Move inline block edit from Labs.BlockEnhancements to CMS UI

Features in EPiServer.Labs.BlockEnhancements have been used and appreciated by many users. The most common feature - inline editing, now becomes a part of the product and will be available from CMS UI 11.32.0.

Inline Edit

Using the Quick Edit command from the context menu, editors can edit blocks without changing the current content context. The command is available in Forms View, On-Page Edit and the assets pane.

The command opens a dialog box with an editable block form. Editors can edit blocks the same way as when switching to blocks editing context.

By default, the Name, Categories properties and the Setting tab are hidden. This developer guide topic shows how to enable them with InlineBlockEditSettings attribute.

The bottom-left button mirrors the main button in the Publish menu, so it can be Ready for Review, Ready to Publish, Publish or Publish Changes. It helps editors to change the block's status directly from the inline edit dialog box.

For block content types that have properties in more than one tab, those tabs are replaced with sections in the inline edit dialog box. Below is an example of a block type which is configured to show Name property and Setting tab, and has property in three tabs - Contact, Products and Content.

    [SiteContentType(GUID = "9E7F6DF5-A963-40C4-8683-211C4FA48AE1")]
    [SiteImageUrl]
    [InlineBlockEditSettings(ShowNameProperty = true, HiddenGroups = "")]
    public class AdvancedBlock : SiteBlockData
    {
        [Display(Order = 1, GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content)]
        public virtual string Text1 { get; set; }

        [Display(Order = 2, GroupName = SystemTabNames.Content)]
        public virtual string Text2 { get; set; }

        [Display(Order = 1, GroupName = Global.GroupNames.Products)]
        public virtual string Text3 { get; set; }

        [Display(Order = 2, GroupName = Global.GroupNames.Contact)]
        public virtual string Text4 { get; set; }
    }