Add a “Transform to Video Block” option when transforming a Cover Block with an embed background

[JosVelasco]

#73023 extends background video support in core/cover to other core video embeds, like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.

Right now, when transforming a Cover block that uses an external video background, the transform options do not include a direct transform to a Video block.

Currently:

Transforming a Cover block with an embedded background video only shows the Media & Text option, but that option does not convert the URL into a core/video block on transform.

This limits workflows in which editors want to repurpose video content without rebuilding it in a separate Video block.

Allowing a Transform to Video option would:

• Improve content portability between blocks.
• Improve editor UX by reducing manual rebuilding steps.

Proposed solution

• Add core/video as an additional transform target for Cover blocks where the media source is an embedded video URL.
• If the Cover block contains an embedded video URL (e.g., YouTube), convert it into a Video block.

Steps to reproduce

• Insert a Cover block.
• Add media by pasting an external URL.
• Try to transform the Cover block via Transform To….
• Only Media & Text appears.
• Embedded URLs are not carried to a Video & Text block, and no Video block is available.

[Mayank-Tripathi32]

Thank you for the report. I agree that for this workflow to function properly, the Media & Text block would also need to support embeds during transformation (Currently it does not as I can see).

In the meantime, I’m working on adding a direct transform path from Cover to Embed Video to improve this behavior.

I will be opening PR for the same.

[JosVelasco]

Hi @Mayank-Tripathi32 , thanks for adding the PR!

What do you think about opening a new issue about overriding transform's labels and icons? The Embed option isn't obvious for someone who wants to convert a cover into a video. Or, since you already have, for example, a YouTube video in the cover block, it could be easy to suggest the transformation directly to that specific embed block.

[Mayank-Tripathi32]

What do you think about opening a new issue about overriding transform's labels and icons? The Embed option isn't obvious for someone who wants to convert a cover into a video. Or, since you already have, for example, a YouTube video in the cover block, it could be easy to suggest the transformation directly to that specific embed block.

I actually have came across this previously, There is no mechanism to do this currently afaik. There might be open issue on this already.

[Mayank-Tripathi32]

the Media & Text block would also need to support embeds during transformation (Currently it does not as I can see).

I think we can open a sub-issue to add the support and transformation. I will work on adding a PR for this.