As a WordPress enthusiast, we hope that you’d like to know more about WordPress and its related topics. That’s why today we’ll share about the WordPress Gutenberg Blocks and its untold story. That you should check with the recent release of WordPress 5.4.
The story began in 2016 at the US WordCamp in Philadelphia. Matt Mullenweg announced that WordPress would soon be launching its new post and page editor. Till that moment, people all over the world have been talking about this issue.
Ultimate Story of WordPress Gutenberg Blocks
As I mentioned earlier the Gutenberg story began back in 2016.
But it took several months to release. During WordCamp Europe in June 2017, WordPress introduced WordPress 4.9.8 with a new block editor called Try Gutenberg. However, it was released as a beta for testing purposes.
People were talking more about this and were more confused about the new editor. Furthermore, they also had a dream about how Gutenberg would change the future post-edition.
In WordPress, you know Gutenberg is a WordPress plugin that helps create or edit beautiful posts in a minute.
Since then, Gutenberg WordPress Editor has been used as the default editor of WordPress. If you need it, you can easily shift to the old classic editor.
In this article, we’ll cover these topics gradually. If you follow the below lists, you’ll easily get familiar with the Gutenberg Blocks, including the recent release of WordPress 5.4.
- WordPress Gutenberg Blocks Launching: Changes and Primary Reactions
- Differences Between Classic and Gutenberg Block Editor
- Continues Update and Deployment
- Gutenberg Editor in WordPress 5.0
- Updates of Gutenberg in WordPress 5.1
- Gutenberg Editor in WordPress 5.2
- Updates of Gutenberg Editor in WordPress 5.3
- Gutenberg Editor in WordPress 5.4
- Gutenberg and the Future of WordPress
Launching of WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Changes and Primary Reactions
When WordPress came with its new editor, Gutenberg, people worldwide reacted in many ways. Most WordPress users were uncomfortable with the new Gutenberg Block Editor.
And they were giving their opinion from different web platforms, including social media.
Visit the official WordPress Facebook Account to see the opinions of people who included negative reactions, confusion, and questions, with some positive comments on Gutenberg’s launch reactions.
WordPress Classic Editor vs WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor
If you use both of these editors before, you’ll easily find their differences. And if you don’t, I’ll show their differences. Let’s compare and try to understand why these two editors are different from each other.
In addition, Classic Editor is a very simple editor that allows you to manually create or edit your post content. Therefore, it takes more time to execute as well as has many limitations. With this tool, you cannot design your custom content effortlessly.
You can see the spreadsheet of the classic editor below this image.
On the other hand, Gutenberg Plugin Editor is very advanced and comes with a huge collection of content blocks. Besides, you can easily build your custom post by dragging and dropping the content.
In addition, you can see your current changes visually and also redo & undo your changes. Most importantly, you can reuse your premade content anywhere on your post.
In fact, it allows you to add a lot of images, buttons, and videos. Besides, it’ll also lighten your word as well as save valuable time.
Let’s see the picture below to understand the Gutenberg WordPress visual editor.
Besides, you can easily learn about Gutenberg FAQ here.
Continues Update and Deployment of WordPress Gutenberg Blocks
Let’s talk about continuous updates and developments in the WordPress Gutenberg Blocks from the beginning to the present.
Gutenberg Block Editor in WordPress 5.0
It was a great experience in the release of WordPress 5.0 when WordPress made its biggest change ever. Besides, the change was Gutenberg the new default block editor. And had opened a new door to creating and editing posts and content with Gutenberg.
Gutenberg is all about the predefined blocks. It also allows you to create content by its drag & drop options. In WordPress 5.0, Gutenberg comes with a lot of blocks that are very easy to use and change the vision of building content.
You may see most of the Gutenberg Blocks in below lists:
- Paragraphs
- Headings
- Preformatted
- Lists
- Quotes
- Code
- Images
- Galleries
- Videos
- Audio
- Files
- Shortcodes
- Columns
- Buttons
- Widgets
- Embeds
- More
You can use all of the above WordPress Gutenberg Blocks. You can also create your custom post content and pages. If you still have more questions about the Gutenberg WordPress Editor, you may look at this beautiful blog, where you’ll learn 15 amazing Gutenberg tips and tricks.
