WordPress Posts
What is WordPress Post?
Posts allow you to write a blog and post it on your site. They are listed in reverse chronological order in front page of your blog. Posts usually have comment fields beneath them and are included in your site’s RSS feed.
Wordpress 5.0 have come with the new type of editor called Gutenberg Editor which have replaced the Classic Editor .Gutenberg puts mostly everything in “blocks” of content that can be easily edited and manipulated. It is designed to give you a truly “What you see is what you get experience”.
If you still want to use the Classic editor, WordPress allows you to do that as well. Even if you are using a new version. There is a Classing Editor WordPress plugin. It lets you go back to the old editing system and play with texts. You have both the options open for you.
Classic Editor
The Classic editor was the default WordPress editor until Gutenberg.
This editor is a straightforward textual content editor like Microsoft Word or any other word processing software. The Classic Editor is a light-weight content material editor that lets in simple formatting. Although it is essential, it does make you include various HTML tags, which are necessary for search engine optimization purposes.
This editor has been popular in WordPress for many years. But since Gutenberg became the default editor, you need to use the Classic Editor plugin to use again.
Gutenberg Editor
This editor was released in December 2018. It is called block editor, thanks to its functionality. You just add blocks to create your content per drag and drop. So, it makes this editor user-friendly and straightforward.
With Gutenberg, it is interesting to write and edit posts. The main focus of the project is on media content.
Gutenberg vs Classic Editor
| Gutenberg Editor | Classic Editor |
|---|---|
| User-friendly drag & drop interface | No such features |
| Scrolling with parallax effect | No such features |
| You can download media files directly to the editor | Media files are uploaded to the library first and then to the editor |
| Create complex elements with custom blocks | Requires minimum HTML knowledge |
| You can set items inside the editor | You need to go to the library for editing |
| Better performance. You can add and edit images online | Maybe a little freeze or lag when you work on long posts |
| Lets you create content with blocks | Offers a plain area to create content and type your texts |
| WYSIWYG | No preview available while editing |
| Advanced features like contact form, table, video inserting etc. | Requires additional plugins for these tools |