Utilizing the theme.json file for customizing your WordPress site is a powerful way to enhance the user experience for those managing content within Gutenberg. We can access these settings within our custom gutenberg blocks by utilizing the “useSetting” function available within “@wordpress/block-editor”.
Below is an example of how to utilize the color palette defined in our theme.json file for the ColorPalette component within a custom block:
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| import { InspectorControls, useSetting } from '@wordpress/block-editor'; | |
| import { PanelBody, PanelRow, ColorPalette } from '@wordpress/components'; | |
| const Edit = () => { | |
| const { bgColor } = attributes; | |
| const colors = useSetting( 'color.palette' ) || []; | |
| return ( | |
| <> | |
| <InspectorControls> | |
| <PanelBody title='Background Options' initialOpen> | |
| <PanelRow> | |
| <ColorPalette | |
| colors={ colors } | |
| value={ bgColor } | |
| onChange={ ( value ) => { setAttributes( { bgColor: value } ) } } | |
| /> | |
| </PanelRow> | |
| </PanelBody> | |
| </InspectorControls> | |
| </> | |
| ); | |
| } | |
| export default Edit; |
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