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# davejf

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 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Gutenberg] Please don’t make this part of core!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-dont-make-this-part-of-core/)
 *  Thread Starter [davejf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejf/)
 * (@davejf)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-dont-make-this-part-of-core/#post-10560790)
 * > It’s great to learn what people find works for them to make WordPress the perfect
   > fit.
 * Your words Tammie and they get right to the heart of the problem. People start
   with basic WordPress and add to it to make it the ‘perfect fit’. So Gutenberg
   might be a great plugin for people to add on, but why give us functionality we
   don’t need or want, only so we have to take it away?
 *  The joy of WordPress is that it does as little as possible to force you down
   a particular workflow and allows for flexibility. Gutenberg is the start of the
   process of narrowing down users’ choices. Don’t go down the route of the big 
   IT corporations that constantly redesign their software to cut down on users 
   choices. It maybe good for the bank balance, but why not dare to be different?
   Why not think about your users and stop worrying about your competitors. WordPress
   is by far and away the best blogging platform in my opinion. What have you got
   to be afraid of?
    -  This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [davejf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejf/).
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Gutenberg] Please don’t make this part of core!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-dont-make-this-part-of-core/)
 *  Thread Starter [davejf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejf/)
 * (@davejf)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-dont-make-this-part-of-core/#post-10559266)
 * Hi I use:
 * Akismet
    Catch Web Tools Jetpack Premium Next Gen Pro Tiny MCE Advanced Vaultpress
   Wordpress Editorial Calendar WP Fastest Cache WP Sweep WpDiscuz Yoast SEO
 * I’ve spent ages trying out various combinations of these, along with my theme
   to get exactly the right combination. For the type of things I publish I can’t
   get a better combination. My focus is on content, with the cleanest layout I 
   can get. I neither want nor need anything more complicated, so editor is the 
   perfect tool for me. When I write more longford pieces I use Scrivener and then
   paste it into WordPress. I’d be deliriously happy to have Gutenberg there as 
   a plugin if I need it. I love the WordPress concept of having a basic setup that
   people can use out of the box, but is customisable. Having something that is 
   unneccesarily complex from the start seems like a retrograde step.
 *   Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/)
    In reply to:
   [[Gutenberg] I was really ready to give this a good shot](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-really-ready-to-give-this-a-good-shot/)
 *  [davejf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejf/)
 * (@davejf)
 * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-was-really-ready-to-give-this-a-good-shot/#post-10559164)
 * i agree with everything people have written here. If you’re largely a content
   lead blogger than WordPress has always been the perfect tool. Gutenberg, which
   is more layout orientated means less focus on content. I love the concept that
   you can choose a theme, create your content in the editor and then just publish.
   I spent ages getting my theme exactly how I wanted it so I didn’t have to worry
   about layout too much.
 * It’s fine ad a plugin, but just not for me. I’ll be downloading the classic editor
   plug in the minute WordPress 5 kicks in. I bet millions of other people will 
   too.
 * Wordpress is the most popular blogging platform because it **works**. I’m not
   averse to change, but don’t fix what’s broken. Continuous improvement isn’t universally
   a good thing.

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