Title: Why as a plugin
Last modified: April 21, 2020

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# Why as a plugin

 *  [Rubidze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rubidze/)
 * (@rubidze)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-as-a-plugin/)
 * I see high potential of Gutenberg block editor. I like it more than Elementor
   or any other such editing plugins.
 * But, isn’t Gutenberg built in to WordPress already? Why do I have an option to
   install it separately from available plugins? IS there any differences between
   built-in and plugin-installed versions?

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 *  [Jos Velasco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josvelasco/)
 * (@josvelasco)
 * [6 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-as-a-plugin/#post-12924092)
 * > The Gutenberg plugin gives you the latest version of the block editor so you
   > can join us in testing bleeding-edge features, start playing with blocks, and
   > maybe get inspired to build your own.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/)

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