Intro to the Block Editor
WordCamp Sacramento 2019
Presented by: Matt Cromwell
@learnwithmattc
The What, Where, When, and Why of
Gutenberg
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
WHY
New(ish) block-based editor, but soon to be full-page or even SITE editor
NOW
Launched late 2018, but continuing to evolve
A more modern and unified content writing experience for all WordPress users
What is going to happen to my
Existing Content?
What is going to happen to my
Existing Content?
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
- If things don't look quite right, bug your theme authors to support the block editor.
- You can also add this custom CSS to support "wide" and "full" width images.
Will I be able to use my
Favorite Plugins?
- ...maybe!? It's complicated
- There is already a lot of plugins supporting Gutenberg
- GiveWP
- Yoast
- Gravity Forms
- Shortcodes will still work
- There's a wave of new plugins already too (Verious will talk about this)
The future of WordPress page editing
What's in Store?
Matt Cromwell
Partner and Head of Support and Outreach at GiveWP.com
@learnwithmattc