My initial impressions are mixed. I think it's really going in the right direction in terms of addressing WordPress's lack of layout features available to the layman, but at the same time it feels...
My initial impressions are mixed. I think it's really going in the right direction in terms of addressing WordPress's lack of layout features available to the layman, but at the same time it feels riddled with Mystery Meat Navigation and I often find myself expecting more options, but not knowing where they'd even show up.
I am really excited that WordPress is getting a default editor that functions like this, though, because it seems like every client with a WordPress server wants a fancy page builder plugin, and there are so many to choose from, but they're almost all incompatible behemoths that lock you into a way of doing things and spell disaster if you ever want to replace them. That's a difficult talk to have with someone who just wants to make a couple columns and doesn't understand (and shouldn't have to understand) why that's such a problem. This brings us out of the realm of incompatible add-ons and toward standardization of page building.
As for backwards compatibility, it seems to be there. Old posts just appear in a "classic" block that works nicely. The integration into WP is a little weird with a lot of options appearing in a toggled pane under an unlabeled gear icon (more Mystery Meat), but maybe they'll get that all ironed out.
It seems like the community hasn't had enough time to warm up to the editor, as based on the user reviews. (579 one star ratings, at the time of this post.) As with many anonymous internet...
It seems like the community hasn't had enough time to warm up to the editor, as based on the user reviews. (579 one star ratings, at the time of this post.) As with many anonymous internet reviews, some people are just venting frustration about change, but some are are providing genuine critical feedback where it shows that WordPress is missing the mark here.
This is a great development for those who lack the hitherto-requisite skill set to design and alter the layout of their own WordPress website. This is a great dilemma for WordPress developers who...
This is a great development for those who lack the hitherto-requisite skill set to design and alter the layout of their own WordPress website.
This is a great dilemma for WordPress developers who would rather their clients didn't mess with the carefully-planned layout and design of their highly customised themes.
I've always found WordPress unpleasant to use, and a pain in the ass to maintain. I'd rather just use a static site generator.
This. I find static site generator with a cms easier than wordpress. No need to worry about plugins/updating/resources..
I rely on GitLab CI to build and deploy my hugo pages, once setup you just have to make an .md file and write posts.
My initial impressions are mixed. I think it's really going in the right direction in terms of addressing WordPress's lack of layout features available to the layman, but at the same time it feels riddled with Mystery Meat Navigation and I often find myself expecting more options, but not knowing where they'd even show up.
I am really excited that WordPress is getting a default editor that functions like this, though, because it seems like every client with a WordPress server wants a fancy page builder plugin, and there are so many to choose from, but they're almost all incompatible behemoths that lock you into a way of doing things and spell disaster if you ever want to replace them. That's a difficult talk to have with someone who just wants to make a couple columns and doesn't understand (and shouldn't have to understand) why that's such a problem. This brings us out of the realm of incompatible add-ons and toward standardization of page building.
As for backwards compatibility, it seems to be there. Old posts just appear in a "classic" block that works nicely. The integration into WP is a little weird with a lot of options appearing in a toggled pane under an unlabeled gear icon (more Mystery Meat), but maybe they'll get that all ironed out.
I'm cautiously optimistic.
It seems like the community hasn't had enough time to warm up to the editor, as based on the user reviews. (579 one star ratings, at the time of this post.) As with many anonymous internet reviews, some people are just venting frustration about change, but some are are providing genuine critical feedback where it shows that WordPress is missing the mark here.
This is a great development for those who lack the hitherto-requisite skill set to design and alter the layout of their own WordPress website.
This is a great dilemma for WordPress developers who would rather their clients didn't mess with the carefully-planned layout and design of their highly customised themes.