From dd149dfc0002d4155d8c8963ad38422e74dade42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Genevieve L'Oreal Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2018 03:53:19 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Added information regarding Gutenberg editor (#29402) Added information regarding Gutenberg, link to WordPress installation resource and additional advantages to WordPress. --- guide/english/wordpress/index.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/guide/english/wordpress/index.md b/guide/english/wordpress/index.md index 00e0f86903..36c3e411e2 100644 --- a/guide/english/wordpress/index.md +++ b/guide/english/wordpress/index.md @@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Examples of Popular Drag and drop themes that makes a WordPress website easy to "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) editors for WordPress have increased in popularity over recent years. These visual builders provide user-friendly interfaces that allow users to customize all aspects of their site without a bit of code. Some of the most popular include [Divi](https://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/divi/) and [Thrive](https://thrivethemes.com/architect/?idev_id=4971), which are both under $90, and [SiteOrigin](https://siteorigin.com/page-builder/), which is a free option. WordPress will be shipping its own visual editor, Gutenberg, as of version 5.0. You can learn more about it here: [Gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/). +#### Gutenberg WordPress editor +In early 2017 WordPress announced that they had been working on the new Gutenberg WordPress editor. The Gutenberg editor is a page builder being developed to integrate with WordPress core. It aims to add flexibility to the content editing experience through the use of content blocks, which can be styled and moved individually. Although it has not yet been officially released, the editor is available for early testing and feedback. WordPress hope to merge the Gutenberg editor into WordPress 5.0. + ### From Blogging Platform to CMS The power of WordPress becomes apparent in the use of 3 features: custom post types, custom taxonomies, and custom fields. Generating custom post types allows a website administrator or web developer to separate very specific content types from the rest of their website content. This can be helpful on websites with large page counts and numerous varying content sections.