Republished with the permission and encouragement of the author. If you haven’t gone over to the “dark side” of the new WP editor please read it as it’s important.
Almost every WordPress.com blogger has no doubt seen that irritating little blue blurb that keeps appearing at the bottom of the editing screen: “A new editor is coming to level up your layout,” followed by a “learn more” offer that you can click on if you really want to learn more. Over in the editor […]
via Will Gutenberg kill WordPress as a writer’s platform? — Lucky Otters Haven
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Thanks for sharing this
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You are welcome. Doesn’t sound very promising 😦
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I agree.. doesn’t sound good at all.
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I’ve been using it and I like it! A couple of niggly aesthetic things in my opinion but so far so good. Nobody likes change 😐
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You are in the minority if you go by the chart included in the article. I don’t like the idea of writing within confined boxes, where I can’t see everything all at once.
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They have a verse box which is perfect for poetry! Also the paragraph boxes are great too. If you’ve ever used any graphic programs like the Adobe Creative Suite, Gutenberg is a breeze. It helps you lay out your posts and move things around easily. Go for it! 🙂💕
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I haven’t used ACS before, but I have used box types of databases for case notes. I may just wait awhile and do more research in the meantime.
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I think they let you try it for a while to see how you get on. Their help techs are great. You can always email me and maybe I can help you a little. 🙂
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thanks Christine I”ll keep it in mind
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Thanks for posting this. I tried the new editor a couple of weeks ago and it was awful. What a mess! Scares me too, that we’ll be forced to change. I don’t have the physical stamina to sit at the computer for long and need it to be as basic as possible. Hope they’ll keep the original as the default and not force the change….
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Me too. I don’t know why they can’t give the users options.
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Yes, especially when the change is so radical. Thought it was just me, so glad to hear I’m not the only one who hates it.
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I tried it a few times and it aggravated the he** out of me. I do something wrong and I can’t get whatever back. I’m going to try it again when I have more time but that is not the point. We should be able to keep what we want.
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Max, aren’t you a computer-oriented person? If you are having trouble with it, think of how much trouble non-computer-savvy people are with it. What did you do, switch back to the original?
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Yea I didn’t have the patience to learn it. And guess what? I use to be a graphic artist…I worked in Photoshop and Illustrator lol.
I just want to write and get it finished. I’m going to give in and learn it but I didn’t like it…. I’m an IT Director lol
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Thanks for sharing. I am hoping that I never have to adopt the new editor.
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I use the app and nothing’s changed. I can no longer stand using the desktop or laptop for typing posts or reading them. Too annoying.
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Are you saying you switched over to the new system but are using the app on it? If you don’t use desktop or laptop for typing and reading posts are you saying you do it all on your phone?
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I know it sounds nuts, but I have been doing it all on my phone! Let me open my laptop and check if I’ve accept the editor… no. I’m still getting the same annoying message to level up as described.
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oh my that sounds very irritating
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hi there , i haven’t tried it yet. i have however always wondered when they would break WordPress. i guess i’ll find out soon. lol but for now i’ll just plod along on the old editor. great article thanks for posting . kindest regards bg 🙂😎🙂
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you are welcome and i will do the same
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I guess I am old school as I am still using Windows 7 and I constantly get messages that tell me I should change from Google to Chrome, but I don’t.
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I know Chrome is no good. I use google to search but firefox instead windows explorer.
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Oh, I love Chrome, but it took me a long time to adopt it. I just got Windows 10 this year, and before that had used Windows 7 since it came out, which is a long time ago.
I’m pleased my post is getting so many comments over here too, and am following them with interest. I think it’s a hot button issue for many WP users, I know it is for me.
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I appreciate you composing such a compelling post that educates and inspires on the issue.
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Thank you so much! I hope it helps some, even if all it does is make people feel like they’re not alone in hating Gutenberg.
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Argh !
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