Beginners Guide

On 6^th December 2018, WordPress released new version WordPress 5.0 and introduced new block editor to WordPress users. It replaced old classic editor with new block editor called Gutenberg.

New WordPress Block Editor provides a new and different way to create content in WordPress. In this article, let’s check How to Use New WordPress Block Editor to create posts and pages in WordPress.

What is WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)?

Gutenberg is the name of the new WordPress Block Editor which completely changes the editing experience by creating the content in blocks in WordPress.  It provides a simple way to add different types of content using blocks to your WordPress posts and pages.

Benefits of using WordPress Block Editor:

The WordPress new block editor uses blocks to transform the way from a single document to the collection of elements. This gives a page building experience with customizable visual elements.

The new Block Editor won’t change the view of your blog’s content. It lets you insert any type of multimedia in a moment and rearrange them easily.

In new Block Editor, so many blocks available for all kinds of content like

• Paragraph
• Headings
• Images
• Lists
• Table
• Quote
• Gallery
• Video
• Columns
• Audio
• Code
• List
• Button
• Heading
• Cover

When you upgrade to version 5.0 your new block editor looks like this. This editor is completely different from the old classic editor.

In the old classic editor, if you want to create a table on your post, you need to use a separate table plugin. With the new Block Editor, you can easily create a table by adding a table block and selecting the number of rows and columns.

You can also move content elements up and down with a single click and also use drag and drop option.

The best part is you can easily learn and use block editor and create rich content for your blog. Let’s check how to use the new WordPress block editor and create the content like a pro in detail.

This tutorial helps to beginners who are just creating their blog with new WordPress block editor.

Below topics will be covered in this guide.

1. Difference between Old Classic Editor and New WordPress Block Editor
2. How to Launch New Block Editor
3. Adding blocks in the block editor
4. Block Categories and how to add and configure each block
   • Adding Common Blocks
   • Adding Formatting Blocks
   • Adding Widget Elements
   • Adding Embeds
5. Saving and reusing blocks in the block editor
6. Post Settings in Block Editor
7. Publishing the post in Block Editor
8. Keyboard shortcuts
9. FAQ’s about New Block Editor

Difference between Old Classic Editor and New WordPress Block Editor:

Block Editor looks different from the Old Classic Editor. The classic editor looks like a text editor with formatting buttons and Meta Boxes. Block Editor is more flexible to create the content layout with available blocks like Paragraph, Headings, Images, tables etc.

Although, Block Editor looks different from the Classic Editor you can do all things which you were able to do in the Classic Editor.

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Do you want to add Navigation menus on your WordPress website? In this article, I’ll explain How to Add Navigation menus in WordPress.

What are Navigation Menus in WordPress?

Navigation menus is a theme feature in WordPress which allows a user to create custom menus in WordPress. Users can add WordPress posts, pages, categories and custom links to navigation menus using drag and drop functionality. Users can change their menu items appearance by adding custom classes.

A Navigation menu allows visitors to navigate and access your website easily. Navigation menus are easy to create and customize which makes easier to your website visitors to find the information what they are looking for.

Check this full post to know more about Navigation Menus and uses of Navigation menus in WordPress.

How to Add Navigation menus in WordPress? 

A user can create navigation menus for their blog under Appearance > Menus by logging in their WordPress dashboard.

Step 1: Creating Your First WordPress Navigation Menu

First, you need to create a menu before adding menu items.

Login to your WordPress dashboard and go to Appearance > Menus.

Now click on create a new menu option to create your first navigation menu.

Specify a menu name for your menu for example “My First Menu” and click on create menu.

That’s it your first navigation menu was created.

Step 2: Adding Menu Items to Your Navigation Menu.

Now you need to add menu items to your navigation menu from the left column which consist your website pages, posts, categories and custom links tab.

Your added menu items will be displayed in the right column which consists of menu structure and menu settings.

Here you can add pages, posts, custom links and categories to your navigation menu. Let’s check one by one briefly.

Adding Pages to Navigation Menu:

Head to pages section in the left column. Here you can see most recent, view all and search options.

Most Recent: This will display your most recent published pages.

View All: By clicking view all, you can see all your published pages in your       WordPress website.

Search: Here you can search and find any page by typing the page title.

Within this section, select pages that you want to add to the navigation menu by clicking the checkbox and click on Add to Menu option. This will add pages to your navigation menu.

Adding Posts to Navigation Menu:

Head to posts section and select the posts that you want to add to the navigation menu by clicking the checkbox and click on Add to Menu option. This will add posts to your navigation menu.

Adding Custom Links to Navigation Menu:

Custom links are the great option to add social media profiles to your WordPress navigation menu.

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