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?

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