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This is another example of a dynamic page:
https://www.lemonskin.net/io/i-libri-che-ho-letto/
My code is this:
No need to say that WordPress 7 totally destroys it.
I really can’t understand why, if someone decides to insert a personalized HTML block, they need to change it to a visual output.
Guys, sorry for the rant. I was convinced this was a WordPress developers’ forum (is there one?), and I was shocked to discover that my blog had suddenly become unusable.
I’m not normally against new features. When the WP editor moved from pure HTML to blocks, it was a bit challenging at first, but in the long run it turned out to be a successful change. In this case, however, it’s a disaster, and switching from the visual editor to the code editor is no longer a viable workaround. You can adapt to almost anything, as long as the editor’s behavior remains consistent. But in this case, my custom HTML code has somehow been altered, or at least interpreted differently. As a result, if I try to change anything, the output becomes completely wrong. 🙁
A large portion of my articles are dynamic, like this one:
https://www.lemonskin.net/io/20265/
Under the old version of WP, the code looked like this:
The code section represents the book spines, which I need to be able to edit and reorder quickly. With WP 7, I get an endless vertical list of images, and when we’re talking about 100+ books, editing them becomes a real pain. On top of that, each individual item uses classes—for example, to indicate whether a book has already been read or not.
With the new view, all the code is hidden away, and I have to hunt through everything just to find the right spot.
In short, this new version of WP isn’t evolutionary—it’s destructive. I managed to roll the site back to version 6.x using the plugin I mentioned earlier. Unfortunately, I’m still stuck with the new dynamic interface, which feels heavier and less pleasant to use (I’m not an expert and have no idea how to restore the previous setup), but I can live with it.
I’ve had to disable automatic core updates, but I don’t really have another option. My journey will have to stop at WP 6. 🙁
