Gutenberg is a block-based layout engine for WordPress that refines the platform by using a single concept of blocks for content creation. It allows various types of content like paragraphs, photos, galleries, and embedded videos to be treated as individual blocks. While there are concerns about potential disruptions to existing sites and the learning curve for users, Gutenberg is designed to enhance the overall content creation experience.

1. Getting Ready
For Gutenberg
CHRIS LEMA, LIQUID WEB

2. WHAT is Gutenberg?
It is a block-
Based layout
Engine

3. Most people talk about
Gutenberg as a new page
builder of sorts.
I think of it as a
refactoring of the entire
WordPress platform.

4. When do you use what?
Shortcodes
HTML
TINYMCE Button
Embed URLS

5. One concept – THE BLOCK – for all
A consistent
Approach for both
End users and
developers

6. So what can be a block?
A paragraph will be a block
A Photo will be a block
A Gallery will be a block
An embedded Video will be a block
An Ad will be a block

7. While it is true that this
Will change your content
Creation Experience, in the
long run This will change
far more Than just your
editor – in A good way.

8. This was the promise of SGML/HTML
Blocks hold more
Semantics and can
Store intention.

9. When talking about
Gutenberg, most people
Worry about two things:
1. Will it break my site?
2. Is it hard to learn?

10. Demo time
Let’s check it out

11. Things to note
Today you can test it as a plugin
In the 5.0 release, it will be part of core
There is no date yet for when 5.0 will be out
If you have issues, Use the classic editor plugin

12. CHRIS LEMA
LIQUID WEB
@chrislema