In reply to Rod Olman.

Gutenberg attracts so much hate for understandable reasons. It's new, unfinished, has bad UX for writing (personal experience), and a lot more things which are typical with any new update.

But the criticism is way too overblown by the vocal haters. The Classic Editor plugin still exists for those who never want to look at Gutenberg.

While researching for an article I'm writing, I counted more than 30 1-star reviews for the Gutenberg plugin in the past month alone. With no commentary whatsoever. Why would anyone even care about installing it separately only to diss it without any constructive criticism?

WordPress is also licensed under GPL, which means forks like ClassicPress exist, which do the same.

Currently, WP faces an existential threat from DIY locked-in platforms like Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, etc. Not to mention the social media giants who own all our data. All of our lives and experiences have now become a commodity in the hands of a select few corporations.

Gutenberg seems like a solution to claim the power back. Its vision is perfectly aligned with WordPress' original one, which is to democratize publishing on the web. It's not there yet, but I think we all ought to give it a chance.

I'm excited to see the future of WordPress powered by Gutenberg.