Update #87 FAQ on WordPress 5.0 release, Gutenberg around the World. And Blocks, so many Blocks

Find below an FAQ block, courtesy of Yoast SEO, with a highly speculative idea on when we might see a WordPress 5.0 release. Gutenberg 3.8 was released, and 3.9 RC is available for testing. The WordPress.com roll-out started. Gutenberg was not only topic at WordCamps in New York and Valencia, but also at Drupal Europe … Continue reading Update #87 FAQ on WordPress 5.0 release, Gutenberg around the World. And Blocks, so many Blocks →

Gutenberg Live Q & A, Interviews & Webinars Schedule

Update September 17, 2018 More Gutemberg Live Shows with Zac and Joe and our own Secret Gutenberg Tips for content creators and bloggers. If you know other webinars and Google Live shows, send me an email to pauli@gutenbergtimes.com and we add them to the calendar! Save the Dates for Series: Secret Gutenberg Tips Subscribe to … Continue reading Gutenberg Live Q & A, Interviews & Webinars Schedule →

Update #86 Gutenberg Blocks & Themes for your WordPress site

This week, I focused on custom blocks and how to make your current theme ready for Gutenberg. We also collected a few more posts and tweets from the community about using Gutenberg. The mood shifts. 🚀And a new Gutenberg version 3.8 was released, with Full Screen mode, faster parser, improved Drag & Drop, editor styling … Continue reading Update #86 Gutenberg Blocks & Themes for your WordPress site →

How to Create a Copy of Your WordPress site to test it for Gutenberg

Why Bother? With WordPress 4.9.8, you saw the prompt to “Try Gutenberg” on your live site. The prudent thing for you to do is to resist: just bypass (click on "Dismiss") that prompt until you are sure that Gutenberg will work on your site. Once you get into the habit of working with Gutenberg you … Continue reading How to Create a Copy of Your WordPress site to test it for Gutenberg →

Gutenberg Times + Pantheon: Spreading the Guten Word

Originally published by Drew Gorton, Director, Developer Relations in June 2018 on the Pantheon Blog One of the things I love about my role is the opportunity I have to get to know so many great people in the WordPress and Drupal spaces. Occasionally, I’m also in a position to collaborate with them on a … Continue reading Gutenberg Times + Pantheon: Spreading the Guten Word →

Reading List: What the Fork (WTF)?

WordPress 5.0 - a major milestone, will have the new visual editor, code named Gutenberg, included as the default editor. The WordPress Core Team built fall backs into Gutenberg and also created the plugin called Classic Editor to help sites, that are not yet ready for Gutenberg for various reasons. In addition, plugins like Gutenberg … Continue reading Reading List: What the Fork (WTF)? →

16 Methods to Avoid Gutenberg on Your Website

Updated August 31, 2018 - Added "Reading List: What the Fork (WTF) Updated August 27th, 2018, adding the option of leaving WordPress ecosystem and community altogether, highlighting four alternative CMSs. Updated August 2nd, 2018 added a 12th method to the Gutenberg Call-out section. Updated August 1, 2018 added an 11th method to the Gutenberg Nag … Continue reading 16 Methods to Avoid Gutenberg on Your Website →

Update #85 Using Gutenberg, Finding Blocks and more

This week, I collected a great array of useful information for just using Gutenberg and finding blocks for your content creation process. See a VR (Virtual Reality) image block in action, find blocks in a public directory and read more about using Gutenberg for your storefront. Also, some voices from users and their successful transition … Continue reading Update #85 Using Gutenberg, Finding Blocks and more →

Update #84 – 200k active Installs, WordPress user voices, more Gutenberg blocks, and more developer resources

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Roughly two weeks after the WordPress 4.9.8 release with the "Try Gutenberg" call-out in the Admin Dashboard, the Gutenberg plugins has now 200,000 active installs. People are using it and are providing feedback. Before the release the GitHub repository shows approximately 700 open issues and per this writing that number has grown to well over … Continue reading Update #84 – 200k active Installs, WordPress user voices, more Gutenberg blocks, and more developer resources →

Update #83 WordPress Gutenberg over 100K Active Installs, Community Reactions, Plugins and more Blocks

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A week after the "Try Gutenberg" prompt appears in WordPress site's admin dashboard, Gutenberg plugin reached the threshold of 100,000+ Active Installs. The plugin is getting mixed reviews between "Not in Core" and "Blogging just received a massive upgrade". Gutenberg developers are weeding through the actionable feedback from this first encounter with a huge user … Continue reading Update #83 WordPress Gutenberg over 100K Active Installs, Community Reactions, Plugins and more Blocks →