* Border block support flag.
* Registers the style attribute used by the border feature if needed for block
* types that support borders.
* @since 6.1.0 Improved conditional blocks optimization.
* @param WP_Block_Type $block_type Block Type.
function wp_register_border_support( $block_type ) {
// Setup attributes and styles within that if needed.
if ( ! $block_type->attributes ) {
$block_type->attributes = array();
if ( block_has_support( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder' ) && ! array_key_exists( 'style', $block_type->attributes ) ) {
$block_type->attributes['style'] = array(
if ( wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, 'color' ) && ! array_key_exists( 'borderColor', $block_type->attributes ) ) {
$block_type->attributes['borderColor'] = array(
* Adds CSS classes and inline styles for border styles to the incoming
* attributes array. This will be applied to the block markup in the front-end.
* @since 6.1.0 Implemented the style engine to generate CSS and classnames.
* @param WP_Block_Type $block_type Block type.
* @param array $block_attributes Block attributes.
* @return array Border CSS classes and inline styles.
function wp_apply_border_support( $block_type, $block_attributes ) {
if ( wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, 'border' ) ) {
$border_block_styles = array();
$has_border_color_support = wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, 'color' );
$has_border_width_support = wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, 'width' );
wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, 'radius' ) &&
isset( $block_attributes['style']['border']['radius'] ) &&
! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'radius' )
$border_radius = $block_attributes['style']['border']['radius'];
if ( is_numeric( $border_radius ) ) {
$border_block_styles['radius'] = $border_radius;
wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, 'style' ) &&
isset( $block_attributes['style']['border']['style'] ) &&
! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'style' )
$border_block_styles['style'] = $block_attributes['style']['border']['style'];
$has_border_width_support &&
isset( $block_attributes['style']['border']['width'] ) &&
! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'width' )
$border_width = $block_attributes['style']['border']['width'];
// This check handles original unitless implementation.
if ( is_numeric( $border_width ) ) {
$border_block_styles['width'] = $border_width;
$has_border_color_support &&
! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'color' )
$preset_border_color = array_key_exists( 'borderColor', $block_attributes ) ? "var:preset|color|{$block_attributes['borderColor']}" : null;
$custom_border_color = isset( $block_attributes['style']['border']['color'] ) ? $block_attributes['style']['border']['color'] : null;
$border_block_styles['color'] = $preset_border_color ? $preset_border_color : $custom_border_color;
// Generates styles for individual border sides.
if ( $has_border_color_support || $has_border_width_support ) {
foreach ( array( 'top', 'right', 'bottom', 'left' ) as $side ) {
$border = isset( $block_attributes['style']['border'][ $side ] ) ? $block_attributes['style']['border'][ $side ] : null;
$border_side_values = array(
'width' => isset( $border['width'] ) && ! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'width' ) ? $border['width'] : null,
'color' => isset( $border['color'] ) && ! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'color' ) ? $border['color'] : null,
'style' => isset( $border['style'] ) && ! wp_should_skip_block_supports_serialization( $block_type, '__experimentalBorder', 'style' ) ? $border['style'] : null,
$border_block_styles[ $side ] = $border_side_values;
// Collect classes and styles.
$styles = wp_style_engine_get_styles( array( 'border' => $border_block_styles ) );
if ( ! empty( $styles['classnames'] ) ) {
$attributes['class'] = $styles['classnames'];
if ( ! empty( $styles['css'] ) ) {
$attributes['style'] = $styles['css'];
* Checks whether the current block type supports the border feature requested.
* If the `__experimentalBorder` support flag is a boolean `true` all border
* support features are available. Otherwise, the specific feature's support
* flag nested under `experimentalBorder` must be enabled for the feature
* @param WP_Block_Type $block_type Block type to check for support.
* @param string $feature Name of the feature to check support for.
* @param mixed $default_value Fallback value for feature support, defaults to false.
* @return bool Whether the feature is supported.
function wp_has_border_feature_support( $block_type, $feature, $default_value = false ) {
// Check if all border support features have been opted into via `"__experimentalBorder": true`.
if ( $block_type instanceof WP_Block_Type ) {
$block_type_supports_border = isset( $block_type->supports['__experimentalBorder'] )
? $block_type->supports['__experimentalBorder']
if ( true === $block_type_supports_border ) {
// Check if the specific feature has been opted into individually
// via nested flag under `__experimentalBorder`.
return block_has_support( $block_type, array( '__experimentalBorder', $feature ), $default_value );
// Register the block support.
WP_Block_Supports::get_instance()->register(
'register_attribute' => 'wp_register_border_support',
'apply' => 'wp_apply_border_support',