{"id":8301,"date":"2020-02-27T17:04:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T22:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom\/?page_id=8301"},"modified":"2025-09-23T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T20:22:51","slug":"the-block-and-classic-editors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/marcom\/resources\/web-services-standards\/wordpress-help-and-how-to\/the-block-and-classic-editors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block and Classic Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can choose whether to use the Classic Editor or the Block Editor (sometimes called the Gutenberg Editor) to edit your website content. 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