Title: Junk Default Editor
Last modified: July 4, 2020

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# Junk Default Editor

 *  [swamparoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swamparoo/)
 * (@swamparoo)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/junk-default-editor/)
 * I’ve been using WordPress for almost a decade. Have been using it as my primary
   CMS for website development for several years now. I’m quite familiar with many
   aspect of website design and development. With that being said, here’s my take
   on the Gutenberg Editor. The short of it is that it’s still in its infancy and
   should not be the default editor.
 * This of it is that Gutenberg isn’t an editor, in my opinion. It’s a page builder.
   Over the years I’ve used various page builders for WordPress. I’ve used both 
   free and commercial WordPress page builders. Gutenberg looks and seems to function
   like a page builder instead of an editor (e.g. TinyMCE). Of the CMSes, WordPress
   seemed to have the smallest learning curve when compared to others such as Joomla
   or Drupal. Gutenberg just threw that completely out the window.
 * Instead of new users just learning the basics of managing a WordPress website(
   e.g. settings, themes, plugins, adding and modifying pages and posts, etc) they
   now have to learn the intricacies of Gutenberg. Instead of just typing away and
   clicking on icons similar to that of a word document, they now have to learn 
   quite a bit more. Normally one would just type their text, highlight it and click
   a button to make text bold or change the type of text (e.g. H1, H2, etc).
 * I think Gutenberg has much potential as a page builder, however, it should:
    1. Be labeled as a paged builder and not as an editor.
    2. Not set as the default WordPress editor. Have it as it is, a separate plugin
       not built into the core of WordPress.
 * It’s exceedingly annoying to have to install Classic Editor when I create a new
   website. I’ve noticed those using WordPress.com (free) are stuck with Gutenberg
   and can’t install plugins unless they upgrade to the paid version. I hope for
   the sake of WordPress this doesn’t negatively impact their platform. Then again,
   this is what happens when a software company makes such ridiculous decisions.

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