Billy 'no mates'
Is it just me? Or are there more of us out there?
Am I the only person still using the Classic editor, or are there more of us out there.
Or more worryingly, is it time that I got my act together and moved on?
Don't get me wrong, most of my posts are written in Guttenberg, and I absolutely love it, well mainly. It's just that I was ultra-organzed in the beginning and I built a spreadsheet to keep track of my product reviews, and I even build a template for my review pages in Classic. This is my go-to when I start to write a review (OK I'll be honest, it's very rare that I stick to the bounds of the template, but it is habitually my starting point), and so I always pop back over to the classic editor whenever I am reviewing.
Am I being an old fuddy-duddy, that should just move on? Or are there more of us, and we actually have a plan?
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Honestly, I use classic for one of my sites and Guttenberg for another. I don't see much difference between the two. Except it seems like Guttenberg likes to "add" things to my site once in a while. Or maybe I am just doing something wrong.... I don't know.
Even though I don't see much difference, I still prefer the classic one,
Best wishes,
Karin 😁
I've always said, "If it's not broke, don't fix it." I've always seemed to be slow to move on to the next "newest and greatest" … for example, I think everyone I know had a smart phone before I finally gave up my old keyboard model - and I'm pretty sure most folks were using Windows 7 before I gave up my XP version LOL.
That being said, improvements can be great and you never know what you'll find if you never look :)
Thanks, Shannon
Like many of the comments below I also use the free version of Elementor. It is awesome and I am really surprised, with the many features provided, why it's free. There is a Pro version but you don't need it. The free version is so professional and very easy to use.
It can be tough to change sometimes, and as they say if it ain't broke don't try to fix it. Sounds like you make your own modifications to fit your needs anyway so keep rolling with the classic until you feel comfortable enough to change. If it's even necessary to do.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
I just purchased a new BlackBerry phone, because it has a keyboard! My friends, say, just try an IPhone! I did, for 2 days, and missed my keyboard,
Thankfully, BlackBerry, just came out with a new one! I don't need my keyboard finishing my words, and spellcheck, is limited!
The phone is still Android, too, a platform I know!! Also, only 4G. Everyone's going to 5??
Do what is comfortable, and Works!
Change for the sake of change, makes no sense! Will this experience, better you?
What would be Your motivation to change?
Food for thought!
Good luck, with this decision!
Barb
Great thoughts, Barb! I love my iPhone, though. I grew up with Macs so it is natural to me. I've had android phones, but when I got a chance to get an iPhone, I got one and haven't gone back.
Best wishes,
Karin 😁
My PC is Microsoft, not Mac, too.
Old dogs, and new tricks? Nah... Not, unless imperative.
B
I was using Classic Editor before switching to Gutenberg. I have to say there a lot of great additional features in it that you will enjoy using once you know how to use them.
However, I'm no longer using it. What I use now is Elementor Page Builder Plugin. There are some good features in Elementor that you won't find in Gutenberg or Classic Editor.
Anyway, it depends on which one you know how to use best and get the job your job done.
I tried Guttenburg, but it seemed to cause problems where what I saw in the editor and what I got on the site were radically different and I was spending forever tweaking layout to make it work.
I actually think the problem lay with my theme which didn't seem to like Guttenberg. Yes, there are appealing additional features that Classic doesn't have, but until I understand more about how plugins and things work I'm going to stick with the Classic editor. I kinda know where I am with it and that speeds up the pace of my work, or rather doesn't slow it down. There will come a time that I switch but for now I'm happy.
I am using Elementor! I'm just on the lite version but I find it awesome, like a drag and drop editor - it uses sections throughout the page and there are many layout choices.
However, there are some quirky things about it if you are applying "special" templates from your theme - recently I have had to work around this on a widgetized homepage template but so far it's just been the one page that caused an issue.
I just downloaded a theme that had classic on it and immediately removed the plugin... Guttenberg for me every time.
once you get the hang of it, it runs rings around classic. I love it. So easy, and so many features that are not in classic.
Have you considered using your templates in site content?
once you post to your website, you simply click on switch to draft, then right click on the text and go to the three dots at the top and convert to blocks.
Marion Black did some training on gutenberg and has videos to show you how easy it is to convert site content to gutenberg. I always use site content to write my posts.
hope this helps
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I have not tried using Guttenberg. Instead of Elementor, I used Divi which is an expensive premium theme that has some similarities with Elementor. I assume they all work the same and were invented for the same purpose---drag and drop design of pages.
Except for creating home pages and landing pages, I still use the Classic editor for making and editing blog posts. It's the one I am comfortable using, and the one I trust. What I mean with trust is, sometimes I doubt that the content created with tools like Divi are not SEO friendly. I can't even insert a H3 heading while editing a blog post, which works oppositely in Classic editor.