Welcome to the Gutenberg Editor

Of Mountains & Printing Presses

The goal of this new editor is to make adding rich content to WordPress simple and enjoyable. This whole post is composed of pieces of content—somewhat similar to LEGO bricks—that you can move around and interact with. Move your cursor around and you’ll notice the different blocks light up with outlines and arrows. Press the arrows to reposition blocks quickly, without fearing about losing things in the process of copying and pasting.

What you are reading now is a text block the most basic block of all. The text block has its own controls to be moved freely around the post…

… like this one, which is right aligned.

Headings are separate blocks as well, which helps with the outline and organization of your content.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Handling images and media with the utmost care is a primary focus of the new editor. Hopefully, you’ll find aspects of adding captions or going full-width with your pictures much easier and robust than before.

Beautiful landscape
If your theme supports it, you’ll see the “wide” button on the image toolbar. Give it a try.

Try selecting and removing or editing the caption, now you don’t have to be careful about selecting the image or other text by mistake and ruining the presentation.

The Inserter Tool

Imagine everything that WordPress can do is available to you quickly and in the same place on the interface. No need to figure out HTML tags, classes, or remember complicated shortcode syntax. That’s the spirit behind the inserter—the (+) button you’ll see around the editor—which allows you to browse all available content blocks and add them into your post. Plugins and themes are able to register their own, opening up all sort of possibilities for rich editing and publishing.

Go give it a try, you may discover things WordPress can already add into your posts that you didn’t know about. Here’s a short list of what you can currently find there:

  • Text & Headings
  • Images & Videos
  • Galleries
  • Embeds, like YouTube, Tweets, or other WordPress posts.
  • Layout blocks, like Buttons, Hero Images, Separators, etc.
  • And Lists like this one of course 🙂

Visual Editing

A huge benefit of blocks is that you can edit them in place and manipulate your content directly. Instead of having fields for editing things like the source of a quote, or the text of a button, you can directly change the content. Try editing the following quote:

The editor will endeavor to create a new page and post building experience that makes writing rich posts effortless, and has “blocks” to make it easy what today might take shortcodes, custom HTML, or “mystery meat” embed discovery.

Matt Mullenweg, 2017

The information corresponding to the source of the quote is a separate text field, similar to captions under images, so the structure of the quote is protected even if you select, modify, or remove the source. It’s always easy to add it back.

Blocks can be anything you need. For instance, you may want to add a subdued quote as part of the composition of your text, or you may prefer to display a giant stylized one. All of these options are available in the inserter.

You can change the amount of columns in your galleries by dragging a slider in the block inspector in the sidebar.

Media Rich

If you combine the new wide and full-wide alignments with galleries, you can create a very media rich layout, very quickly:

Accessibility is important — don’t forget image alt attribute

Sure, the full-wide image can be pretty big. But sometimes the image is worth it.

The above is a gallery with just two images. It’s an easier way to create visually appealing layouts, without having to deal with floats. You can also easily convert the gallery back to individual images again, by using the block switcher.

Any block can opt into these alignments. The embed block has them also, and is responsive out of the box:

You can build any block you like, static or dynamic, decorative or plain. Here’s a pullquote block:

Code is Poetry

The WordPress community

If you want to learn more about how to build additional blocks, or if you are interested in helping with the project, head over to the GitHub repository.


Thanks for testing Gutenberg!

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What to carry – During Trekking and Hiking

If your goal is to be safe and comfortable in the outdoors, While on a trekking and hiking , you probably wouldn’t expect the same level of comfort as you would at your home. This is part of the adventure that attracts people to trekking and Hiking. Mostly Trekking and hiking is done in lands away from civilization , so you should know what you need to carry with you. You cannot come and buy from the market instantly. The requirement varies on type of trek, duration, elevation, season and terrain , but there are some basic thing you need to be sure of.

  • The following equipment list is suggested and necessary for both Trekking & Hiking trekking in the uttarakhand Himalayas.  

GENERAL CHECKLIST
Please remember that you should always try to keep the weight of your clothing equipment down to a minimum.  this is just a checklist and you do not necessarily need to bring everything that is listed below. Use your own experience and judgment to make your decision.
– Light and expedition weight thermal tops
– Fleece jacket or pullover
– Fleece Wind-Stopper jacket (optional)
– Waterproof shell jacket (preferably breathable fabric)
– Lightweight thermal gloves
– Underwear 
– Shorts  
– Lightweight cotton long trousers/pants
– Light and expedition weight thermal bottoms
– Sun hat or scarf
– Warm fleece hat or light balaclava
– T-shirts  
– Thin, lightweight (inner socks)    
– Sunglasses with UV protection
– Sleeping bag rated to 0 degrees (3/4 season)
– Head lamp (eg Petzl) spare bulbs & batteries
– Small padlock to lock trek bag
– Basic First Aid Kit (see First Aid Medicine below)
– Plastic bags – for keeping items dry inside trek bag
– Daypack (35-40 litres/2500-3000 cubic inches)
– Camping mattress, eg thermarest pad
– Water bottles 
– Toiletries
– Small wash towel
– Footwear appropriate to the trip
– Waterproof shell trousers/pants (preferably breathable fabric)
TREKKING CHECKLIST
In addition to the items listed in our general checklist you will need to take the following on your trekking trip:
– Heavyweight gloves or mittens with a waterproof shell outer
– Down vest and/or jacket (optional)
– Fleece or wool trousers/pants
– Trekking/Hiking boots with spare laces
– Thick, warm wool hiking socks  
– Footwear for around camp, eg running shoes and/or sandals
– Gaiters (optional)
– Telescopic trekking/ski poles (optional)
MOUNTAINEERING / CLIMBING CHECKLIST
In addition to the checklists for general and trekking equipment above, and depending on the trip you have chosen, various items of mountaineering equipment may also be required, eg:

– Plastic boots and crampons (preferably step-in bindings) with front points.
– Mountaineering harness.
– Mountaineering ice-axe (60-75cms long – depending on your height and personal
preference.)
– 120cms (4ft) climbing sling and two locking carabiners
– Telescopic ski-sticks (optional)
– Prussik loops
– Climbing helmet (optional)
FIRST AID MEDICINE
– Bandage for sprains
– Plasters/Band-aids
– Iodine or water filter (optional) 
– Moleskin/Second skin – for blisters
– Antiseptic ointment for cuts
– Anti-bacterial throat lozenges (with antiseptic)
– Aspirin/paracetamol – general painkiller
– Oral rehydration salts
– Broad-spectrum antibiotic (norfloxacin or ciprofloxin)
– Anti-diarrhea medication (antibiotic)
– Diarrhea stopper (Imodium – optional)
– Antibiotic for Giardia or similar microbe or bacteria
– Diamox (altitude sickness – can be bought in Kathmandu)
– Sterile Syringe set (anti-AIDS precaution)
– For more details please see our staying healthy topic.
EXTRA/LUXURIES
– Binoculars
– Reading book
– Trail Map/Guide book
– Journal & Pen
– Walkman, Ipod 
– Travel game i.e. chess, backgammon, scrabble
TOILETRIES
– 1 medium sized quick drying towel
– Toothbrush/paste (preferably biodegradable)
– Multipurpose soap (preferably biodegradable)
– Deodorant
– Nail clippers
– Face and body moisturizer
– Feminine hygiene products
– Small mirror

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