Get a quick introduction to Gutenberg: what it is, where it comes from, why it matters. Block context lets you control the properties of individual blocks. Document context lets you control over the document as a whole including publishing, categories and
- In this first part…of the two-part WordPress Essential Training course,…we're taking a deep dive into content creation,…editing, and publication,…and most of this work will be done…in the new block editor introduced in WordPress 5.0,…code-named Gutenberg.…If you've worked with WordPress or another web publishing…or content management system before,…the block editor is a new and different way…of creating, editing, and managing content…within individual posts and pages,…so we'll spend a fair bit of time in this course…looking at how it works and how to work with it.…
The core idea of the block editor is that every piece…of content within the post or page is a block…with its own properties, features, and abilities.…Take a standard article as an example.…From the top, you have the title and some metadata,…including the author name, publishing date,…and possibly the categories this post was filed under.…Then you have a series of different blocks of content,…some paragraphs, an image with a caption, a pull quote,…
Author
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Updated
10/2/2020Released
11/30/2018Note: This course covers WordPress 5. The training will be updated as WordPress evolves.
- Installing WordPress
- Creating posts and pages
- Formatting text
- Publishing and scheduling posts
- Adding images, audio, and video
- Bulk editing posts and pages
- Working with reusable blocks
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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WordPress: An introduction1m 47s
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Enabling the Classic Editor1m 35s
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WordPress: .org and .com2m 52s
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1. Up and Running with WordPress
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How WordPress works2m 42s
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The admin panel3m 15s
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2. Content Management
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Posts vs. pages1m 54s
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Manage content in WordPress2m 18s
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3. Working with Blocks in the Block Context
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Create content5m 22s
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Create and edit links3m 46s
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Create and manage blocks3m 37s
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Change block type5m 46s
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4. Document Context
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Add categories and tags3m 55s
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Add a featured image3m 54s
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The More block4m 50s
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5. Block Deep Dive
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Text blocks8m 52s
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The image block6m 18s
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Other image blocks5m 47s
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Columns block3m 35s
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Embed blocks2m 47s
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Group block3m 13s
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Block Manager2m 17s
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6. Reusable Blocks
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Edit reusable blocks3m 5s
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7. The Rest of the Iceberg
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