{"id":9292,"date":"2018-12-06T23:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/?page_id=9292"},"modified":"2018-12-06T23:40:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T23:40:19","slug":"wordpress-5-0-update-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wordpress-5-0-update-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 5.0 Update Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;100&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;90&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>WordPress 5.0 Introduces a new editor<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;9302&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;15&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544139188858{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;]As of WordPress 5.0, a new editor known as the &#8220;block editor&#8221; (formerly\u00a0Gutenberg) is included by default. It replaces the familiar text editor and will also override the Salient page builder. WordPress hopes to continue development on the block editor to make it more robust in the future, but for now, it&#8217;s mostly suitable for simple blog posts &#8211; as there&#8217;s not enough control over the layout to build full websites\/anything complex.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;10&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;90&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>So what now?<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The WPBakery page builder plugin is much more powerful and intuitive than the block editor and will continue to be the page builder of Salient. We&#8217;ve released an update which allows you to continue to use the Salient WPBakery page builder post WordPress 5.0.<\/p>\n<p>To\u00a0get compatibility, you must update your version of Salient to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/changelogs\/salient.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">current version<\/a>\u00a0<strong>(10.0)<\/strong>\u00a0and Salient WPBakery page builder plugin to the current version\u00a0<strong>(5.6)<\/strong>. Alternatively, you can simply install the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/classic-editor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">classic editor plugin<\/a> to remove the new block editor and avoid having to update the theme\/page builder plugin.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>How to update<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>Update your version of Salient using any of the methods <a href=\"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/updating-salient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described in the updating docs<\/a>. <strong>Without updating the theme, the WPBakery page builder update will not be available to you.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>After installing v10 of the theme, head over to the &#8220;Plugins&#8221; section of your admin panel and locate the Salient WPBakery page builder plugin. If you&#8217;re using an older version of the plugin, it may be named &#8220;Salient Visual Composer&#8221;. Click on the &#8220;Update Required&#8221; link to start the update process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;9294&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; margin_top=&#8221;15&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1544138101253{margin-top: 15px !important;}&#8221;]<em>If you&#8217;re not seeing the link to update your page builder plugin, and you&#8217;ve ensured you&#8217;re using Salient v10 &#8211; take a moment to verify you have not disabled plugin notifications in the Salient options panel &gt; general settings &gt; toggle theme features tab<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;100&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;100&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Additional Notes<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li>After you&#8217;ve updated the WPBakery page builder plugin to 5.6, if you want to disable the new WordPress 5.0 block editor all together, you can do so in the WPBakery Page Builder plugin settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;9300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;100&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;90&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text] WordPress 5.0 Introduces a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9292\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themenectar.com\/docs\/salient\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}