08/25/2017

How Gutenberg Will Shape the Future of WordPress

“Gutenberg” is a bold name for a project concerning content creation

I’ve waited a long time to write anything substantial about Gutenberg, the proposed new content creating and editing experience in WordPress. Since work started on the project at the beginning of 2017 I’ve followed its development closely, read most of what has been written about it, and taken part in several public and private conversations, all to get a handle on what this thing is.

In Norwegian we have an expression “noe som skurrer” which loosely translates to ”something is grating/grinding.” It’s used to express a feeling of something not being quite right, of uncertainty or unclarity experienced by the person speaking. That’s what I’ve been feeling when thinking about Gutenberg. Noe skurrer. Or at least it did until earlier this week, and now I finally feel like I’m at a place where I can put my thoughts on Gutenberg and what it means for WordPress and the wider web into words.

This is not a review, it’s a meandering journey through my thoughts on this topic. You have been warned.

Please click here to read the complete article on LinkedIn.