Divi Feature Update! Introducing Initial Gutenberg Support

WordPress 5.0 is scheduled to be released later this year, and with it will come an entirely new post editing experience. This new post editor is code named Gutenberg, and it’s currently available for testing as a stand alone plugin. Today, we are happy to release initial Divi Builder support for this new interface. If you are using the latest version of Divi and you have the Gutenberg plugin installed, you will now be able to easily toggle between the Divi Builder and the new editor, just like you can in the current version.

Toggle Between Divi And Gutenberg

If you have the latest version of Divi installed, and you are testing out the upcoming Gutenberg editor, you will now find an option to use the Divi Builder when creating new pages as well as an option to toggle between the Divi Builder and Gutenberg for existing pages.

You can also jump straight into the Divi Builder from the post list as well as from within the Add New Page menu.

What Is Gutenberg?

Gutenberg is the code name for the new WordPress post editor that will be released with WordPress 5.0. This update will remove the old TinyMCE editor and revamp the entire post page using a new Javascript interface that will serve as a foundation for future WordPress interface evolutions. If you are Divi user, aspects of the new Gutenberg editor will look familiar. It adopts a block-based building experience and separates post elements, such as text, headings and images into their own unique blocks.

When Is WordPress 5.0 Launching?

Don’t worry, WordPress 5.0 and the new Gutenberg interface are not launching today. There is still a lot of time to prepare! The WordPress core teams is shooting to get WordPress 5.0 out the door before the end of the year, but it will depend on how testing goes over the next few weeks and months.

Don’t Want To Use The New Editor?

First off, the new Gutenberg editor is currently in beta and is not an official part of WordPress yet. It’s only available as a stand alone plugin. If you don’t want to use it right now, then you don’t need to do anything at all. Once WordPress 5.0 is released, Gutenberg will become the default editor.

If you are worried about the WordPress 5.0 changes and you aren’t ready to learn the ins and outs of a new interface, you can install the Classic Editor plugin, which is available on WordPress.org. This will allow you to retain the old WordPress post editor and the classic Divi Builder once WordPress 5.0 is released. It’s really up to you, but either way you can rest easy knowing that Divi will continue work to as expected, and we want our customers to know that we are being very proactive in our preparation for these big upcoming changes.

This Is Just The Beginning

We want you to know that this is just the first step, and we have a lot of great ideas about how we can better integrate with the upcoming post editor. As the new editor continues to evolve, and as we get closer to the release of WordPress 5.0, we hope to release additional updates that will further improve your page building experience.

These updates are available today, so download Divi and take them for a spin. Let us know what you think in the comments, and don’t forget to check back next week for even more great Divi features coming your way.

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