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I have a 3 year old site which is built with WP+GP but I use a plugin which allows me to code the pages the old way, with HTML etc. I would like to deactivate this and change the site to GenerateBlocks.
Is this going to completely knacker my site, or what will happen? The URL is in the box.
Thank you in advance.
Customer Support
Hi there,
what is the plugin ?
Thanks for the prompt reply.
Its just a simple plugin called Classic Editor. I used it when they updated WP to a block editor, because I was so used to hand building pages, and I didnt like the Gutenberg initially.
Essentially the website should just be straight code, if you go view/source on the link I sent, you’ll see it. I also added simple CSS too for CSS rules on individual pages.
I want to be able to utilise things like the query loop, but I’ve been afraid to switch this site over in case I ruin it.
Thanks again.
Customer Support
Hi there,
You can disable the classic editor, the already-built content should not be affected.
My question isn’t really about disabling the classic editor, it’s about whether generate blocks is going to alter or break the site or if it will function normally. I don’t want to tank my rankings due to a load of errors.
it’s about whether generate blocks is going to alter or break the site or if it will function normally.
GB will not alter any of your existing content.
It’s just a tool to build content.Yes, I’m asking if it will affect the layout. Can I have a technical answer please and not this generic stuff, I’ve already waited a day for this. You don’t need to explain to me what GB is. I want to know if it will mess up the layout of my site if I switch a hand coded WP site to this.
Installing and activating GenerateBlocks will not in any way effect your site.
It’s just a plugin that adds more blocks to the block editor.
On its own it does absolutely nothing unless you choose to use its blocks.So first thing in order to switch from HTML to blocks is you will disable the Classsic Editor Plugin.
WordPress will automatically place all of the page/post content inside a Classic Editor Block, which even has its own TinyMCE.You can either:
A. leave the classic block as is, and it should continue to work as if nothing has changed.
NOTE, i say should as i am unsure what content you have in the page and whether its reliant on plugins that are dependant on the old classic editor.OR
B. choose the option to convert the content into blocks. So each HTML element eg., heading, paragraph, image will be converted to a block if there is a suitable one available. Where that is not the case WP will output any HTML inside a HTML Block.
At this point you can now edit individual blocks and if need be add Blocks from GenerateBlocks to the page.
You may want to do this on a staging site. To see what converts well and what does not. But i have found most sites i have converted that did not have a tonne of HTML and inline styles converts really well
Thank you David, appreciated.
You’re welcome
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