Gutenberg Block Editor in WordPress 5.1
WordPress 5.0 introduced the major release of their block editor. In WordPress 5.1 update, it mainly focuses on its performance. And also try to make it faster, better, secure, and more user friendly.
- Performance
- Security
- Mobile Friendly
Gutenberg Block Editor in WordPress 5.2
WordPress 5.2 did not focus on the block editor, though. However, they tried to improve their Site Health issues as well as PHP Error Protection. Besides, it also updated its Plugins Compatibility, Accessibility and introduced its new Dashboard Icons.
- Site health issues
- Compatibility
- Accessibility
- New Dashboard Icons
Gutenberg Block Editor in WordPress 5.3
On November 12, 2019, WordPress announced another updated version of WordPress 5.3. This time it came with a huge update of their block editor. It introduced 150 more new features and focused more on usability improvement.
In addition, it also improved large-image uploading support with high-resolution pictures taken from smartphones or cameras. Besides, it is combined with large image sizes so that the pictures will always fit perfectly.
Therefore, Gutenberg reduced its loading time and made it 2x faster since its first launch. Moreover, it also focused on the improvement of editor styles, including color, and buttons. It also comes with a combination of the editor and the admin interface.
- Speed optimization
- Color
- Button
- The combination of the editor and the admin interface
Gutenberg Block Editor in WordPress 5.4
WordPress 5.4 also comes with some of the improvements to its default Gutenberg block editor. This time, it features two amazing new blocks with Social Icons and Buttons.
Besides, it also allows its users to place and replace multimedia in every block. Therefore it allows them to add the color option of group and column blocks. Most importantly, it allows its users to build their dynamic post content for a better user experience.
- Social Icons
- Buttons
- Dynamic post content
Moreover, you will find more continuous updates and developments in the WordPress Gutenberg Blocks.
Gutenberg and The Future of WordPress
There is no doubt that Gutenberg and WordPress will be coming with more and more improvements in the future.
If you want more info about Gutenberg and WordPress’s future, you may listen and watch the Matt Mullenweg statement.
As well as they’ll also become faster, easier, and more friendly among their users. Most importantly, Matt Mullenweg also announced four phases of Gutenberg.
In addition, the Gutenberg team or the contributors always follow these phases while working on it, and it’ll be a continuous process.
You can see the four phases below:
- Easier Editing
- Customization
- Collaboration
- Multilingual Support
You may also see this amazing interview between Adam & Matt. Where they talk more about the Gutenberg future with WordPress.
In addition, you can also know why WordPress is still the best free open source Content Management System (CMS) in the world.
I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Now, you get the proper idea about the future of Gutenberg and WordPress.
Conclusion on WordPress Gutenberg Editor
And now we’re coming to the ending of the story about the WordPress Gutenberg Blocks and its untold story. We hope the journey is awesome and you know a lot of information about the Gutenberg block.
Hopefully, all of us will get more useful tips on the advanced elements and functionalities of Gutenberg as well as WordPress. Truly, it creates a massive impact on the style of post-writing and editing.
Thanks to the WordPress and Gutenberg contributors for giving us this stunning block editor.
