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Convert old blog posts to Gutenberg blocks

Applies to:
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WordPress Hosting

Difficulty:
Easy

Time Needed:
5 minutes

Introduction

This is a step-by-step walkthrough for updating your older WordPress blog posts to modern Gutenberg blocks.

In WordPress 5.0, the classic content edtior used for editing posts and pages was replaced with a brand new block editor, known as Gutenberg.

Gutenberg block editor is a very different approach to creating content, and makes it much easier to create good looking, rich content for either posts or pages.


Converting old posts to Gutenberg block

Step 1

Edit your post or page

Firstly, you'll need to log in to the WordPress admin dashboard and locate the post or page you wish to edit.

Edit your post or page

Step 2

Check for classic content

It is easy to spot older, pre Gutenberg content, as it is contained in a block labelled 'Classic'. If you can see the Classic label, then your old content can be converted to Gutenberg blocks.

Check for classic content

Step 3

Click on the classic content block

Clicking on the content you wish to convert will display the Classic block toolbar. Click on the the toolbar menu (represented by an icon with 3 dots), located on the right hand side of the toolbar.

Click on the classic content block

Step 4

Choose 'Convert to Blocks'

Then simply click on the menu option 'Convert to Blocks' and WordPress will convert your old content, dividing it into different Gutenberg blocks.

Click on the classic content

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