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How To Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg with Block Lab

How To Create Custom Blocks for Gutenberg with Block Lab

Of all the amazing things the new block editor (aka Gutenberg) for WordPress can do, the ability to create custom blocks is right at the top of the list. This…

The Gutenberg WordPress Block Editor: The First Year

The Gutenberg WordPress Block Editor: The First Year

It may be hard to believe, but the WordPress block editor (a.k.a. “Gutenberg”) has been in core for nearly a year. The massively-overhauled editing experience was officially released to the…

Behind the Scenes of ClassicPress – the WordPress Alternative

Behind the Scenes of ClassicPress – the WordPress Alternative

WordPress 5.0 brought with it a lot of change and controversy. Most of the buzz surrounded the switch to a new block-based editor named Gutenberg. It seemed to have left…

A Conversation with WordPress Evangelist Maddy Osman

A Conversation with WordPress Evangelist Maddy Osman

If you do a bit of reading about the subjects of WordPress, SEO or content writing, then you’ve very likely to come across some of Maddy Osman’s work. After all,…

What WordPress 5.0 Taught Me About Stress

What WordPress 5.0 Taught Me About Stress

2018 has certainly been an exciting year for WordPress. The CMS celebrated its 15th birthday and released its revolutionary version 5.0, featuring the new Gutenberg block editor. It seemed like…

How Many Issues Are Acceptable for Gutenberg’s Release?

How Many Issues Are Acceptable for Gutenberg’s Release?

We are finally (barring any last-minute delays) approaching the time when WordPress 5.0 is released. With it comes a certain new editor that has drummed up quite a lot of…

Lessons from Gutenberg

Lessons from Gutenberg

WordPress 5.0 is on the horizon. Yes, we’ve been saying it for months. But now we really are on the brink of its full release. The journey to get to…

Supercharge the WordPress Gutenberg Editor with Custom Blocks

Supercharge the WordPress Gutenberg Editor with Custom Blocks

In a default installation, the WordPress Gutenberg editor contains a number of useful blocks. All of your basic text and image formatting, along with multicolumn layouts are included. But that’s…

Building a WordPress Website with Gutenberg: Initial Observations

Building a WordPress Website with Gutenberg: Initial Observations

If you’ve been following all the fuss regarding Gutenberg, the new WordPress editor, you know that many users have formed a very strong opinion of it. But, all the drama…

Are Gutenberg’s Bad Reviews a Sign of Failure?

Are Gutenberg’s Bad Reviews a Sign of Failure?

Perception is everything. And when the perception of your product or service isn’t very positive, it can really throw a monkey-wrench into your plans for success (just ask Windows 8)….

I Admit It: Gutenberg Excites Me

I Admit It: Gutenberg Excites Me

Those of us who work with WordPress on a daily basis have been keeping close tabs on Gutenberg, the completely revamped editor scheduled to be released with version 5.0 of…

5 Ways the WordPress Gutenberg Editor Can Boost Revenue

5 Ways the WordPress Gutenberg Editor Can Boost Revenue