The web community is growing bigger day by day. The number of risks that we can face online also grows. The more data we share and the more content we consume, the higher the chance that we can face some kind of malware attack. So, how can web users and website owners take care of the online data safety question? The answer is that the era of GDPR-compliant web resources has come.

If you run an online business and want your venture to remain afloat for a lifetime, then you need to update your site as per the latest General Data Protection Regulation. This is a completely new standard of personal data protection that is aimed at regulating the functioning of companies that are confronted with personal data processing by EU citizens.

No matter if your business is located in the EU or not, it’s likely that you are working with European customers. That’s why it’s a must-have feature for all the European business websites to update their privacy policies and the way they consume data so that they comply with the GDPR demands.

In order to make it quicker to bring such kinds of changes to your site, we’ve made up a list of GDPR-ready WordPress themes for multiple niche-specific online projects.

Let’s check them out:

The best GDPR-ready WordPress theme for your niche

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How to update WordPress 5.0?

Firstly,

• Before upgrading the WordPress 5.0 make sure to backup all the database and files of WordPress website.
• Suggestion: Test the WordPress 5.0 using staging site because you can disable the Gutenberg after updating the WordPress 5.0.
• Make sure the WordPress theme support the new Gutenberg WordPress editor.
• Make sure your plugins are compatible with WordPress 5.0
• Now, press the “update” button and get the new experience of WordPress 5.0.

WordPress Gutenberg: The New Block Based Editor

The main focus of WordPress 5.0 is the new block-based editor called “Gutenberg”. Gutenberg is the codename of the editor that comes with new experience streamlined editing that covers the content in a block.

Now, it is the default editor.

Let’s look out the difference on the old editor and the new editor.

This is the old editor where you have to use different approaches to add image, videos and other content elements. You need to add basic code in this editor.

This is the new editor where you can add images, link, videos, text, button, and other elements by using the blocks which contains several elements on its own blocks. You can easily use the blocks to add content even if you don’t know any coding knowledge.

Let’s have a quick overview of New Block based Editor Gutenberg:

• (1) – Lets you add the title and the story to your post.
• (2) – The plus button lets you add news blocks that include a various type of blocks.
• (3) – Undo/Redo buttons lets you move the content action forward as well as backward.
• (4) – The similar setting options as TinyMCE editor where you can add tags, categories, features image, choose the visibility type and many more.
• (5) – The block section allows you to select an individual block that gives you access to settings of the relevant block.
• (6) – The preview button displays the actual live post and publishes your post.

Want to learn on detail about the New Editor Gutenberg then you can see WordPress Gutenberg Guide for Beginners – The New WordPress Editor

WordPress 5.0 Features

• Security Plugins: Security is the major concern topic on the WordPress community and to secure your WordPress site, WordPress 5.0 comes with the more strong security plugins that against data breaches and cyber attacks.
• Mobile Optimization: WordPressers are working on the optimization of mobile experience for both users and the developers. Now the New Twenty Nineteen WordPress theme has made responsive and compatible too.
• Crop Background Image: WordPress 5.0 comes with the live crop image features that means we can crop the image on the live site and upload it.
• Front-end Editor: For years, Visual Composer was managing the front-end editor but recently Front-End Editor plugin are working on it which is lighter and faster than visual composer.

New Default WordPress Theme – Twenty Nineteen

Twenty Nineteen is the new default WordPress theme that ships with WordPress 5.0. It is completely responsive, lightweight and minimalist WordPress theme that you can use to start a blog website.

Twenty Nineteen is a Gutenberg ready WordPress theme that comes with the versatile design which fit to your needed website.

Want to use the old WordPress Editor? Is it Possible?

Yeah, the old WordPress Editor is still available.

If you are not comfortable with the new editor then you can easily use the old WordPress Editor. Just you need to install and activate the Classic Editor plugins then it will turn into the old WordPress editor.

Wrapping Up

To wrap it all up, we hope you may find this article helpful and have the great experience on the WordPress 5.0. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Here are some informative article on WordPress you want read:

• Best WordPress Hosting Services Providers
• Best WooCommerce WordPress Themes
•  WordPress themes detectors tools

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Gutenberg Editor will bring the huge changes in the WordPress world and it is the new future of the WordPress that will give you the unique experience in the WordPress. However, it is still in development but you can test it in its current state.

The current TinyMCE text editor will be replaced with the Gutenberg editor very soon, so be prepared to use it.

