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paragraph is now a feature of createTipTapRichTextBlock like the other text block types, enabled by default. Turning it off results in a heading-only block (e.g. a headline): the text block type select only offers headings, the editor starts with a heading instead of a paragraph, and content containing a paragraph is rejected during validation.

The heading options gain a defaultLevel, the level a newly created heading gets. It defaults to the lowest allowed level and must be one of them. migrateFromDraftJs uses it for Draft.js blocks that don't carry a heading level, so migrated content doesn't fall back to paragraphs the schema doesn't allow.

Example

A project of ours has a Draft.js rich text block that supports only h2 to h4, defaulting to h3:

export const QuoteRichTextBlock = createRichTextBlock({
    link: LinkBlock,
    rte: {
        supports: ["header-two", "header-three", "header-four", "bold", "italic", "sub", "sup", "non-breaking-space", "soft-hyphen"],
        standardBlockType: "header-three",
        blocktypeMap: {
            "header-two": {
                label: <FormattedMessage id="blocks.quoteRichText.heading2" defaultMessage="Heading 2" />,
            },
            "header-three": {
                label: <FormattedMessage id="blocks.quoteRichText.heading3" defaultMessage="Heading 3" />,
            },
            "header-four": {
                label: <FormattedMessage id="blocks.quoteRichText.heading4" defaultMessage="Heading 4" />,
            },
        },
    },
    minHeight: 0,
});

This can now be achieved with the TipTap rich text block as well:

createTipTapRichTextBlock({
    paragraph: false,
    heading: { levels: [2, 3, 4], defaultLevel: 3 },
    maxTextBlocks: 1,
});

Stories

Headling-only story: https://69df3371c46abe69b5199825-urqgjuvlxu.chromatic.com/?path=/story/blocks-tiptaprichtextblock--heading-only

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Implementation details

Note: This section was generated by Claude, but I thought it is worth keeping.

Without a paragraph in the schema, a few things have to follow:

  • The heading takes the paragraph's place as ProseMirror's default block type (via the paragraph's extension priority), so new blocks, clearNodes and the trailing node produce a heading instead of a horizontal rule.
  • The list item node is dropped, because its content expression (paragraph block*) references the paragraph. The toolbar no longer asks the editor about listItem when lists aren't supported, which would otherwise throw.
  • The heading keyboard shortcuts use setHeading instead of toggleHeading, which toggles back to a paragraph and throws when there is none.
  • migrateFromDraftJs converts Draft.js blocks without a heading level into a heading with defaultLevel, so migrated content doesn't fall back to paragraphs the schema rejects.
  • hasTipTapRichTextContent treats an empty heading as empty, like an empty paragraph, so a blank headline block still shows the preview skeleton.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01MHUbSx18jymxCo6kJKw8JT

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  • New Features

    • TipTap rich text blocks now support heading-only content with configurable heading levels and defaults.
    • Draft.js content migration supports heading-only blocks and applies configured default heading levels when needed.
    • Rich text feature configuration is now available through individual options, including paragraph, heading, list, formatting, and spacing controls.
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    • Content containing only empty headings is now treated as empty and displays the preview skeleton.
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    • Added guidance covering heading-only configuration, validation rules, feature options, defaults, and migration behavior.

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Heading-only TipTap blocks now support configurable heading levels, validation, editor controls, Draft.js migration fallbacks, and empty-heading preview handling. Documentation and changesets describe the new configuration.

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Heading-only TipTap blocks

Layer / File(s) Summary
API heading schema and validation
packages/api/cms-api/src/blocks/tipTap/createTipTapRichTextBlock.ts, packages/api/cms-api/src/blocks/tipTap/createTipTapRichTextBlock.test.ts
Adds paragraph support, configurable default headings, conditional extensions, and validation for heading-only and list configurations.
Draft.js heading migration fallbacks
packages/api/cms-api/src/blocks/tipTap/migrations/*
Uses resolved heading or paragraph defaults for empty, stripped, and invalid Draft.js conversions.
Admin heading-only editor
packages/admin/cms-admin/src/blocks/tipTap/*
Passes resolved options to the editor and toolbar. Adds heading-only stories and validation tests.
Preview handling and feature documentation
packages/site/site-react/src/blocks/helpers/TipTapRichTextRenderer.tsx, docs/docs/2-core-concepts/2-blocks/tiptap-rich-text-block.mdx, .changeset/*
Treats empty headings as empty content and documents the new configuration and release behavior.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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Suggested reviewers: vps-andreas

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sequenceDiagram
  participant AdminEditor
  participant createTipTapRichTextBlock
  participant DraftJsMigration
  participant TipTapRenderer
  AdminEditor->>createTipTapRichTextBlock: configure paragraph and heading options
  createTipTapRichTextBlock->>DraftJsMigration: pass resolved options
  DraftJsMigration-->>createTipTapRichTextBlock: return heading-based document
  createTipTapRichTextBlock-->>AdminEditor: initialize heading-only editor
  AdminEditor->>TipTapRenderer: render TipTap content
  TipTapRenderer-->>AdminEditor: classify empty headings as empty content
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Heading-only configuration guidance is misleading, and migrating content with disallowed heading levels can lose formatting and links. Correct both before merge.


