Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. At DrupalEurope, one of the largest Drupal conferences in the world, Per André Rønsen and Marco Fernandes announced a new Gutenberg module in the works. When finished, this module will allow Drupal users to use a similar block based content editor as the upcoming on planned for WordPress 5.0. But that’s not all, the team also announced GutenbergCloud, which is an online repository for developers to share their custom Gutenberg blocks […]
3 Hidden Gems Of Gutenberg
You could make the case that much (maybe too much) of Gutenberg’s user interface is hidden or not exactly in the direct line of sight. Gutenberg has a “need-to-know” characteristic in that since it is so contextual, UI only appears when it is necessary. Streamlining is quite mandatory in a complex editing environment. Not every option can – or needs to be – exposed to the user at all times. Unfortunately, important features can go “missing” to all but power users. Here are three features of Gutenberg you might not be aware of that can help you use the block […]
Why WordPress Agencies Are Embracing Gutenberg
Now that the WordPress Gutenberg editor has become a viable option for building sites, agencies are starting to transition from page builders to get back to “plain WordPress.” We spoke with 15 agencies to understand the shift. After two years on the market, Gutenberg is overcoming its rough start and reputation as a half-baked product. Now, it’s proving itself as a solid foundation for building WordPress sites, and agencies are starting to notice. Who we interviewed Fifteen agencies reached out to help us understand what led them to transition from page builders to the Gutenberg block editor. All of the […]
Doc Pop News Drop: How To “Try Gutenberg” in WordPress 4.9.8
Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. You may have noticed that WordPress 4.9.8 includes a “Try Gutenberg” button. In this week’s video, which was shot at WordCamp for Publishers, we talk to Janna Hilfterty to learn how best to try the Gutenberg feature on your WordPress site.
Questions & Concerns From My First Impression of the WordPress Gutenberg Editor
The new Gutenberg Editor, which is slated for inclusion in WordPress 5.0, aims to dramatically improve the editor experience in WordPress by adding easy-to-use, dynamic content blocks. While beautiful, and definitely something I could see myself creating content in, I worry about what the new editor could mean for the future of WordPress. WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS) originated as a blogging platform but has grown far beyond that, today dominating 28 percent of the entire internet. In a post sharing his first experience with the Gutenberg Editor, Chris Lema asks an important question: “Didn’t we want to […]
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