Dangling paragraph

[scape76]

How can I achieve always empty paragraph to be at the bottom of the editor?
I see that its implemented in playground template, however I cannot find the specific code part that is responsible for this functionality

[scape76]

@dosu can you help me with that?

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @scape76! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the plate team.

You can get the always-empty paragraph at the bottom by adding the TrailingBlockPlugin to your Plate editor’s plugins array. This is how it’s done in the playground template—just include TrailingBlockPlugin in your setup and it will automatically ensure there’s always a paragraph at the end, even after deleting content or blocks.

You can customize the block type or exclude certain types if needed. Example:

import { TrailingBlockPlugin } from 'platejs';

const plugins = [
  // ...other plugins
  TrailingBlockPlugin, // default: ensures trailing paragraph
];

// Or with options:
TrailingBlockPlugin.configure({
  options: {
    type: 'p', // block type, default is paragraph
    exclude: ['blockquote'], // don’t add after these types
  },
});

This works via editor normalization, so you don’t need to manually manage the trailing paragraph. More details and config options are in the trailing block plugin docs.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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