Slate Rich Text Editor Ordered List and Unordered List not rendering in text editor UI

[ansarishadman]

Describe the Bug

The following are the observations when '@payloadcms/richtext-slate' is used:

• On clicking Ordered List the indentation is happening but list-style: decimal (1. 2. 3.) is not showing.
• On clicking Unordered List the indentation is happening but list-style: disc (• • •) is not showing.

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Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://payloadcms.com/docs/rich-text/slate

Reproduction Steps

To reproduce this bug:

• Just configure slateEditor rich text and follow steps as mentioned in description.

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

plugin: richtext-slate

Environment Info

Payload: 3.34.0
NextJS: 15.1.0
NodeJS: 22.11.0

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[ansarishadman]

Also I have a fix for this issue:

Adding 'li' tag to type RichTextElement will resolve the issue as then we can add it directly to elements? array string value!

Regards, Shadman!

[MarvinVrdoljak]

Also I have a fix for this issue:

Adding 'li' tag to type RichTextElement will resolve the issue as then we can add it directly to elements? array string value!

Regards, Shadman!

'li' is not a type of RichTextElement. So I would not say it's a fix - it is a workaround.

However, hope the payload team will look into it quickly.

[ansarishadman]

I agree @MarvinVrdoljak the reason why I haven't raised an MR!

I hope this is looked on priority!

[chunner-truvolv]

Also seeing this one and hoping for it to get prioritized!

[tijsomnicasa]

Also having this problem

I got it fixed by adding 'li' to elements

[GermanJablo]

Indeed, 'li' was missing from RichTextElement. I've opened https://github.com/payloadcms/payload/pull/12693. Make sure to add it to the elements array.

Thanks everyone!

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🚀 This is included in version v3.42.0

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