The biggest story is Matt Mullenweg’s announced roadmap for the Gutenberg roll-out to thousands more users with wp.com as well as the “Try Gutenberg prompt” and integration into core to get ready for the WordPress 5.0 release. Tammie Lister created a feedback from for all the users. We also list more plugins providing custom blocks for your sites, stories of how to get sites ready for Gutenberg and the new test plugin to manage Gutenberg on a single post basis. And lots more photos from Gutenberg events around the world.
Table of Content
- Gutenberg Development and WordPress 5.0
- Using Gutenberg
- Plugins and Blocks
- Themes for Gutenberg
- Getting sites Gutenberg-Ready
- Photos from around the World
Gutenberg Development and WordPress 5.0
Gutenberg Team Panel Talks Release Timeline, Theme Building, and Customization at WCEU
Matt Mullenweg/@photomatt, founder of WordPress: August is hopeful release date for Gutenberg and merger with 5.0; hoping to get 100,000 sites and 250,000 posts using Gutenberg by that time. – @TheTorqueMag’s @ESchiola https://t.co/GURWrtjNO0 pic.twitter.com/iJG2cGFsFp
— Kevin O'Keefe (@kevinokeefe) June 18, 2018

Your help wanted: Gutenberg Migration Guide https://t.co/8E4RPJsOsw via @WordPress
— Gutenberg Times (@gutenbergtimes) June 13, 2018
How to Help Gutenberg Become a Success
Using Gutenberg
If you haven’t taken Gutenberg for a spin yet, head over to https://t.co/cweMcwzavD h/t @maddisondesigns #wpmelb
— Chris Burgess (@chrisburgess) June 13, 2018
Giving Feedback
Got insights, thoughts, feedback or comments about Gutenberg. Tammie Lister and the Gutenberg development team are just waiting to hear from you. Use the insta-feedback form

Using The New Gutenberg Post Editor With Existing Shortcodes https://t.co/0sDAI9K1P7 by @Josh412 via @CalderaWP
— Anton Zaroutski (@xeiter) June 13, 2018
Plugins and Blocks
You missed the "Let's build a Gutenberg Block" workshop at #WCEU? Same here, BUT…https://t.co/QeBSHOjery
— Bego Mario Garde (@pixolin) June 18, 2018
offers a stunning guide through all steps to write your first block, using super cool "create-guten-block" script by @MrAhmadAwais
What keeps you from getting started?
53 Resources for Developers & Designers building Blocks for Gutenberg
#Gutenberg could merge as early as August with 100K installs expected by release.
— Kevin W. Hoffman (@kevinwhoffman) June 15, 2018
Plugin Directory currently reports 10K active installs… so are we expecting an additional 90K through a .org dashboard notice, or does Calypso integration mean .com has a role to play? #WCEU
📣 Everyone loves Markdown and everyone loves Gutenberg #WordPress right? I'm releasing the Averroes plugin https://t.co/kyCwkLomg9 to write and edit Gutenberg compatible posts in Markdown. You know the "visual" mode and the "code" mode, now here comes the "markdown" mode. #WCEU
— Riad Benguella (@riadbenguella) June 14, 2018
Interested in a behind-the-scenes look of how we’re building new Event blocks for #Gutenberg? Our “Going Gutenberg” series details our design and development approach: https://t.co/8WQlQ05eW0
— The Events Calendar (@TheEventsCal) June 15, 2018
How to Create Your First Gutenberg Block with CGB
I added the ability to resize the inside container of my #gutenberg section block. Super handy for limiting text to a certain width. Code available here: https://t.co/Wcdmwf2eO6#gutenbergblocks #madewithgutenberg #wordpressreact pic.twitter.com/Z06IZX7kQ1
— rhys.ts (@RhysClay) June 14, 2018
Themes for Gutenberg
Here’s the WordPress AMP Adventures Themes (Native AMP) showcasing canonical AMP functionality… mentioned by @TweetyThierry @iAlbMedina in their AMP talk at #WCEU. https://t.co/QN7AhlioZT
— David Bisset (@dimensionmedia) June 16, 2018
Malik is "a mobile-first, #Gutenberg ready #WordPress theme” based on the _s starter theme, from @DavidWolfpawhttps://t.co/BnT1c9i3NH pic.twitter.com/gww9E3xqG3
— David Bisset (@dimensionmedia) June 14, 2018
Getting sites Gutenberg-Ready
On Reddit: Discussion on "Is it safe to start using Gutenberg?" https://t.co/FcXrHdJrDm
— Birgit Pauli-Haack (@bph) June 18, 2018
Bring some Gutenberg goodness into your workflow, at your speed, with the Gutenberg Ramp plugin. https://t.co/twMWup0zP0 pic.twitter.com/ZolArAwHcx
— WordPress VIP (@WordPressVIP) June 13, 2018
Photos from around the World
Learning about the transition to #Gutenberg with Chris Van Patten. #wordpress @wphalifax #WCHFX pic.twitter.com/hrOwFKZtEc
— Kwasi Adutwum Asiedu (@AsieduKwasi) June 16, 2018
Creating a block in #gutenberg Jeremy Josey. Quite intense stuff. #wordpress @wphalifax #WCHFX pic.twitter.com/gjBGcsJpjT
— Kwasi Adutwum Asiedu (@AsieduKwasi) June 16, 2018
Advanced #Gutenberg Workshop at #WCEU
— Zac Gordon (@zgordon) June 16, 2018
Flying co-pilot while my bud @JulienMelissas walks through the code pic.twitter.com/05AmpWqNnU
Gutenbering with Gutenberg team #WCEU pic.twitter.com/oJJodditUa
— Ignacio Cruz (@igmoweb) June 15, 2018
Photo by Ron Whitaker on Unsplash