Destiny Kanno

Hi @fabianrosan ,

It’s definitely not good for your page editor to not be working. Would you be able to file a ticket here https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues and share the error and steps for reproduction so that the team can look into this further?

Warmly,
Destiny

Hi @mattair ,

I’m sorry to hear your website is not operating as you expect. Can you share more about what changed with your website when you activated Gutenberg? Also, are you using any other plugins that might conflict with Gutenberg?

Best,
Destiny

I’m talking about when I start a new page or post. With the classic editor, I can instantly start typing into what is essentially a text block.

When starting a new post or page, the default block is a paragraph block. This block is effectively a “text block”, allowing you to hit the ground running with writing content without pressing any other buttons.

Also, can I switch back and forth between the classic editor and G?

Switching between the Gutenberg plugin and the Classic Editor isn’t currently possible. This is because the Classic Editor plugin changes the entire Editor experience to be how it previously was, while the Gutenberg plugin enhances the current Core Editor experience.

I used G the other day because I wanted a 2/3 column. And it worked, but it wasn’t like going from visual editor tab to text/code/html tab. It was a pain.

I’m finding that the column feature is improving so much lately, I’m glad you gave it a go! By clicking the three vertical dots, you can switch from visual to HTML editing similarly to how we did with the old Editor.

Why can’t there be three tabs on pages and posts? Gutenberg, visual and text? (and then still make the default tab open at the visual tab??)

That would be interesting! I guess folks are trying to cut down on the number of visuals on the screen, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make that suggestion in GitHub https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues. ??

Hi @stuartmorley

Not being able to do simple things and the editor is how old now ? Certain blocks don’t allow simple things to be changed like spacing so you need more blocks etc. Is this a joke?

This does sound frustrating.

Are you able to share the tasks you’re trying to accomplish that require more than one block and which blocks, specifically, you are using to make your vision happen?

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Destiny Kanno.

Hi @lesliedeanbrown,

I appreciate the breakdown you shared! I may not be able to answer everything, but I’d love to see where I can possibly shed light on things to make your workflows a little easier.

G requires more button clicks than the classic editor to create a post or page.

Totally agree that clicking a bunch of buttons to add a block can be quite a hassle. One thing I like to do to cut down on button mashing is to use the backslash to instantly call a list of blocks in the editor. Starting with that / also allows you to search directly in the editor.

I’m kinda struggling with some themes that are based on page builders (I hate them).

Filtering for Full Site Editing themes is a good way to get an example of what Gutenbergs capabilities are building toward in a theme setting https://www.ads-software.com/themes/tags/full-site-editing/. Of these themes, I’ve personally played around with Tove and Clove myself and found the Pattern blocks pretty neat for quickly setting up a site or page/post structure.

So show me what is possible with G and a basic theme. Make a video. Show me some sample layouts, otherwise I can’t visualise it.

Content is ever-growing, but we do have some good videos up on Youtube that I think can help with this, like this recent exploration of 5.9 and Block themes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r59aR1tmY6k&t=4s

Is the first block already there, already set up on the very first page or post?

Can you share more about where you’re expecting these blocks to be? Are you talking about after activating a new theme?

Effectively the classic editor is already one block, yes?

That’s correct, there is a classic editor block https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/classic-block/

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by Destiny Kanno.

Hi Dwell,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the Gutenberg plugin!

Can you share more details about what part of this plugin is not working right for you? I’d love to flag your specific issues with folks who can work to improve it

Cheers!

Hi there,

Thanks so much for taking the time to review the Gutenberg plugin! Can you kindly share which part of the plugin was bad so that we can flag it for improvement?

Thanks.

Hi there Jakub,

Thank you for taking the time to review the Gutenberg plugin. I’m sorry to hear you found so many problems with it.

Can you kindly share some of the bugs and broken aspects of the plugin you experienced so that we can ensure that these areas are flagged for improvement?

Thanks so much!