From the course: WordPress: Introduction to Custom Block Building
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The Block Editor - WordPress Tutorial
From the course: WordPress: Introduction to Custom Block Building
The Block Editor
- What's in a name? In WordPress, the official name for the built-in editor where we use blocks is the block editor. However, it has many other references, like the Gutenberg editor and the WordPress editor. These references are so commonly used within the WordPress community that it's important to mention it in this course. Some people prefer to call it one or the other. I personally don't mind using them all. The block editor by any other name would be just as sweet. So when you hear someone say the Gutenberg editor, they're referring to the block editor. The editor is block-based, which allows you to build out your pages using a collection of blocks. You can access it by adding a new page or post, or by opening an existing page or post and editing it. It replaced the classic editor, which was mostly text-based. This is where we put together our block content for our website. Just about everything in the editor is a…
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