In this article, we’ll be going to provide you the detail information of Gutenberg. Check out:-

• What is Gutenberg?
• Pros of Gutenberg Editor
• Cons of Gutenberg Editor
• How to Install and test Gutenberg on your site?
• How to create a post using the Gutenberg editor?

What is Gutenberg?

In short, Gutenberg is the new editor that will replace the current TinyMCE text editor in the WordPress.The ultimate goal of this editor is to make things work easily however the current editor require to utilize shortcodes and HTML to complete the work.

With Gutenberg, you can add content blocks and page builder-like functionality that gives entire editing experiences to the users. The use of blocks allows you to focus on your content that will look without the distraction of other configuration options.

Pros of WordPress Gutenberg Editor

• Gutenberg introduced the great tool called “Blocks”, you can add a block, rearrange, insert and style multimedia content without having coding knowledge. Only focus on the content.
• Gutenberg can greatly aid users who want to modify themes. For themes like Divi that have the content block builder embedded into a theme, switch themes will cause major issues. Gratefully, several of these themes (Divi included) provide a standalone builder plugin to allow Divi blocks to be used while not the Divi theme, however, this could be an advanced method to complete.
• The complete block system is mobile-friendly. Most of content block plugins don’t work well enough on devices. However, the Gutenberg editor throws a superb technology for the desktop and devices. Similar functionality and work are currently supported on mobile devices also.
• It is quite easier for newbies.

Cons of WordPress Gutenberg Editor

• The markdown support is currently missing.
• Still in the beta version and for testing purpose.
• The overall review is poor. Rating is 2.5 out of 5.

How to Install and test Gutenberg on your site?

Although Gutenberg will be integrated soon in version 5.0 in WordPress you can install it on the WordPress version 4.8 to use it which is available as a plugin.

Recommend: Do not install the Gutenberg plugin in a live website because it is still in beta.

• Go to Plugins >> Add New.
• Search “Gutenberg” in the search box.
• Click on the “Install” button.
• After Installed, Click on the “Activate” button.

Now the editor is ready to work, your site will automatically use the Gutenberg editor then

Go to Post >>Add New.

Adding Blocks to Gutenberg

Click the “+plus” icon and choose the type of content as you want:

While you click on the plus button, you can see the six tabs are displayed as

• Most Used: In this tab, the blocks that are used mostly will display as most used.
• Common Blocks: Similarly, the basic building blocks that are commonly used in the post will show up under that tab.
• Formatting: Under this tab, you can select the various blocks for formatting the content like code, pull quote, etc.
• Layout Elements: You can select any of the listed layout elements like button, page break, etc. where you want to put it.
• Widgets: In the widgets tab, it will let you add shortcodes, latest posts, or categories. It’s even possible to display sidebar widgets right in Gutenberg.
• Embeds: In Embeds tab, you can select the various blocks from various social media platforms and popular websites for embedding audio, videos and other contents.

How to create a post using the Gutenberg editor?

Let us help you with creating a post by using the Gutenberg editor so that you can create your own post easily without any complications. Basically, there are includes lots of post layouts but we are inserting some of them for an example. Let’s begin:

• Regular Text
• An Image
• Pull quote
• CTA button
• An embedded YouTube video

Adding Regular Text

In a title box and a story box, you can add the title and the paragraph of your post.

Insert an Image

• Go to  “+Plus” icon >> Most Used >> Image.
• Click on the upload/media library to select the image.

You can easily add the image anywhere between content by clicking the “+plus” button.

Pull quote

• Go to  “+Plus” icon >> Formatting >> Pull quote.
• Type some text.

It used to pull a text passage out of the reader’s flow and give it a more dominant position in the post or the article.

CTA button

• Go to  “+Plus” icon >> Button.
• Give the name and insert the URL to the page.

To add and customize the Call to Action Button, you can easily insert by this process.

An embedded YouTube video

• Go to  “+Plus” icon >> Embeds>> Youtube.
• Enter the URL to display the video on the post.

That’s how to can embed the video, image  into your post.

Wrapping Up

WordPress is upcoming with the huge changes introducing “Gutenberg”, the new WordPress editor which will provide the unique experiences to the WordPress users. Hope this article will helpful and effective to all of the readers.

If you want to read a more informative article about WordPress then check out:-

• WordPress.com vs WordPress.org – What’s the difference?
• Tips to Optimize and Speed Up WordPress Sites
• Blogging for beginners – How to start a WordPress blog

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