I was recently discussing with one of my clients about WordPress Gutenberg Editor and She was like “What is WordPress Gutenberg?!“
Although the WordPress Gutenberg Editor had been around for a while merely as a plugin, it became the official WordPress Editor on WordPress v5.0 which was released on December 6, 2018.
What is WordPress Gutenberg Editor
WordPress Gutenberg Editor is a new block editor that allows you to have a whole new way of writing experience apart from the previous WordPress Classic editor. The Gutenberg editor is a great new tool that allows you to write content that builds engagement.
Unlike the Classic Editor, Gutenberg comes with Blocks which makes it easier for you to insert, delete, re-arrange, and style your media as well as your article with very little technical knowledge hence it. Some of the new features of the Gutenberg editor were earlier explained in the recent previous article here.
According to the Official Statement from the WordPress team;
“WordPress Gutenberg is a Whole New Way To Use WordPress”
– WordPress.org
WordPress Gutenberg Editor vs Classic Editor
Below is a glance and comparison between the Gutenberg Editor and Classic Editor.
5 Best Reasons To Care About the WordPress Gutenberg Editor
New Set of Tools for Writing
The WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor comes with some sets of tools that make your writing less stressful and more awesome. For instance; there’s a Woocomerce tool to allow you to easily insert your store products inside your article hence bringing more visibility.
Gutenberg is Now Officially the WordPress Editor
Initially, Gutenberg was released as a plugin for WordPress Users but now, it is the Official WordPress Editor which means every new WordPress Installation as of the time of writing this article automatically is preloaded with the Gutenberg WordPress Editor. As for the Classic WordPress Editor, it will still be available but only as a PLUGIN, and support will be until 2021.
Making it Easier for You to Write Better!
Writing has a lot to do with inspiration but sometimes the tools used in writing also play a major role. The New Block Editor allows you to effectively write without breaking a sweat simply by arranging your text, images, headings, and other media in blocks.
The Gutenberg editor has some great assets that could genuinely help people to write better texts.
– Marieke van de Rakt
Style Multimedia Content With Very Little Technical Knowledge
With blocks, you can insert, rearrange, and style multimedia content (such as Videos and Images) with very little technical knowledge. Instead of using custom code on the Classic Editor, you can simply add a block in the WordPress Gutenberg and focus on your content.
Flexibility and An entirely new Editing Experience
The entire editing experience on the Gutenberg has been rebuilt for media-rich pages and posts. You also get to experience the flexibility that blocks will bring, whether you are building your first site, or writing code for a living.