A Look at the WordPress Site Editor
So maybe you’ve been using WordPress for a while, and now you’re hearing about this new site editor tool. So now you have one relatively simple question: what is the site editor for WordPress? Well, to put it simply, the full site editor in WordPress (or site editor as it’s now being referred to) allows a user to customize their entire website without having to write any code. Previously, if you wanted to change the colors on your website or any of the templates you had to have a theme that allowed you to do that through your dashboard, use the additional CSS field in the customizer or create a child theme and write the code yourself. Not anymore. The full site editor gives you an interface where you can change the colors to match your business’ branding, change the way your header looks and even change the templates like the single blog post template, the archive template and more. And the best part is that you don’t need to write any code for this to happen. Also, some block themes also come with style variations, which allow you to change the colors, fonts and other styles on your website with one simple click. But you might be wondering what’s the difference between the site editor and the block editor, which has been in WordPress since 2019? Well, while they both really look the same at this moment, there is a difference between the two. The block editor is just for creating and editing content, like a post, page or another custom post type. You can’t edit templates or template parts in the block editor. Nor can you change the global styles. Also, if you try to add a post template block in a post or page outside of the query loop block, like the post content block, you’re going to end up with odd results. The site editor allows you to make those changes; however, you can’t really make changes to the content of specific pages (unless you’re creating a dedicated homepage). It’s really the place where you’re going to make changes to the templates, like the single post and page templates, and the template parts, like the header and footer. Most of the blocks and patterns are available in each editor, but some might not be. So how do you get started with the site editor? Well, to use the site editor on your website, you’ll need to install and activate a block theme that enables the site editor. But I would first recommend taking a deeper dive than just a simple email newsletter to really learn about the site editor. I’m leaving a lot of links to resources that talk a lot about the site editor (both from myself and others in the community). I would highly recommend taking a lot of time to look through these resources and others you may find to learn more about the site editor and whether it’s something you should use. And in the next newsletter we’ll take a look to see if the site editor really is something you should use for your website. Related Resources to Checkout
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