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 one thousand. Friday, was release day for Gutenberg: the team issues 3.6, 3.6.1 and 3.6.2, within 5 hrs.
With more feedback the work for forums moderators increased as well. For the first time we add some music, selected by Jan Dembowski, Keymaster of the forums, Brute Squad and Volunteer Moderator. After 2 weeks, of answering support and review posts, I am in total awe of the volunteers of WordPress support forums. They are most generous with their knowledge and are at the ready to help WordPress users of all levels. And they are always ready to crack a joke at the slack channel to lighten the mood. A shout-out to another group of unsung heros of the WordPress community. 💕 👏👏
Table of Contents
- This week’s question: What’s your favorite Gutenberg block?
- News from Gutenberg and Core Development Team
- Using Gutenberg – and commenting and reporting bugs
- Developing for Gutenberg – Plugins, Themes and Blocks
- Photos from around the World
This week’s question: What’s your favorite Gutenberg block?
We will start a blog series for content creators about blocks, called #280Blocks. Please comment here, or connect on Twitter via @gutenbergtimes. There are already great plugins out there with single blocks, multiple blocks and themed blocks. Which one have you used and liked? DM if you must. Matias Ventura started it off.
My favorite block. pic.twitter.com/iAOBLqsuYr
— Matías Ventura (@matias_ventura) August 18, 2018
News from Gutenberg and Core Development Team
What’s new in Gutenberg? (17th August)
#Gutenberg is not only redefining @WordPress publishing experience but it also builds foundation for the future of the core JavaScript development. As of today, there are 41 WordPress packages available on npm which can be reused in other projects https://t.co/BklCTsl931
— Greg Ziółkowski (@gziolo) August 17, 2018
Using Gutenberg, commenting and reporting bugs
Jan Dembowski, published a thoughtful reminder to keep your reviews on topic and helpful regarding a plugin / theme to those who come behind you and want to make a decision. Rants and general discussion about Gutenberg are not part of Support or Review forums on WordPress.org.
Gutenberg editor should be seen as a pioneering sign of where WordPress is heading to. @deliciousthemes https://t.co/NQoVnVljbc
— Rana Shahbaz (@rshahbaz) August 19, 2018
I'm really liking WordPress' new Gutenberg publishing tool. It's much more modern than their old one and it's quite simple to use too. It's still in the beta phase but I'm already pretty impressed with it.
— Daily Game Bytes (@DailyGameBytes) August 17, 2018
https://t.co/0GiUAM5iPE has migrated to @WordPress new block interface known as #gutenberg. It was a bit confusing at first as we kept resisting change. But after a few tries, it solved all the issues we had with ex WP!Check article! https://t.co/pyYucNZjYy via @@todaynewsafrica
— TODAY NEWS AFRICA (@todaynewsafrica) August 10, 2018
WordPress 5.0 Disaster Prevention Tip 2: Using page builders (Visual Composer, Beaver Builder, Divi, etc.)? The Gutenberg upgrade may explode your site. Find out how to prevent this and download our free testing plan. https://t.co/NIEpmJxfY1 #Gutenberg #nptech pic.twitter.com/55aE1J7GSp
— Andrew Goldsworthy (@_goldsworthy_) August 17, 2018
This was my first live post done with the Gutenberg editor. Overall good experience. Plus I ran into a bug that gave me good prep work for this exact post. 😁 https://t.co/zkC84DWMFe pic.twitter.com/kbZmhkTLfc
— Jason Yingling (@jason_yingling) August 17, 2018
My Gutenberg Experience: Part Three
The new Gutenberg editor in WordPress is alright, but this old dog prefers the old school, Markdown version. Real men code by hand.
— Mike Mulvey (@combustion) August 19, 2018
Drafting posts in Gutenberg is like using Dreamweaver. Ehhhhh.
✏️ An in-depth analysis of the new Gutenberg Editor and its impact on the WordPress web development. https://t.co/QqZOc92WFQ (by @Manish_Analyst) pic.twitter.com/mLupKuNOyt
— Smashing Magazine 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 (@smashingmag) August 14, 2018
Developing for Gutenberg – Plugins, Themes and Blocks
10 Resources You Need To See Before Using Gutenberg https://t.co/9XtEXoq4P7 by @Josh412 via @CalderaWP
— Josh Pollock 🌱🌵🌲 (@Josh412) August 10, 2018
How to Fix MySQL Error 1040: Too Many Connections
📢 Now on available: Advanced Gutenberg Development 📢
Extending the Code block in Gutenberg with dynamic server-side syntax highlighting for the frontend, in order to:
— Weston Ruter (@westonruter@mastodon.social) (@westonruter) August 12, 2018
• improve client-side performance by avoiding additional JS for Prism, and
• ensure syntax highlights appear in no-JS and @AMPhtml contexts.https://t.co/Y1gWGyScyz pic.twitter.com/RoG9o5cfiF
Building things with Gutenberg is so cool! I _finally_ worked on my first real blocks this weekend, diving into SVG icon integration with the theme, media uploads, nested blocks, … I love it!
— Felix Arntz (@felixarntz) August 12, 2018
Photos from around the World
Setka has a talk on AMP & WP with Google Moscow team at WordCamp Moscow 2018 #wcmsk pic.twitter.com/Y8QWXeNZ0f
— Igor Kuznetsov (@igkuz) August 18, 2018
Final session of the first day of @WordCampBTN is a panel discussion exploring the future of WordPress and developing a truly global product @schlessera @Ipstenu @karmatosed @divydovy @AnaFranciscaS #WCBTN pic.twitter.com/RZCvKaP7JG
— Mind Map Pro (@MindMapPro) August 17, 2018
Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash
