The latest WordPress editor Gutenberg has arrived and everyone’s switching to Blocks. From the beginning, there have been mixed reactions regarding Gutenberg among WordPress users. Mostly many questions and concerns regarding Gutenberg were raised initially. One such concern is whether Gutenberg blocks work with Elementor or not?
In this blog, we want to throw some light on Gutenberg, and how it is going to play out in relation to Elementor. Let’s check that out!
What’s Elementor?
Elementor is the ultimate & free WordPress page builder launched in 2016. It lets you create beautiful WordPress websites most easily and quickly possible.
Since its launch, it has grown rapidly and by now it has more than 80000 downloads and the highest rating on WordPress.org.
Elementor is a frontend page builder that replaces the basic WordPress editor and it offers limitless design possibilities. You can create complex layouts visually, and design your website live in the frontend, without having to switch between the editor and the preview mode. It offers several useful widgets, the unique toolset for editing and an awesome design template library.
The page builder enables you to reach a top-notch quality of design without needing to use code or CSS, and without relying on developers for help. The Elementor offers an extremely friendly user interface, and that is why makes it so special. You can drag and drop widgets, it is done instantly, without any lag time at all.
Besides, the Elementor is open source making the code of the program available to users. So, you can add new functionality, improve it or even fix bugs.
Elementor comes with functionality where you can review revision history. You can make use of revision history. Elementor saves the changes you make in a special list, so you can turn back to every stage in case of some troubles.
What’s Gutenberg?
Gutenberg was the update of WordPress in 2016 and since its launch, there were many doubts and concerns regarding the block editor. While many updated to the block editor many have still their heads clouded in doubts.
Gutenberg is the new way to edit content in WordPress. It replaces the TinyMCE post content editor and can do a lot more too – think shortcodes, widgets, menus, and even custom fields. The users of Gutenberg blocks are absolutely in love with the editor.
Gutenberg is simply a block-based editing system to build up content. It is really easy to work with blocks where there is a specific block for every element. You can easily add elements like buttons, cover images, tables and even HTML codes all just using blocks!
It is designed especially for bloggers and content writers to create rich media posts. There are blocks for everything and you can also enhance your block list using Gutenberg block plugins. So, the block editor offers a lot of customization possibilities.
The Gutenberg is mobile friendly and offers a developer-friendly interface where you can develop a website without high technical knowledge. You never have to worry about shortcodes if you work with Gutenberg.
Final Words
So, with this brief idea on Elementor and Block editor, it is clear that Gutenberg does not replace Elementor. While they share the fact that both are editors, there is a fundamental gap between them.
Elementor is a solution built for designers. If you need to design a website, then Elementor is best for you. You can design your website live in frontend.
Gutenberg, on the other hand, has been created to improve the user experience of the former WordPress editor. It has made blogging and content writing a lot easier. You can embellish posts with images and other types of rich media.
They have got their own functions. Good News is that the Elementor and Gutenberg already work seamlessly together. So, the Gutenberg Blocks do work with Elementor and as a user, it’s up to you to decide which editor you use at while editing your site.