![Black Friday and Cyber Monday are around the corner, and people are waiting for these festivals to grab the best product deals. That is why giving an attractive look to your website during this festive season is very necessary. But, creating a whole new landing page might be difficult in a short period of time. Don't worry. By using Happy Elementor Addons Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page templates, you can easily develop a whole new landing page in a few minutes. In this today's blog, we are going to show how to boost your website design using HappyAddons templates during this festival season. Before that, we'll talk a bit about these two festivals and why they are important to online business communities. What are Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Black Friday is the immediate following of the famous Thanksgiving day. This is when people start shopping to celebrate the Christmas festival. Since the late 1980s, retail sales on this day have constantly been suppressing the past volumes. See the graph below. Source: Salecycle.com The first Monday following Thanksgiving day each year is called Cyber Monday. It was first introduced in 2005 by the USA National Retail Federation to encourage people to buy online. Though this festival originated in the USA, it is celebrated globally today. See the stats below. Source: Salecycle.com It indicates customers' buying behavior around this day is growing up over time. Many customers today keep a budget to buy products on these two days. So, why won’t you prepare a Cyber Monday landing page if you have an online store? Importance of Designing Landing Pages for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Festival Having a well-design website is one of the major checklists if you are running an online business. Most importantly, you have to make sure that your website remains up-to-date to boost your sales. That is why you need to redesign your website or make a new landing page during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday festivals. Because most online product & service-based businesses promote special deals during these two festivals. Here are some remarkable ways dedicated landing pages during these festivals can positively impact the performance of your online business. Boosts your product salesIncreases conversion rateOpportunity to collect potential email leadsGrabs users' attention toward your siteReduces bounce rateIncreases website visitors. Elementor Black Friday New Seasonal Kit is Already Here! Source: Elementor To make this Black Friday more enjoyable, Elementor has launched a New Seasonal Kit that includes landing pages, sections, pop-ups, and vector assets. All these design elements are made by the Elementor team so that one can easily use them on their website to ensure more sales and conversions. New Elementor Black Friday Seasonal Kit offers: 3 Landing pages6 Sections 6 Popups A collection of stickers & animations You can only get these ready-made Black Friday landing pages and sections if you have Installed Elementor Pro on your site. However, if you are looking for templates that are outside of the box, you can go with Happy Addons, the fastest Elementor Addons on the market. It's very easy to use, flexible and has tons of advanced features and widgets that can ease your website design journey. Also, you'll get several festival landing page templates & blocks. Moreover, you can use free Black Friday and Cyber Monday design blocks and templates to decorate your site. Most importantly, these templates and blocks are easy to customize and can be used for multiple purposes. Now let's see how you can use the Happy Addons templates to design your website according to the Black Friday theme. Pre-Requisites to Use HappyAddons Templates to Design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Pages You must have the following plugins installed on your site to get access to the HappyAddons Template library. Make sure you’ve installed and activated the Happy Addons Free & Premium version of your website. Elementor (Free)Happy Addons (Free)Happy Addons Pro If you are new to Elementor, check this Step By Step Guide For Beginners. If you want to explore the readymade templates of HappyAddons before installing these plugins, you may visit by clicking on the button below. Check out Happy Addons Templates How to Design Black Friday Landing Page on Your Website Once you have the plugins (mentioned above) installed, your website is ready to follow the tutorial guide explained in this section. Get ready now! Step 1: Open a New Page with Elementor Create a new page or open the existing page with Elementor. Next, you have to select the Elementor Canvas option.Unless you select Elementor Canvas, you may watch the header, footer, and unnecessary other texts on the page. These might be irritating to you.Once you open the page with Elementor Canvas, your page will be completely clean. Watch the video below on how to do it. Step 02: Go to HappyAddons Library Click on the HappyAddons Library Icon. It will open up a modal popup. Here you'll find numerous stunning premade Blocks and Pages created by the Happy Addons team. Kindly explore them to create a list of your favorite items. Step 03: Import a HappyAddons Black Friday Template Go to the Page tab on the modal popup.Select Black Friday from the left-side filter option.You will several good-looking templates on your screen.Take your cursor on the one you like and hit on the INSERT button. Wait for a while to finish the installation process. You will get the template on your screen with editable sections and options. Step 04: Set the Black Friday Campaign Deadline A deadline creates a sense of urgency in customers' minds. So, better if you add a deadline section on the page to show your Black Friday deals. The good thing is that if you select the template as we did, you will automatically get a deadline or countdown option. You have to customize it as you want. Step 05: Show Image Carousel Slider on Your Black Friday Landing Page Using the Image Carousel, you can slide show demonstrating discounts on your product categories. Drag and drop the Image Carousel widget on any landing page section. Next, from the Elementor