To Block or Not To Block?

byStanNG

6.3K followers

4 years ago

I have been working on my website to refresh the content, a little face lift but a lot more affiliate product content development and niche focus.

Therefore, I jumped into Gutenberg Blocks as the new kid on the block, pun intended...

However, it was a painful experience as I go back-an-forth Classic and Blocks.

Then I receive feedback not to have both Classic and Gutenberg running concurrently.

I have to decide...

To Block or Not To Block?

• The purist says Classic is best.

• I was told, if it ain't broken, don't fix it

• Some say, let the system stabilizes then we use it

• Others worry, I am still learning WordPress and now... Blocks?

I disabled my Classic and continue using just Gutenberg Blocks editor today.

A little commitment for me to discover and learn at the same time.

Blocks provides:

• A more dynamic page/post layout with media rich content

• You can add more features to your page, like columns, extra buttons, color editing, HTML, short code, image and the list goes on

• A more visual interface with "drag and drop" feel, slightly closer to WYSIWYG (though no exactly there yet)

• Merge and use fewer plug-ins which I am hoping for but what an irony, blocks are also a plug-in!

I am writing this because one of my old post which was edited in Classic is having problems loading and I do not understand what is causing it. It may not be the fault of the Gutenberg Blocks Editor, but I thought I would just lament in a blog about blocks which are blocking my progress.

Hah, now that this blog is done. You can comment or discuss your blogging experience using Blocks below.

Now, back to where I left off working...