[Resolved] Lightweight Grid Columns: will it be updated for WordPress 5.2.x?

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  • #926324
    Deborah

    I noticed Lightweight Grid Columns (LGC) plugin was last updated for WordPress 5.1.1.

    Are there plans for LGC to be updated to WordPress 5.2.x?

    I’m using Classic Editor on WordPress, not interested in using Gutenberg for this project.

    #926331
    Leo
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Hi there,

    It should be compatible with the latest version of WordPress.

    Are you experiencing any issues?

    It’s unlikely that LGC will be getting any improvements soon as it’s no longer our recommended method for creating columns.

    Gutenberg columns is definitely the way to go. David also brought up this plugin this other day:
    https://wordpress.org/plugins/ghostkit/

    #926340
    Deborah

    Hi Leo,

    Thank you for the quick response. No, I’m not experiencing any issues.

    No plans to move sites to Gutenberg for a while, given the number of accessibility issues that need to be resolved.

    Which is true for other WordPress users, especially those in public schools, higher education, and government who are required to use accessible technology and produce accessible code.

    Other than Gutenberg, what is your latest recommended method for creating columns?

    #926349
    Leo
    Staff
    Customer Support

    We don’t really have a second recommendation other than Gutenberg for now.

    Feel free to keep using LGC πŸ™‚

    #926425
    Deborah

    Thanks, Leo.

    #926467
    Leo
    Staff
    Customer Support

    No problem πŸ™‚

    #926552
    Enrico

    I am using Lightweight Grid Columns. Do you know if Gutenberg columns are fast as Lightweight Grid Columns or slower?

    #926615
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Hi there,

    Although probably not that noticeable Gutenberg columns should be faster as it uses Flexbox, so no need to load the unsemantic framework style sheet that LGC uses. Plus no need for shortcodes to fetch data which used in excess may have a minor performance impact.

    #926617
    Enrico

    Thanks a lot David, I was thinking the opposite.

    #926622
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    Gutenberg has a greater performance impact on the backend due to the JS/React libraries its using but they are continually working to improve that. Front end the code it creates is really clean and lightweight, just be careful of some third party plugins that eject code like a pagebuilder πŸ™‚

    #926625
    Enrico

    I’m using Classic Editor, so if I activate Gutenberg to use it I will slow down my site?

    #926630
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    No not on the front end. Its just the back end editor that is a little more of a memory hog.

    #926853
    Enrico

    Hi David, I have tested Ghostkit and for the moment it is pretty unstable in editing, some time is impossibile to make it work. In fact it is used only by 1000 sites. When I can’t make it work I use the standard Gutenberg’s Columns block.

    To be honest I am using it with GP beta, but I don’t think at all it is a Theme problem.

    #926859
    David
    Staff
    Customer Support

    I haven’t experience many issues with GhostKit but i have only tested it to see what the competition is doing. Do you have the Gutenberg plugin installed as well? This brings the latest version of the editor which includes bug fixes a new Group block and column width and alignment controls.

    We’re currently working a new block plugin – which hopefully should impress.

    #926871
    Enrico

    Yes, I have only disabled Classic editor to use Gutenberg. Without Ghostkit’s problems, Gutenberg’s column editing is easier.
    Is the first time I use Gutenberg’s columns, so I can’t say if is better now.

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