> I understand your disdain for their new editor, but it is not required. The great part about Wordpress is the ecosystem of plugins and customizability of the CMS. You can just add the Classic Editor plugin and you can use the old editor - it is that simple.
You can do this if you pay for hosting or an account on wordpress.com. As this was meant to be a pet project, I really didn't want to pay for it, so went with the wordpress.com free account.
> If the editor is laggy it is because of the server / infrastructure you are using, not the editor. I can guarantee this as a fact.
I mean, you'd think that Wordpress's own editor wouldn't lag on their free account/hosting, especially if they're wanting people to upgrade and not leave?
> If you are just doing a pet project and simple blog and you don't want to spend a few minutes to figure things out, then it might not be for you.
I've spent the time trying to figure it out. The bigger issue is I don't want to pay currently, until I'm certain I'm going to stick with this project. Sadly, the only way to fix the problems is by paying.
> You can do this if you pay for hosting or an account on wordpress.com. As this was meant to be a pet project, I really didn't want to pay for it, so went with the wordpress.com free account.
A payment is actually not needed in order to use the Classic Editor with a Free site.
There is also a possibility to edit or create any post or page in WP Admin, which will allow you to use the Classic Editor. Navigate to yoursite.WordPress.com/wp-admin and then click on Posts or Pages in the left sidebar.
Next you can hover over any post or page title and choose the "Classic Editor" link below the title. If you wish to create a new post or page within Classic Editor, then please click the down arrow next to the Add New button at the top and choose Classic Editor.
We are also happy to answer any of your questions and try to understand why the editor is laggy for you if you send us an email via help@WordPress.com. Thank you!
If you want to create a blog without knowledge of code and/or hosting servers then I wouldn't use Wordpress. Something like Wix or Squarespace would be more up your alley. I understand not everyone is in the position to pay money on certain things, but if you don't want to pay then don't expect things to work amazingly well. Hosting servers isn't cheap.
dorchadas, we haven't been able to track down your account, but if you get in touch with help@WordPress.com and link to this thread, would love to debug the slowness with you, and also happy to comp you a 300/year business account which supports plugins and themes for 3 years.
You can do this if you pay for hosting or an account on wordpress.com. As this was meant to be a pet project, I really didn't want to pay for it, so went with the wordpress.com free account.
> If the editor is laggy it is because of the server / infrastructure you are using, not the editor. I can guarantee this as a fact.
I mean, you'd think that Wordpress's own editor wouldn't lag on their free account/hosting, especially if they're wanting people to upgrade and not leave?
> If you are just doing a pet project and simple blog and you don't want to spend a few minutes to figure things out, then it might not be for you.
I've spent the time trying to figure it out. The bigger issue is I don't want to pay currently, until I'm certain I'm going to stick with this project. Sadly, the only way to fix the problems is by paying.