Aaron Robertshaw

> Isn't this true for all theme.json settings? That none of them are reflected in the corresponding control? I believe it is not just theme.json but also Global Styles. I'm...

A potential blocker has been [encountered](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/56540#pullrequestreview-1805209413) for the extended block style variations. A [detailed breakdown](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/56540#issuecomment-1882099850) of the issue can be found on the PR.

#### Update 11 Jan 2024 After much testing, discussion, and exploration, a consensus has been reached regarding the potential blocker noted above. Element styles on individual block instances will have...

> Additionally, it appears as though the v2 CustomSelectControl is not ready for use in the editor yet. I've pulled an alternative approach to updating the UI using a simple...

## Summary of Explorations and the Current Approach ### Block Style Variation Registration: A new global function has been added: `gutenberg_register_block_style`. The `WP_Block_Styles_Registry` class is marked `final` in core, so...

> I think that's probably a breaking change on its own, Agreed. Initially, I was under the impression this would be a blocker to extending block style variations to cover...

> For the first item in the list, if the plan is to switch to "increase specificity of user generated element styles", is #57841 still needed If we went with...

Thank you very much for the feedback @gaambo, it's greatly appreciated 👍 > I think the language regarding "styles", "style variations", "(block) variations" in the block editor is suboptimal and...

I've updated the plan in the issue description as follows: > For WordPress 6.5 the plan is to: > > - https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/57841 > - Have that reduction of specificity broadly...

Quick Update: Work is still ongoing over in https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/57908 however it is now pretty functional and is looking somewhat promising 🤞. The effort to [reduce overall block style specificity](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/57841) is...