Currently, section/block schemas only allow filtering blocks by type:
{ "blocks": [{ "type": "group" }] }
As theme systems grow, this can become limiting when organizing larger block libraries.
Suggested Enhancement
Allow filtering by category, like:
{
"blocks": [
{ "type": "@theme" },
{ "category": "navigation" },
{ "category": "product" }
]
}
Real-World Use Case
Let’s say we have private blocks and want to include all navigation-related blocks in our header section. Currently, we have to list each block individually:
"blocks": [
{ "type": "@theme" },
{ "type": "_header-logo" },
{ "type": "_header-menu" },
{ "type": "_header-icon" },
{ "type": "_header-search-bar" }
// ... and so on for every navigation block
]
With category-based filtering, we could simply do:
"blocks": [
{ "type": "@theme" },
{ "category": "header_navigation" }
]
Benefits
- Automatic inclusion: New blocks are automatically available when you give them the
"category": "header_navigation"tag - Cleaner schemas: No need to manually update section schemas when adding new blocks
- Better organization: Logical grouping of related blocks
- Scalability: Easy to manage growing block libraries
Would love to hear if others would find this useful.