Blocks or Not? You Decide
Alan Levine,
OpenETC,
Mar 16, 2021
In 2018 WordPress introduced a new text editor called Gutenberg. It has been the subject of endless controversy ever since. Instead of providing writers with a single text entry field, Gutenberg divides contents (such as blog posts) into 'blocks'. The advantage is that authors can now incorporate different types of content into their articles - images, design elements, widgets, embeds and more (there's a box that offers dozens of selections). You can also move blocks around in your article. The disadvantage is that it interrupts the smooth writing experience by constantly popping text formatting option boxes right into the middle of your text, instead of outside the editing area. As Alan Levine says, few things are as divisive. "You are either one side or the other." What people really need is a way to switch back and forth, and that's what Levine describes in this article. However, official support for the classic editor plugin stops December 31, 2021, and that could be a problem.
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