Flexibility required…

  • David Edwards

    (@scripturegeek)


    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not being one to knock a new interface, especially when it has some obvious improvements for new users, I do have some recommendations for future updates. WordPress is used more and more by web designers because they can offer their customers a non-frightening option. With that in mind the average web designer can easily navigate html. As such a person, I find it an irritation not being able to switch between the two editors. I like to build it then tweek it. Often cutting and pasting html snippets I have in my bag. Now I have to find the correct list to be able to switch over. This is a real time waster.

    One of the other concerns I have about this upgrade is that it is steering away from the basic concept of WordPress. WordPress is meant to be a useful framework to hang your options upon. I feel the editor should be a plugin that we choose or reject. I feel on install, WordPress should ask you what editor you would like to use and recommend the preferred plugin. More like the way Themes are handled. Create a page that allows you to select and install your editor, keep it so you can switch between them as you try them out. This way the end users can vote with their feet.

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  • stinkykong

    (@stinkykong)

    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thank you for your civil tone at at time where users’ anger appears more important than reason. It’s hard for me to understand anyone not knowing what they were getting into with so much dialog going on about Gutenberg for months and months and months.

    In general, people should have a back-up and restore plan always prepared and of course, not after the fact. So if someone were to inadvertently update, they could back out of it on their own whether this were a core update, a plugin or theme, server being hacked, or whatever. Is this not right?

    Additionally, there are plugins available to restore the old way, the Tiny MCE editor. We know even now that will end sometime so now is the time to start adjusting. We have plenty of time.

    I must admit that I have had frustrations with Gutenberg but also enjoy a lot of what it is offering. So I’m convinced this is a growing experience. I’m not on fire about how good or how bad it is but it is the way WordPress is heading and anyone can choose the way they want to approach this, directly, head-on, or in a meandering way… which ever way suits them. WordPress has been hugely generous with time, development work, consideration, as well as communication.

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