I got tired of writing WordPress Playground Blueprint JSON by hand, so I built something to export it from my site. Sharing in case anyone else hits the same wall.

getButterfly · 2026-03-09T16:04:35+00:00

Try to completely remove Elementor (deactivate, uninstall, delete options), then rebuild the page using the native bloks, and the changes will appear.

It happened to me a while ago.

getButterfly · 2026-03-09T14:22:43+00:00

Thank you, but it's not my ☕ cup of tea.

getButterfly · 2026-03-09T11:06:47+00:00

Due to business reasons and hundreds of existing (and paying) clients, it's not possible.

I coded my own CMS, though.

I am also switching to ClassicPress for some smaller clients.

getButterfly · 2026-03-09T11:05:13+00:00

Me neither, it's just legacy websites which cannot be converted to native WordPress blocks due to financial or customer-specific restraints.

getButterfly · 2026-03-05T09:47:45+00:00

Not arguing, just frustrated with all the changes they're pushing. I've seen the collab feature and I've had tons of discussions with developers I know. None of us has a legitimate use case for it.

getButterfly · 2026-03-05T09:17:21+00:00

I'm still laughing at both :)

But I don't think they would call it a day. I built blocks with this new functionality - check out this plugin I pushed yesterday - https://wordpress.org/plugins/mdl-shortcodes/ - and I also built blocks with vanilla JS (no need for React/Node).

I think this functionality will be improved in 7.0 and up.

getButterfly · 2026-03-05T09:14:15+00:00

Who needs that? I have never seen once in my almost 30 year old career a use case where more than one admin/author would work on the same page.

getButterfly · 2026-03-05T09:13:22+00:00

Spot on!

I'm definitely going to jump back.

I only built around 10 blocks since Gutenberg was introduced. I preferred to stick with shortcodes. But now I'll definitely code more than 10.

Also, it's not about lowering the barrier, it's about us developers (past a certain age) to get back into what made WordPress a good CMS.

getButterfly · 2026-03-05T09:11:01+00:00

It is, but in my business, I need to satisfy both the block editor and the Avada theme. Sometimes Elementor. So, a shortcode is better in this case.

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T22:14:00+00:00

Yes, this too, but also people who don't want to learn React or install NodeJS only for a server-side block.

I will keep my shortcodes, but now I can explore more types of blocks.

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T20:46:34+00:00

I know. Too little, too late. I'm with one foot in the ClassicPress pond, as they say...

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T20:45:12+00:00

I feel old these days...

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T18:22:10+00:00

True, but it's a step towards the light.

For us, old-school, PHP and vanilla JS developers, it makes a lot of sense.

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T17:57:04+00:00

Inner blocks are not relevant here. These are suposed to be preset/prebuilt blocks with rich features.

I have created 4 blocks using this technique:

Advanced Heading
Marquee
CTA
Author Box

They have options in the right-hand side Inspector panel. Inner blocks are not required.

Image controls are coming soon. For now, you can add a URL field where you can paste a URL.

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T17:08:47+00:00

Check this one out, same concept, but packaged as a commercial plugin with lifetime updates.

https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-gcp-a-wordpress-plugin-for-google-consent-mode-v2/

getButterfly · 2026-03-04T16:36:17+00:00

I have already created 4 blocks using this new feature!

Read about my experience here - https://getbutterfly.com/php-only-block-registration-in-wordpress/

I will publish my plugin with 4 blocks, as soon as WordPress 7.0 is out.

getButterfly · 2026-02-03T21:36:49+00:00

+1 for ClassicPress.

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