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This version is the last straw which makes clear that I need to move my business (and clients) away from WordPress. The new block editor doesn't offer anything
by lioeters 8y ago
This version is the last straw which makes clear that I need to move my business (and clients) away from WordPress.
The new block editor doesn't offer anything for our purposes, and in fact breaks most existing sites built as content management systems (custom post types and fields). Sure, they say I can install their "classic editor" plugin on all the sites - but, aside from sites of clients with whom I've lost touch (in which case the sites will just break upon core update), I'm disappointed in how they've rolled out this change seemingly without regard to a significant portion of the community raising concerns. I mean, just look at the reviews in Gutenberg's plugin repo..
For me, it means using a fork of the last "good" version (4.9.8) - possibly ClassicPress - for the near term, and transitioning to other solutions (static sites, React/Preact fullstack) over the long term. During the process, we plan to "encapsulate" WordPress for use as a headless CMS, as a data backend to be swapped out eventually.