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image_default_link_type option is ignored in media & text block  #60222

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@skorasaurus

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Really minor issue but the option image_default_link_type isn't applied to the media & block.

The site-wide option image_default_link_type; when its value is set to file, the image block (and the gallery block) automatically links to the full-size file immediately after the image is selected in the media library or uploaded; without any further action by the content editor, as shown below.

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This behavior doesn't happen in the media & text block although you could expect it to.
This discrepancy is probably a result of the media & text block not being an image block inside of it.

Step-by-step reproduction instructions

  1. set the option so that images are automatically linked to the full image file by default:
    in wp-cli wp option update image_default_link_type file

could be done in a theme
with (I didn't verify that this callback function works)

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function() {
    update_option( 'image_default_link_type', 'file' );
});
  1. add media and text block;
  2. within it, upload a new image or select image from image library
  3. go to the block's toolbar and open the link button

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WP 6.4;
Gutenberg 17.9

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Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.

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[Block] Media & TextAffects the Media & Text Block[Priority] LowUsed to indicate that the issue at hand isn't a top priority to address and can be handled later[Status] In ProgressTracking issues with work in progress[Type] BugAn existing feature does not function as intended

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