# Gutenberg

The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.

Repository: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gutenberg
Homepage: https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: wordpress, gutenberg, wordpress-plugin
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:57:01+00:00
Link (homepage): https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3498, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 83}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11753, forks 4896 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.667696+00:00)

## What it is
Gutenberg is the block editor project for WordPress, providing a modular editing experience where content is composed of blocks. It ships as a plugin and is developed as the foundation for WordPress site building and publishing.

## Use cases
- build WordPress pages with a block-based editor
- create custom blocks for the WordPress editor
- edit posts and pages visually without shortcodes or HTML
- develop block-based site editing features
- extend the WordPress publishing experience

## When to choose
- you build or extend WordPress sites with the block editor
- you want to develop custom Gutenberg blocks
- you need the latest block editor features before they ship in WordPress core

## When to avoid
- you use a non-WordPress CMS or static site generator
- you prefer classic WordPress editor workflows
- you need a standalone editor outside WordPress

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: editor, ui-components, frontend-framework, templating
- domain: web-development, cms, frontend
- platform: -
- tags: wordpress, block-editor, gutenberg, rich-text-editor, page-builder, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- WordPress/gutenberg (main) score 95
- WordPress/gutenberg-examples (examples) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.667696+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:20.885419+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.667696+00:00, sha 55fbc87db3d2)
  - homepage: https://wordpress.org/gutenberg/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:05.426304+00:00, sha e0e8b94c4bd1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.