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@VPS-Obi VPS-Obi changed the title Add heading-only TipTap rich text block support Support heading-only TipTap rich text blocks Aug 26, 2026
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can we accept this breaking change?

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can we accept this breaking change?

IMO we should discuss whether it's a good idea to move paragraph to supports. Projects already using TipTap know that it's experimental, so we can neglect them.

Pros:

  • No additional option needed, for instance, allowParagraph
  • heading, list, etc. is in supports, so it seems more logical to have paragraph in supports as well

Cons:

  • Needs to be added to supports if the default supports can't be used (probably most of the time)
  • Devs/agents might forget to add it

I don't have a strong opinion on this, adding an additional option is fine by me. Or are there other alternatives we haven't considered?

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can we accept this breaking change?

IMO we should discuss whether it's a good idea to move paragraph to supports. Projects already using TipTap know that it's experimental, so we can neglect them.

Pro:s

  • No additional option needed, for instance, allowParagraph
  • heading, list, etc. is in supports, so it seems more logical to have paragraph in supports as well

Cons:

  • Needs to be added to supports if the default supports can't be used (probably most of the time)
  • Devs/agents might forget to add it

I don't have a strong opinion on this, adding an additional option is fine by me. Or are there other alternatives we haven't considered?

i have tried to offer the option to remove the default option here #6225
#6004 tries to allow customizing the default option
in some cases it would be useful to disable the second dropdown entirely

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i have tried to offer the option to remove the default option here #6225
#6004 tries to allow customizing the default option
in some cases it would be useful to disable the second dropdown entirely

I've considered both these PRs but I think they don't solve my problem: They both apply for text block styles, not the text block type select (paragraph, heading 1, etc.). I need to remove the paragraph option completely, so I think my change is a separate topic.

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maybe the supports array isn't a very good pattern at all, an object would allow defining just one value without having to repeat all others:

supports: {
    paragraph: false
}

(I used the array to have a similar api to the old RTE, but that is probably not really important)

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Yes, an object seems like a better API. 👍

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Yes, an object seems like a better API. 👍

Tried this here: #6278.

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@nsams I rebased this PR now that the config has changed (see #6311). Paragraphs can now be disabled by passing paragraph: false.

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292-292: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the correct labels for the text block type select.

TipTapToolbar renders Paragraph for paragraphs and Heading 1Heading 6 for headings. It renders Default only in the text block style select. When paragraph: false, the text block type select offers only the configured headings.

📝 Proposed docs fix
-1. **Text block type** — the semantic type of the current block: _Default_ (paragraph) or _Heading 1_ … _Heading 6_. Shown when the `heading` feature is enabled.
+1. **Text block type** — the semantic type of the current block: _Paragraph_ or _Heading 1_ … _Heading 6_. Shown when the `heading` feature is enabled. In a heading-only block (`paragraph: false`), only the allowed headings are offered.
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In `@docs/docs/2-core-concepts/2-blocks/tiptap-rich-text-block.mdx` at line 292,
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Limiting the heading levels alone is not enough to build a headline block:
the editor still offers a paragraph, and new headings are created with
level 1 even when that level is not allowed.

Add `paragraph` as a feature of `createTipTapRichTextBlock`, so turning it
off leaves a block that only holds headings, and give the heading options a
`defaultLevel` for the level a new heading gets. Without a paragraph, the
schema also drops the list item (its content starts with a paragraph), the
heading takes the paragraph's place as the default block type, and the
heading keyboard shortcuts set the level instead of toggling back to a
paragraph.

The Draft.js migration converts blocks without a heading level into a
heading with the default level, so migrated content doesn't fall back to
paragraphs the schema rejects.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MHUbSx18jymxCo6kJKw8JT
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`TipTapNode["type"]` became optional, so the heading check no longer
compiles against the generated type. A node without a type is a text node,
which is content, so only paragraphs and headings stay emptyable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01MHUbSx18jymxCo6kJKw8JT
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