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Troubleshooting Otter Blocks Button Group Spacing and Alignment Issues

24 threads Sep 9, 2025

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If you've recently updated the Otter Blocks plugin and found that your Button Group blocks are no longer spacing or aligning correctly, you're not alone. A common issue reported by users involves buttons losing their margins, failing to center, or not wrapping properly on smaller screens. This guide will help you understand why this happens and provide the most effective solutions.

Why Do These Button Group Issues Occur?

Based on community reports, these problems often stem from changes in how the plugin generates CSS for the Button Group block. In older versions (e.g., around v1.6.4), spacing between buttons was often controlled by a margin-right property. However, newer versions (e.g., from v2.0.13 onward) have shifted towards using the modern CSS gap property for layout. This change, while following modern web standards, can sometimes conflict with specific themes or previously written custom CSS, causing layouts to break.

Common Solutions for Button Group Problems

1. Fixing Missing Spacing (Margin/Gap)

Symptom: Buttons are glued together with no space between them, even though a spacing value is set.

Solution: The most direct fix is to add a small snippet of CSS. You can add this to your theme's additional CSS panel or via a custom CSS plugin.

.wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group {
    gap: 20px; /* Adjust this value to match your desired spacing */
}

2. Fixing Centering Alignment

Symptom: A Button Group set to "align center" appears left-aligned.

Solution: This is typically a flexbox issue. The following CSS can force the centering to work correctly.

.wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group.align-center {
    display: block;
}

3. Fixing Mobile Responsiveness (Button Wrapping)

Symptom: Buttons do not wrap onto new lines on mobile screens, causing them to overflow or get cut off.

Solution: To make buttons wrap naturally, you need to override the flex display and adjust the line height for vertical spacing.

@media (max-width: 768px) { /* Adjust breakpoint as needed */
    .wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group {
        display: block;
        line-height: 2.5; /* Adds vertical space between wrapped buttons */
    }
    .wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button-group .wp-block-themeisle-blocks-button {
        margin-bottom: 10px; /* Adds space below each button */
    }
}

Checking for Official Fixes

The 'Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE' team is generally responsive to bug reports. Before adding custom CSS, ensure your plugin is updated to the latest version, as many alignment and spacing bugs have been fixed in recent releases (as seen with versions 1.6.1 and 2.0.13). You can check the plugin's changelog to see if your specific issue has been addressed.

Conclusion

Layout issues with the Button Group block are frequently related to CSS changes between plugin versions. While waiting for an official update or if your theme has a unique conflict, using the custom CSS solutions provided above is a reliable way to restore your button layouts. Always remember to clear your cache after implementing any CSS changes.

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