WordPress Classic vs Gutenberg Editor

WordPress has been constantly changing and improving since its inception. The core team of developers keep adding new features while discarding outdated features to make sure the platform keeps up with changing times.

One such major change was the introduction of the Gutenberg editor. In this post, we will compare the good old classic editor with the Gutenberg editor to learn how they differ from each other.

WordPress Classic Editor

Before the Gutenberg editor, the classic WordPress editor was the default editor integrated into WordPress. It is a WYSIWYG editor and has a user interface similar to various word processing applications such as MS Word. The following image shows what the classic WordPress editor looks like.

The toolbar at the top contains various buttons to make the text bold or italic, change the text alignment or insert links, etc. It is very easy to use as you can just type your blog post and then the buttons in the toolbar at the top to make formatting changes.

The classic editor in WordPress uses the free and open source TinyMCE editor behind the scenes. Users of the classic editor can easily switch between the visual or text mode of the editor to directly edit the underlying HTML of their blog post. This makes the classic editor a powerful tool for people with basic knowledge of HTML and CSS.

People who have been using WordPress for a long time prefer to use the classic editor because of its simplicity. The classic editor gives them more control over...