Title: Wrong
Last modified: August 10, 2017

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# Wrong

 *  [Pierre Dargham](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pdargham/)
 * (@pdargham)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-7/)
 * – Not useful in core
    – Terrible for developers – Technical non-sense
 * Just keep it a plugin !

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 *  Plugin Author [Tammie Lister](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karmatosed/)
 * (@karmatosed)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-7/#post-9399003)
 * First, every single review counts and I would love to know more so maybe I can
   take things back to the team in the form of issues / enhancements. Are there 
   a specific things you would like to see not done or done differently?
 * One thing that is planned is to have a way to not have Gutenberg if you wish,
   how this happens is up to the future. There is a lot that’s to be worked out,
   that’s why feedback on things we can iterate and adjust at this point is really
   useful.
 * Thanks for taking the time to use the plugin and feedback.
 *  [Glenn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hometowntrailers/)
 * (@hometowntrailers)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-7/#post-9401942)
 * Tammie Lister,
 * I actually love Gutenberg. It’s unfortunate that 70% of the reviewers are using
   an old version of Gutenberg ([https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/advanced/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/advanced/))
 * Seeing these reviews here (and other reviews on the web), here’s my thoughts:
 * (1) in retrospect, it would probably have been good wait to call this “beta” 
   until later.
 * (2) users are scared of destroying the WordPress eco-system, and admittedly there
   are risks that should be acknowledged.
 * (3) bad publicity can destroy a good project, so this bad publicity must be addressed.
 * HERE’S MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ROAD AHEAD:
 * (1) Add Gutenberg to Core, **BUT with both **the legacy tinyMCE **AND **new Gutenberg
   available.
 * (2) Announce ASAP that anyone who doesn’t want to deal with Gutenberg will be
   free to continue using tinyMCE for the foreseeable future.
 * (3) Since Gutenberg would not be replacing the legacy editor, commit to making
   this be a non-breaking upgrade. Announce that intention as well.
 * **These points above would alleviate a lot of the distress and distrust, plus
   minimize/stop the bad press.**
 * And then:
    – stop developing the tinyMCE editor going forward. – when adding 
   a post/page, users could choose either editor (perhaps have a “default” towards
   Gutenberg) – legacy tinyMCE posts/pages could be converted to Gutenberg on a 
   per-page basis – collect usage data to illustrate the levels of Gutenberg usage–
   remove the legacy editor in a few years after many have already transitioned 
   to Gutenberg
 * Thoughts?
 *  Plugin Author [Tammie Lister](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karmatosed/)
 * (@karmatosed)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wrong-7/#post-9402884)
 * [@hometowntrailers](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hometowntrailers/) thanks
   for your insights, they are really considered and that’s great. The point about
   communication is good and as a project this week has seen some steps towards 
   that. Thanks for your thoughts too.

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