The document provides guidance for WordPress website owners using the Classic Editor to plan their budget and conversion to the Block Editor before support ends on December 31, 2021. Key points include: 1. Include a line item in the 2021 budget for converting to the Block Editor, with sub line items depending on how it has already been adopted. 2. Websites may continue working for a while after support ends but will eventually start misbehaving for unknown reasons. 3. Owners should plan page conversions, training, theme/framework/page builder evaluations, and website cleanup to avoid downtime and ensure a smooth transition. The amount of work required will depend on the individual website.

1. WordPress Website Owners
who use the
Classic Editor
2021 Budgeting tip

2. 1
Include a line item
for converting to
the Block Editor

3. 2
Sub line items will
change depending upon
how Block Editor has been
adopted in your website

4. 3
The Block Editor
debuted Dec. 6, 2018

5. 4
The Block Editor
is popularly referred to
as Gutenberg

6. 5
Gutenberg was the name of
the project under which
the editor was created.

7. 6
WordPress calls it
“the editor” or
“the block editor”

8. 7
Since Dec. 6, 2018
a plugin has been required
in order to continue using
the Classic Editor

9. 8
Support for
the Classic Editor
ends Dec. 31, 2021

10. 9
Your website probably will
not fall apart nor stop
working right away…

11. 10
But…eventually, it will
start
misbehaving for unapparent
reasons.

12. 11
What that “bad behavior”
will look like will be
different for each
WordPress Website.

13. 12
You can
avoid downtime and
distress by planning

14. 13
What should you include
in your plan?

15. 14
PAGE CONVERSIONS
How many existing
posts/pages need to be
converted to the block
editor?

16. 15
TRAINING
Who needs to learn how to
use the block editor?

17. 16
THEME EVALUATION
Will your current theme
function with the block
editor?

18. 17
FRAMEWORK EVALUATION
Will your current
framework function with
the block editor?

19. 18
PAGE BUILDER EVALUATION
Will your current page
builder function with the
block editor?

20. 19
WEBSITE CLEAN UP
Which plugins and widgets
need to be removed?

21. 20
WHAT YOU NEED?
May be a little amount of
work, or, may be a ton of
work.
Only your webmaster
knows for sure.