August 2022 brought significant updates to WordPress’s block editor, Gutenberg. Gutenberg 13.8 promises digital more flexibility in editing and WordPress web design.
A Brief Explanation Of WordPress’s Gutenberg
Gutenberg is a plugin for WordPress that was initially launched in 2018. The plugin introduced new block editing and page builder abilities to WordPress 5 and continues to offer functionality to all up-to-date WordPress websites. Gutenberg’s primary aim has always been to create the opportunity to add rich content to WordPress sites and is currently the default content editor for all pages and posts. Gutenberg allows users to manage content in individual blocks rather than in one large, overwhelming content area. Gutenberg comes with default blocks in place, but there is significant room to dive deeper and access further options, giving your digital agency the ability to create unique, engaging websites designed specifically to suit each of your client’s individual needs, aesthetics, and brand image. The default blocks included in Gutenberg include:
- Audio
- Code
- Columns
- Cover
- File
- Gallery Video
- Heading
- Image
- List
- Media & Text
- Paragraph
Gutenberg 13.8: Updates And Improvements
Gutenberg 13.8’s offerings range in size and impact, from the seemingly insignificant addition of the WhatsApp icon to the Social Icon block to the major enhancements to accessibility features. WordPress details the exact nature of the updates your digital agency can expect, which include:
- Fluid typography support that adapts to a screen’s real estate, making your clients’ content look great on any device
- UX improvements to template parts to provide better flexibility when it comes to variations and patterns
- More precise control of image blocks supporting a full range of border controls
- Further improvements to accessibility, making Gutenberg more accessible and usable to a wider variety of people
- Enhancements to the block library, general UI, and components
- Various bug fixes affecting the block library, components, post editor, block editor, global styles, CSS, and styling
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What Gutenberg 13.8 Means For Digital Agencies
WordPress already offers digital agencies a significant advantage when developing websites, allowing fast, customisable development to take place. Gutenberg, especially with its new improvements, builds on that flexibility to allow your digital agency to develop customised websites for your clients easily. This means that your digital agency can create completely original websites for your clients from scratch, completely tailored to suit their requirements, and offer functionality that was previously only accomplished by those with coding knowledge. Even better, Gutenberg 13.8 allows you to create such websites even faster, allowing your digital agency to accomplish more in a shorter space of time and giving you every opportunity to boost your productivity and revenue.
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