Apr 28, 2025
The issue is not reproducible with Gutenberg that ships with the core WordPress software.
Mayank-Tripathi32 commentedon Apr 28, 2025
Hi @arunsathiya, Thanks for reporting the issue. I can confirm that I can reproduce the issue with gutenberg active but not without it.
Mayank-Tripathi32 commentedon Apr 28, 2025
I am running bisect to find the bad commit that introduced this regression.
following commit might be the cause for this: d2e36e3
Mayank-Tripathi32 commentedon Apr 28, 2025
It was intentional change for flex layouts. I think.
cc: @stokesman
Mamaduka commentedon May 5, 2025
The limiting "dimension tools" looks like an intentional choice for some layouts. Initially introduced in #62891.
frspp commentedon Jan 29, 2026
Coming from #74972 . I'm facing this issue with all of my WP installations, has been like this for long time and it is still like this with latest 6.9.
frspp commentedon Feb 14, 2026
Adding bug report from that another thread:
Description
If image is added to row (for example to make a logo gallery with links - row works better than gallery block) the image cannot be resized.
Image within Row block, cannot resize:
Image not within Row block resize works fine:
Step-by-step reproduction instructions
cbirdsong commentedon Jul 16, 2026
I also just ran into this while laying out a set of logos. You can work around it by resizing the logos while the parent block is in group mode, and once you change it over to row mode the changes stick. It's very confusing and unintuitive that you need to jump through all these hoops, though.