Testing The New WordPress Editor

The new WordPress editor is up and running and although I can keep the classic version until 2021, I’m going to witch up and use the new one. Everything is done in blocks or modules and all I have to do is click on the plus sign to reveal all sorts of options. So far, it seems more versatile than the classic version. I like the cleaner look as well. It reminds me of Medium’s writing platform. So let’s add some stuff!

Adding Images

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I got a little worried when it appeared as if I might have to change themes because I finally found one that works for me, but apparently, that’s not true. And the other thing I noticed? Images seem brighter and more clear. And adding them is easy as is adding a caption. And if I don’t like the placement of something, there is a pop-up set of arrows to the left that becomes visible upon hovering over it. Click on whichever direction you want to go and the whole block moves. That’s really nice. Plus, there’s a drop cap feature. In case you didn’t notice.

Quotations

Each paragraph block has a toolbar that pops up leaving more room for writing. The classic version had the toolbar at the top. I like the new version. Also, I’m growing accustomed to seeing information panels to the right of the workspace. Pages uses them as do other software programs, and it simplifies locating formatting options. Developers added some color settings which make it simple to add color to a specific block. I just clicked on it and voila!  The text color can be changed, however, it doesn’t appear it can be changed for specific words. At least we can bold and italicize. The other thing to notice is that the text is indented on both sides, so it’s easy to use this option for a quotation if you want a different look.

Choose the quotation selection, and your quotation will appear this way. I like it, but I also like the colored background to create my own. Again, two options for how it looks, either this one or normal text with a line to the left.

Bullets…Numbered or Otherwise

I use bullets in some of my blog posts. It’s easy to create them by selecting a bullet list from the pop-up toolbar.

• select bullets or
• click a second time on the numbered list and it changes

Tables

Tables are simple…click on the plus sign and then select Formatting and then click on Table. A couple of boxes appear where you can enter in the number of rows and columns and then a table appears! You’ll also notice that when the table comes up, the pop-up toolbar changes to include some table editing options. Upon previewing the document, however, the table isn’t outlined in any way, so that’s not acceptable.

type something	type something	type something
type anything	where are the borders	And where’s the alignment button…
only two styles to  choose from	grey and no grey	can I bold? Italicize?
easy to add/delete  rows	bet I can’t add images	it’s workable

Of course, adding images, tables, and lists are made easy right where we begin writing with a plus sign appearing on the left and icons for images, lists, and tables appearing to the right.

All in all, I really like the new WordPress editor. But I have to figure out how to add borders to my tables. I can always do it in Excel and then save it as an image or in Publisher or something else and then add it as an image. But it’s easier when I can do it right here. So, we’ll see. But so far, I like it. I really do.

Excellent job!