GutenView

GutenView Makes the WordPress block editor's hidden editing affordances visible and discoverable. This is the developer-facing document. For the user-facing description that WordPress.org publishes, see readme.txt. What it is Gutenberg hides most of its editing affordances behind hover states and precise mouse positioning. Where a block begins and ends, that a block is selectable at all, and where a new block would go are all invisible until you happen to put the cursor in the right place. Experienced users have internalized this. Clients, editors, marketing teams, and anyone who edits a page once a month have not. GutenView surfaces those affordances. Each one is independently configurable, so a site can turn on only what its editors need. What it is not It is not a page builder. It is not Elementor, Divi, or Beaver Builder, and it does not aim to become them. Gutenberg stays Gutenberg. GutenView only removes friction around it. It does not require blocks to be rewritten or to opt in. It works with core, ACF, third-party, and custom blocks without any block-author integration. Disable the plugin and the editor behaves exactly as it did before. Every feature is additive an