panel, you can add photos and text to the widget. Do it accordingly. Thus, you can add more sections and options on the landing page. Hope you can do it yourself. Step 06: Make the Black Friday Landing Page Mobile Responsive Making a web page mobile responsive with Elementor is super easy. You'll get the mobile responsive option on the Elementor footer section. Clicking on it will open up the option to view your landing page on different device screens. We have explained the process in the video below. Note: Don't delete any widget or section while customizing your landing page for any particular device. Because if you delete a widget or section on any device screen, it will also be applied on other devices. However, you may change their position or alignment or hide them. It won't make any impact on other devices. Step 07: Final Preview of Our Landing Page Here is the final interface of our Elementor Black Friday landing page that we've designed using the Happy Addons' ready-made Template. Get Happy Addons to Add a Black Friday Theme Landing Page on Your Website How to Design Cyber Monday Landing Page on Your Website You will require the same prerequisites (Elementor and HappyAddons Plugins) to design the Cyber Monday landing page on your website. Hope you have them ready on your website. Now, let's get into the tutorial part. Step 01: Import a Cyber Monday Readymade Landing Page Template Go to the HappyAddons Template library.Choose the Cyber Monday template you like.Click on the INSERT button. Wait for a while to finish the installation process. You'll get a page design like the following image below. Step 02: Edit Different Sections of the Page In the first tutorial, you saw the deadline/countdown option was already embedded in the template. But this template doesn't have it. So, you can bring it to your page? Very simple. Create a new section by clicking on the plus icon.Type Countdown on the Elementor search bar.Drag and drop the widget on the section. Customize the Countdown section from the Content and Style tabs of the Elementor panel. Using the Heading widget, we have added the FLASH DEALS text next to the countdown to make it more meaningful. Thus, you can use other exciting widgets on the template to make your landing page super gorgeous. Step 03: Promote Products on the Landing Page Promotional landing pages usually include a section to showcase some hot-selling products to generate instant sales. Using the Image and Button widgets, we have created this section under the FLASH DEALS.You may customize it more as you wish. Step 04: Make it Mobile Responsive We already showed you the process in the first tutorial on making a mobile web landing page responsive. Hope you can do it here as well, following the same guideline. Click on the Responsive Mode icon and do the rest yourself. Bonus: Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page Design Key Considerations Whenever you design a landing page, you need to consider why you need to design this page and what elements they should keep on the page. Because if you are not adding all the necessary features to your page, it will not serve its purpose. This is why you need to focus on a few things before designing your Black Friday landing page. Here are some points you must consider in designing Black Friday and Cyber Monday landing pages. Add Black Friday textSet deals deadlineShow your best-discounted productsAdd coupon code Focus on responsive page designMake your page visually appealingImprove your page user experience or page structureSet a proper website navigation FAQ on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page Design Now, we'll answer some common questions on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing page designs commonly found online. How much does it cost to design a landing page?The cost of designing a landing page varies depending on the complexity of the design, the level of customization required, and whom to hire for the page. A simple landing page can be designed for as little as $25, while a more complex design with multiple customizations can cost upwards of $2,00.However, if you have Elementor and HappyAddons installed, you can design unlimited landing pages at a minimal cost. But like any other tool, you must have a kind of enterprise on them. As they are drag-and-drop builders and their numerous tutorials and documentation are available, they won't take you more than a month to be used to. Check out some wonderful YouTube tutorials on these two plugins. Hope you will enjoy them.How many hours does it take to design a landing page?It mainly depends on the level of design complexity and your web design skill. However, both in Elementor and HappyAddons, you will get countless readymade templates and block sections. You can design a beautiful landing page in 3-5 hours by making a proper combination of them.Can I design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing pages with Elementor and HappyAddons free versions?Surely, you can design Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing pages with Elementor and HappyAddons free versions. But only with the pro versions, you can't add too many exciting features to your pages. For example, free versions will give you access to only a limited number of readymade templates.If you are just a beginner-level designer, free versions are enough. But if you are a professional designer or have a web designing agency, pro versions are a must. Are You Ready To Design Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Landing Page? Customers look forward to this kind of occasion to buy their favorite products at a minimum price. Naturally, they are drawn to websites that look good and give a festive vibe. That is why adding a Black Friday and Cyber Monday landing page during the festival season will give you an extra edge over the competitors. The above guide shows how to design your Elementor Black Friday Landing page using the Happy Addons' Black Friday Templates and how it can help boost your holiday sales. So if you have any queries regarding this blog, you can comment on us in the below box. If you like this post, then share it on your social channel. 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