Content Creation in a Gutenberg Era
WordCamp Los Angeles 2018
Presented by: Matt Cromwell
@learnwithmattc
The What, Where, When, and Why of
Gutenberg
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
WHY
New block-based editor
This calendar year
Currently a plugin, will be in Core
A more modern and unified content writing experience for all WordPress users
What is going to happen to my
Existing Content? (frontend)
What is going to happen to my
Existing Content? (backend)
What should I know about creating
New Content?
Live Demo Time!!!
What should I know about
Theme Support?
- Gutenberg styles a lot out of the box
- Watch for theme updates when Gutenberg is released
- Bug your theme authors to support Gutenberg
Will I be able to use my
Favorite Plugins?
- ...maybe!? It's complicated
- There is already a lot of momentum for plugins supporting Gutenberg
- Give
- Yoast
- Gravity Forms
- Shortcodes will still work
- There's a wave of new plugins already too: WPBlocks.com
Matt Cromwell
Head of Support at GiveWP.com
Community Consultant for Media Temple
@learnwithmattc