# Complaints on Gutenberg rarely include alternatives

- Link: https://jeffpaul.com/2017/08/complaints-on-gutenberg-rarely-include-alternatives/
- Published: 2017-08-30T09:12:05-05:00
- Author: jeffpaul

I understand the people who feel that [Gutenberg](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gutenberg/)
does not serve the best interests of the WordPress community, but my concern is 
that I rarely hear a “I think we should be working on *OTHER REALLY BIG THING* instead”.
If you are going to critique the WordPress core development roadmap, then please
offer alternatives.

Disclaimer: I disagree that Gutenberg only serves Automattic or other large hosting
players in the WordPress ecosystem. As it evolves, I feel that it will enable easier
site and content editing compared to the current set of WordPress capabilities and
that very much serves a large swath of current (and hopefully future) WordPress 
consumers.

_Related reading, especially the comments:_

> [We Called it Gutenberg for a Reason](https://ma.tt/2017/08/we-called-it-gutenberg-for-a-reason/)
> Matt Mullenweg

> [What Gutenberg Means For the Future of WordPress](https://wptavern.com/morten-rand-hendriksen-on-what-gutenberg-means-for-the-future-of-wordpress)
> Morten Rand-Hendriksen

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