Something small but HUGE just happened to WordPress!

Описание: Drag and Drop comes to the Block Builder in WordPress version 5.7.

WordPress 5.7 has just been released, and with it comes true drag and drop for the Block Builder Editor (Gutenberg).

In this video I explain why this is such a big deal.

Timeline
0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - Drag and Drop demo in the Block Builder (Gutenberg)
01:20 - What are Container Blocks and Inline Blocks?
02:20 - Demo of Drag and Drop into a Container Block
04:04 - Adam Preiser of WPCrafter announces he's moving to Gutenberg Block Builder from Elementor
05:00 - Elementor users comments about Gutenberg vs Elementor
07:35 - Conclusion


Let's go through the reasons why Drag and Drop is such a big deal
Drag and Drop Blocks are so much easier to understand for the majority of users
It sounds obvious but the mere fact that you can now just drag blocks in the editor makes the Block EdItor so much easier to use. It's far more intuitive than have to hunt around for the little plus icons.

Container Blocks are now much easier to use
The Block Builder has 2 types of block, simple/inline blocks and Container Blocks.

Container Blocks are really powerful because you can put multiple blocks within them and create more complex, and more beautiful layouts. For example, the Cover Block lets you put a background parallax image, a heading, and a button.

There are 3 main Container Blocks with the Block Builder.

The Columns Block
The Cover Block
The Media and Text Block

The importance of discovery and play
Make no mistake drag and drop makes the Block Builder much more intuitive and fun to use. Because of this more users will discover its hidden powers through just playing with the Editor. The creative process is often not taken into account when getting user feedback, but my feeling is that this small technical improvement will make a huge difference to how end users perceive, play and create content with the Gutenberg Editor.

Influencers like Adam Preiser (WPCrafter) have moved from Elementor to the Gutenberg Block Builder

This is big.

Adam over at WPCrafter has a huge following on YouTube, with over 200k subscribers, and has been a big Elementor fan, promoter and tutorial maker.

In his latest video he makes the announcement that because of the upcoming Google Core Web Vitals in May, where page speed is going to be incredibly important, Adam is moving away from Elementor for his own website and putting everything into the Block Editor.