Lazy-loading editor component with automatic asset and settings management.

Overview

This package provides a single <Editor> component that handles all the complexity of loading and initializing the WordPress block editor. It automatically:

• Loads editor assets – Fetches and injects scripts and styles with proper dependency resolution
• Loads editor settings – Retrieves editor configuration from the REST API
• Resolves global styles – Applies theme.json styles based on the current template
• Manages template contexts – Automatically determines the correct template for the post being edited
• Shows loading states – Displays a spinner while assets and settings are being loaded

Installation

Install the module:

npm install @wordpress/lazy-editor --save

Usage

Basic Usage

import { Editor } from '@wordpress/lazy-editor';

function App() {
    return <Editor postType="page" postId="123" />;
}

That’s it! The component handles everything internally:
1. Resolves the template ID from the post type and ID
2. Resolves the styles ID from the template
3. Loads editor settings from /wp-block-editor/v1/settings
4. Loads editor assets from /wp-block-editor/v1/assets
5. Injects scripts and styles into the DOM
6. Renders the editor when ready

With Different Post Types

// Edit a post
<Editor postType="post" postId="42" />

// Edit a page
<Editor postType="page" postId="123" />

// Edit a template
<Editor postType="wp_template" postId="index" />

// Edit a custom post type
<Editor postType="product" postId="789" />

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later