Option for not rendering in Gutenberg editor

I understand the problem. Maybe this helps while there will be a better solution in the future https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/block-editor-scrolls-intermitttently-with-simpletoc-enabled/

Thank you for linking that other thread.
The longer autosave interval is a temporary solution for me.

I’m still hoping for a better final solution …

me too ?? it is not that easy to do as it seem. Maybe someone else has an idea and a pull request.

Just an idea.
Not yet tested, because I don’t have a node setup ready to build the block.

edit.js, ~line 34

const { returnisSaving, returnisSavingNonPostEntityChanges, returnisAutosaving } = useSelect(
		( select ) => {
			const { isSavingPost, isSavingNonPostEntityChanges } =
				select( editorStore );
			return {
				returnisSaving: isSavingPost(),
				returnisSavingNonPostEntityChanges:
					isSavingNonPostEntityChanges(),
				returnisAutosaving: isAutosavingPost(),
			};
		}
	);

edit.js, ~line 345

	return (
		<div { ...blockProps }>
			{ controls }
			{ controlssidebar }
			{ (returnisSaving || returnisSavingNonPostEntityChanges) && !returnisAutosaving ? (
				<Spinner />
			) : returnisAutosaving ? '' : (
				<ServerSideRender
					block="simpletoc/toc"
					attributes={ attributes }
				/>
			) }
		</div>
	);

• This reply was modified 10 months ago by maltmann.

Ah, sorry, that would probably render the block empty on autosave ??

without a tested pull request it will be hard to just copy over some code. My idea would be to work with a refresh that keeps the current toc elements intact and does not remove it while data is being fetched.

Agree on both.

@maltmann, a pragmatic workaround is also to wait inserting the TOC until when you are done editing. I’ve put the TOC block in a group container for a background colour, and saved it as a pattern, so inserting it after editing is quickly done.

If I’m doing a major edit, I might even delete the existing TOC, make my edits, and insert it back in. It is not perfect, but I still prefer SimpleTOC over the other solutions I tried.

@oldrup, thank you, but that’s too pragmatic for me ??
I’m editing existing log posts quite often, and if I would remove the TOC until I finished editing, I would need to re-apply all the individual settings.

The temporary work-around by prolonging autosave interval works absolutely fine for me.