Thanks Max 😀 It's made my the daughter Meg - she's available for hire for anyone that wants custom jingles 😉

I like it too :)

Yup 👍

True. But it would be nice if there was an option that you could check that causes every reusable block you insert to convert to a normal block automatically. I messed up a couple of times because of forgetting to convert to normal blocks. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Yes converting to regular blocks is the way to go 👍 but oh so easy to forget to do 😱

Hi Cay, Yes I feel your pain (I've been there too)

Yes exactly right - I've heard from many many users who didn't understand that editing a block in a page would also change that block in many other places. So it's a big usability issue for many people.

@@jamiewp Aha, now I get the misunderstanding. The way you said it in the video, I interpreted that there was an issue with the Reusable Blocks and Patterns, what's clear to me now, is that you meant the problem was that many people did not know how to use them properly, because it's not that obvious, and with that I totally agree with you, even though there is no excuse for most, especially for a web designer not fully understand the tools they are using ... It's like driving a car without knowing how the throttle/brakes work !

@@quickerthemes yes that was my point 👍

@@quickerthemes Good point except it is a bit counter intuitive. There are also other issues with Reusable blocks when although you convert to standard blocks they update the reusable blocks. I had terrible issues with them when they first came out. You really then need to use Reusable Blocks Extended plugin to manage them which is another example of how Gutenberg only does half a job. The problem with all these plugins is the $49 a year to keep them all active an up to date with the latest version of WP although some aren't updated moving forward when the developer loses interest. It's one of the reason why I try an avoid small developers (which I hate as I would prefer to support them)

100% agree. Using the editor can be so painful.

Thank you - yes that a great use case 👍

That would be a better name. 👍🏻

Yes, it would be easier to understand.

Exactly right 👍

Thanks Jim, block patterns is on my list 👍

Good to hear from you Stu - hope all is well. Thanks for watching 👍

oh i forgot to ask how does visual composer (wpbakery) handle this ?

@@jamiewp Not sure as I haven't used it for a while. My point is that Gutenberg is full of options of which many just aren't finished and yet still they continue to add more functionality yet don't fix the basic stuff. Your video proves this as you have just said two inbuilt features don't work properly. To do anything you need extra plugins which sort of defeats the object of Gutenbeg :) . WPBakery doesn't do a lot if things that Gutenberg does now but to create a decent site which doesn't need updating and debugging every ten mins it beats Gutenberg hands down and working on a page isn't like playing a game of frogger and is much quicker. I never in about 5 years had any issues with WPBakery. Things like Query post in Gutenberg which is still quite poor were done properly in Gutenberg. If you want really pretty scrolling parallax stuff then Gutenberg all the way but many of us create real websites with hundreds of pages to really sell stuff not just make pretty three page websites. Gutenberg has real promise although reviews are still poor despite it being 2-3 years now. Your videos are brilliant but sometimes we seem to be getting excited about things that you could do Ten years ago! - Look at all the videos about the improvements in the editor. It's an editor it should work !

Great 👍

That's great to hear - don't worry the cats get fed, but they get extra treats for likes 🐱

Fab tks Yvonne 😊

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Hi, you could make headers, but at the moment it would replace them - here's what we have so far kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nd6hZ8KQvNDafWw.html

Yes exactly - but it's theme agnostic 😉

Jamie gave a great tip in one of his videos about using the Bloxsy theme. This theme has one built in. It may not be quite as powerful as Jamie's block injector but I had issues with tags that was never resolved so stopped using it and just use the Bloxsy one now.

It sounds like you hosting your website with wordpress.com and not using wordpress.org . WordPress.com is a hosted solution, which means that you don't need to worry about hosting or managing your own server. It's a fully managed platform that provides everything you need to start a blog or build a website, including themes, hosting, and security. However, you have limited control over your website, such as limited customization options, limited plugin usage and advertisements displayed on your site. WordPress.org, on the other hand, is an open-source platform that gives you complete control over your website. You will need to find your own hosting solution but you will have the ability to customize your website in any way you choose and install any plugins you need. With WordPress.org, you own your website, your data.

@@jamiewp Thanks.

Yes , but with a big problem (outlined in this video and by many people, using them in their websites) . I’m working on a follow up for a deeper dive . 😀

True 👍

It is wordpress.org/plugins/blockmeister/