Comments on: What Does the WordPress Community Think of the Gutenberg Editor? – A Review Roundup

By: Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:37:36 +0000

In reply to Toni. They might extend the time the Classic Editor plugin is supported or maybe someone will take it on themselves to keep it updated.

By: Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:36:47 +0000

In reply to Toni. That is also the information I have. However, Gutenberg is developing rapidly so my hope is that all the kinks will be ironed out by then.

By: Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff — Thu, 23 May 2019 14:35:25 +0000

In reply to Toni. Hey Toni, I understand where you are coming from. I would suggest making a staging or local copy of your sites, updating to the latest version of WordPress and then installing the Classic Editor plugin. The earlier version might not have been fully functional. So far, I haven't heard anyone say that they weren't able to revert to the old editor via plugin.

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 23 May 2019 07:09:34 +0000

In reply to Nick Schäferhoff. Maybe they need to keep the classic version for website developers. I would even pay for it if reasonably priced and incorporate their cost into my quotes for client websites.

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 23 May 2019 06:59:48 +0000

In reply to Steve Cubbins. I read in the WordPress forum that the Classic Editor plugin will only be supported through 2020.

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 23 May 2019 06:48:29 +0000

I’m a web developer who uses WordPress to build custom sites, mainly static sites with occasional changing content. My clients want websites for their companies, services, contacts, etc. None are bloggers. A few have one blog page to add their company news, events, etc. I like the core functions of WordPress that make many things easier than in HTML. I’m still using the 4.9.10 version but have security concerns since this isn’t being updated. I tried one of the early releases of Gutenberg with the Classic Editor plugin, it didn’t work. How do I keep my clients’ sites updated for security purposes? Should I find another PHP website software for the core functions and tell all of my clients that I’ll need to make new websites for them because WordPress is no longer compatible with their existing site and no longer secure due to the unsupported version? I’ve thought about installing the newest version on my developer site and installing one client’s data there to see what happens. I don’t have hours and hours to screw around with this new version. I am not a happy camper.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:49:35 +0000

There are plenty of options for people who know no code. Why mess up WP?

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:48:38 +0000

All’s I know is that it has broken the theme on several of the sites I manage and I literally spent hours trying to do updates. In recent years I have marveled at how website-friendly WP has become and the growing number of excellent, customizable themes available. Gutenberg is a step backward to a mere blogging platform. Leave it as a plugin!

By: Nick Schäferhoff

Nick Schäferhoff — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:50:38 +0000

In reply to Dan Wheeler.

Hey Dan, a lot of people are using the Classic Editor plugin to revert back to the old editor. You can find it here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/

By: Dan Wheeler

Dan Wheeler — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:57:20 +0000

In reply to Gillian Grannum. What plugin did you use? I have a staff of older non-intenet newspaper writers that will not be able to use Gutenburg. I