Gutenberg WordPress is a completely new block editor the way to edit posts and pages in WordPress. Starting with WordPress 5.0, every WordPress user will need to learn so the WordPress Gutenberg guide is for everyone.
If you think you have upgraded your site to WordPress 5.0, your site should use the new Gutenberg editor by default. All you can do now is learn how to use the new Gutenberg blocks system. We’ll simply guide you through Gutenberg to create basic WordPress posts, but you can use the same approach no matter what kind of content you make with Gutenberg editor.
Using WordPress Gutenberg Guide
Using Ultimate Gutenberg Editor is easy and simple. In this post, we’ll show you a simple post using Gutenberg.
When a new page or post first opens, you’ll see the blank canvas ready for you to work on.
‘+’ button at the top left. Select that to open the block panel. Each tab shows a list of logically organized blocks. This is where all your blocks can be found.
Scroll down to see all the available blocks. WordPress includes dozens of blocks and introduces more with each update. If you use third-party block plugins you may see even more.
The “Inline Elements” section currently has a single block for inserting inline images.
The “Common Blocks” section contains all the basic blocks including the paragraph, image, heading, etc. for creating a post or page.
The “Formatting” section has more options such as code, and custom HTML, for customizing the contents of your post or pages.
The “Layout Elements” section allows you to customize buttons, columns, groups, media, and text.
The “Widgets” section allows you to embed shortcodes, archives, calendars, latest comments, posts, and tag clouds.
The “Embeds” section adds support for the integration of external resources like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. without requiring additional plugins. Exactly what you see in this list depends on your WordPress theme and whether you have any third-party block plugins installed.
If you use a Gutenberg Block addon like Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg, you will also see extra sections in the sidebar outlining all the blocks added by that particular plugin.
On the right of the page, you’ll see a familiar sidebar for publishing. This is the same as it has always been with sections for permalinks, featured images, categories, and so on.
One change you will notice on the right is the new dynamic nature of what you see. The column will change depending on what block you have selected in the center.