Indent List
'use client';
import React from 'react';
import { Plate } from '@udecode/plate-common/react';
import { editorPlugins } from '@/components/editor/plugins/editor-plugins';
import { useCreateEditor } from '@/components/editor/use-create-editor';
import { Editor, EditorContainer } from '@/components/plate-ui/editor';
import { DEMO_VALUES } from './values/demo-values';
export default function Demo({ id }: { id: string }) {
const editor = useCreateEditor({
plugins: [...editorPlugins],
value: DEMO_VALUES[id],
});
return (
<Plate editor={editor}>
<EditorContainer variant="demo">
<Editor />
</EditorContainer>
</Plate>
);
}
Plate offers two approaches for implementing lists:
-
This Indent List plugin - Flexible indentation-based lists:
- More like Word/Google Docs behavior
- Any block can be indented to create list-like structures
- Used in the AI editor
- Better for free-form content organization
-
The List plugin - Traditional HTML-spec lists with strict nesting rules:
- Follows standard HTML list structure (
ul
/ol
>li
) - Maintains consistent list hierarchy
- Best for content that may be exported to HTML/markdown
- Highest complexity
- Follows standard HTML list structure (
Choose based on your needs:
- Use the Indent List plugin when you want more flexible indentation behavior
- Use the List plugin when you need standard HTML list compatibility
Features
-
Flexible Block Indentation:
- Set list indentation for any block type (paragraphs, headings, etc.)
- Transform any block into a list item through indentation
- More intuitive Word/Google Docs-like behavior
-
Simplified Structure - Differs from the List plugin:
- Flat DOM structure where each indented block is independent
- Each indented list block consists of a single
ul
orol
with one item - No strict parent-child relationships enforced
- Better for free-form content organization
-
List Types:
- Bulleted lists (unordered)
- Numbered lists (ordered)
-
Shortcuts:
- Combined with the autoformat plugin, use markdown shortcuts (
-
,*
,1.
) to create lists - Tab/Shift+Tab for indentation control
- Combined with the autoformat plugin, use markdown shortcuts (
For more information about the underlying indentation system, see the Indent doc.
Installation
npm install @udecode/plate-indent-list @udecode/plate-indent
Usage
import { IndentPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-indent/react';
import { IndentListPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-indent-list/react';
import { HEADING_KEYS } from '@udecode/plate-heading';
import { HeadingPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-heading/react';
import { ParagraphPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-common/react';
const plugins = [
// ...otherPlugins,
HeadingPlugin,
IndentPlugin.configure({
inject: {
targetPlugins: [ParagraphPlugin.key, HEADING_KEYS.h1],
}
}),
IndentListPlugin.configure({
inject: {
targetPlugins: [ParagraphPlugin.key, HEADING_KEYS.h1],
}
}),
];
Plugins
IndentListPlugin
Options
A function to determine indent list options for sibling elements.
A function mapping HTML elements to list style types.
A function to render components below indent list nodes.
API
getNextIndentList
Parameters
The editor instance.
The entry of the current element.
Returns
The entry of the next sibling with an indent list, or undefined
if not
found.
getPreviousIndentList
Gets the previous sibling entry with an indent list.
Parameters
The editor instance.
The entry of the current element.
Returns
The entry of the previous sibling with an indent list, or undefined
if not
found.
indentList
Increases the indentation of the selected blocks.
Parameters
The editor instance.
Extends SetIndentOptions
.
outdentList
Decreases the indentation of the selected blocks.
Parameters
The editor instance.
Extends SetIndentOptions
.
someIndentList
Checks if some of the selected blocks have a specific list style type.
Parameters
The editor instance.
The list style type to check.
toggleIndentList
Toggles the indent list.
Parameters
The editor instance.
The options for toggling the indent list.
GetSiblingIndentListOptions
Used to provide options for getting the sibling indent list in a block of text.
Attributes
This function is used to get the previous sibling entry from a given entry.
This function is used to get the next sibling entry from a given entry.
This function is used to validate a sibling node during the lookup process. If it returns false, the next sibling is checked.
Indicates whether to break the lookup when the sibling node has an indent level equal to the current node. If true, the lookup stops when a sibling node with the same indent level is found.
A function that takes a TNode
and returns a boolean value or undefined.
This function is used to specify a condition under which the lookup process
should be stopped.
Indicates whether to break the lookup when a sibling node with a lower indent level is found. If true, the lookup stops when a sibling node with a lower indent level is found.
Indicates whether to break the lookup when a sibling node with the same indent level but a different list style type is found. If true, the lookup stops when such a sibling node is found.
API Components
useIndentListToolbarButton
A behavior hook for the indent list toolbar button.
State
The list style type.
A boolean indicating whether the button is pressed or not.