What’s in store for WordPress developers with “Gutenberg”?

WordPress is an extremely popular CMS which comes with some extraordinary features! With the popularity, always comes the rumours and the contradictions when something new is introduced and it faces mixed reactions from the cult fan following. 

What the Twitter #WPdrama is all about?

Similar things are happening around WordPress which introduced a cutting-edge editor- “Gutenberg” coined after a renowned German printer and publisher/ goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg. This welcomed mixed feelings from the WordPress developers all around the world. 

The conflict is all about the ‘love and hate relationship’ with WordPress and new introductions in the latest versions of WordPress but Gutenberg is quite a revolutionary editor. 

Pros and Cons of all New Gutenberg WordPress Editor:

As everyone who has stuck with WordPress for quite a few years must be knowing that the WordPress content editor has remained more or less the same for years! Minute changes here and there and it has remained almost the same. Maybe, that is the reason that not everyone was able to digest the major changes that were introduced by WordPress a short ago! More advanced layouts and those pretty little blocks, we will talk about it all…

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Let’s peep into the pros and cons of the whole new WordPress editor “Gutenberg” (a very thoughtfully crafted name!) below:

● Pros of WordPress “Gutenberg”:

1. Medium Style Editing Experience:

Are you one of those few WordPress developers who like the medium style editing experience in WordPress, then this editor is for you! You asked, and WordPress listened.

2.Less Dependence on TinyMCE:

It has been TinyMCE which was fundamental in editing the content by the content publishers. Seems like it will get little sidelined as of now. 

3.More Void Screen Space:

We all need space. Indeed. That has what WordPress seems to have listened. With all new Gutenberg, there is a lot of space on the screen letting you breathe and break that Writer’s block in case you need it. 

4.New Alignment Options for Blocks:

There are advanced layout options as well as hassle-free alignment options for those little useful blocks. Larger resolution screens and responsive sites are now easier to manage with advanced alignment options. 

5.Fully Responsive Editor:
 
Thank God that Gutenberg is a fully responsive editor for WordPress website development. Works great on a smartphone to let you edit and publish on the go! A lot of us will be seen using it a lot!

6.Custom Block Development:

WordPress theme development as well as WordPress plugin development is easier with Custom block development in the Gutenberg editor. The team at WordPress knows that everyone loves their custom requirements fulfilled.    

7.Beginner-friendly:

Perhaps, one of the best things about this editor is that it is beginner-friendly. As we always say- Keep learning until you are with WordPress. It will go a long way down the pipeline.

● Cons of WordPress “Gutenberg”:

1.Solid Support Unavailable:

Unfortunately, what pisses us off here is that there is no instant support available for this editor as of now as not many are into this editor (As it’s optional currently!). Let’s hope for the best in near future. 

2.May not seem beginner-friendly at times:

As all say, something that seems easy for someone, may not be a cakewalk for the other. Same holds true here. Some beginners can find it hard to learn working on this editor. 

3.Responsive Columns not supported:

Ah! That’s a pain. The new Gutenberg doesn’t support responsive columns yet. The users of WordPress have to install visual builder plugins and shortcode plugins as an alternate for the same.

4.Accessibility of Gutenberg is a concern:

The developer of the very famous plugin Yoast SEO came up with his concern upon the accessibility of Gutenberg. How to use this editor with a screen reader and on different devices...The issues are indeed big as far as the WordPress customization experience is concerned.

5.It wouldn’t be Optional Soon:

What can actually affect the people’s lives who have been stuck with WordPress from the start is that this may not be optional anymore as it is right now. Maybe and probably you might not have the option to turn it off. Maybe, it can become a hassle for you. Who knows?

To Conclude, life became hard for some people when Gutenberg got introduced. Even to this extreme that users have started to question their own life choices because they aren’t simply ready to hold on to the new editor. No doubt, this #WPdrama will continue to add more chapters to the struggle.