{"id":11284616,"date":"2019-03-07T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/?post_type=helphub_article&p=11284616"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:58:25","slug":"wordpress-block-editor","status":"publish","type":"helphub_article","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/documentation\/article\/wordpress-block-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Block Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The WordPress block editor also called the block editor<\/strong>, WordPress editor<\/strong> or Gutenberg<\/strong> editor<\/strong> is the new way of publishing content in WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the launch of WordPress 5.0 in December 2018, the WordPress block editor was set as the default editor and replaced the classic editor<\/a>. To use the classic editor<\/a>, you will need to install the classic editor<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WordPress block editor offers an array of blocks<\/a> that can be used to create media-rich pages and posts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blocks<\/a> are the content elements that you add to create content layouts. You can add blocks<\/a> for paragraphs, images, headings, lists, videos, galleries, and more. You can control the layout of the blocks with ease, to build visually appealing web pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress has blocks for all common content elements, and more can be added through WordPress plugins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the Gutenberg demo website to try the Block Editor.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The block editor’s workspace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To launch the WordPress block editor, click on Posts<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong> or Pages<\/strong> > Add New<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to launch the WordPress block editor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The block editor opens by default in fullscreen mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The WordPress block editor workspace has three main sections: <\/p>\n\n\n\n