Since the feature’s release in 2018, WordPress has continued to work on its divisive Block Editor. Today, it’s available as both a separate plugin and built into WordPress core. However, even if you’ve been following its development closely, it can be difficult to stay apprised of Gutenberg updates. WordPress 5.6 merged several features of the Gutenberg plugin into WordPress core. With the two versions of the Block Editor now (mostly) in harmony, this is the perfect time to take stock of its latest modifications. In this post, we’ll share six recent changes to the Block Editor. We’ll also be looking […]
Tune into the Gutenberg Times Live Q & A With Yoast
Gutenberg Times is hosting a live Q & A with Yoast partner and CTO, Omar Reiss and blog team lead Willemien Hallebeek to talk about the making of Open Source with blocks. Host Birgit Pauli-Haack is joined by developer relations wrangler on the WordPress open-source project, Anne McCarthy to lead the panel through the discussion. Reiss and Hallebeek will discuss how they are leveraging the WordPress block editor in their dynamic open source projects, and of course answer your questions. The stream starts at 2:30 PM EST on December 10th on the Gutenberg Times YouTube channel. Register here. If you […]
Press This Podcast: Stop being afraid of Gutenberg with Tina Granzo
Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogel Paul, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter […]
Torque News Drop: WordCamp Europe Highlights and Upcoming Gutenberg Features
The Torque News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. In this week’s News Drop we cover some of the highlights from WordCamp Europe 2002. We also share some updates about WordPress 5.5 and 5.6. Watch Matt and Mattias’s WordCamp Europe talk here. Love WordPress news but hate reading? My name is Doc and this is the Torque News Drop. In just a few shorts months, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything. Many lives have been affected, goverments are reacting as best they can and small businesses are having to re-invent themselves overnight. So it’s no […]
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 […]

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