Until then, I’ll be sticking to my non-block-based Themes □ New Features In WordPress 5.9 Worth Mentioning Hopefully we see a lot of improvements as Full Site Editing matures in future versions of WordPress. There are plugins I use that add features into the old Customizer system, so they will likely have to adapt to inserting their features into the Full Site Editor. I’m also expecting to see plugins coming out that extend the functionality, as well as bring some old functionality back (Custom CSS, etc). Query Block: a new block that replicates the classic WP_Query and allows for further customization with additional functionality.Īs developers become more familiar with the features of Full Site Editing, you can expect major themes such as Astra and Kadence to start implementing integration with the Full Site Editor.Navigation Block: a new block that allows you to edit a site’s navigation menu, both in terms of structure and design.Browsing: the feature that unlocks the ability to navigate between various entities in the site editing experience including templates, pages, etc.Theme Blocks: new blocks that accomplish everything possible in traditional templates using template tags (ex: Post Author Block).Styling: the feature that enables styling modifications across three levels (local blocks, theme defaults, and global modifications).Template Editing: a scaled down direct editing experience allowing you to edit/change/create the template a post/page uses.Here are some elements of the new Full Site Editor that you need to know when navigating between various templates, template parts, styling options, and more: Here’s a video outlining the new changes in WordPress 5.9: I can see people who aren’t developers getting really confused by the new Site Editor. Personally, I think it needs a lot of work to make it more intuitive and user-friendly. This new feature isn’t perfect, I’ve noticed that there are some features missing that we could do with the old Customizer, such as Custom CSS which is a feature I use often. You can easily edit templates and blocks to change how the site looks, as well as global styling. The new Site Editor is essentially the next iteration of the original Customizer.įor those who use Elementor, the new Site Editor is similar to the “Theme Builder” feature in the Templates section of Elementor. It’s a collection of new features including everything the Site Editor, Global Styles, numerous Site/Post/Page specific blocks, Query block, Navigation block, Templates, and… block themes (there aren’t many released yet that are compatible, but the new Twenty Twenty-Two theme is).īut be aware… once you activate a block theme such as Twenty Twenty-Two, you will lose the Customizer and Menu Editor under the Appearance menu! This might confuse you at first, but all of the menu editing and theme editing now takes place in the new “Editor” feature. WordPress 5.9 is here! You can now upgrade to the newest version of WordPress, which has a bunch of new features including Full Site Editing which is the future of block-based themes that can be easily edited in Gutenberg.įull Site Editing is a brand new theme editing system.
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