Clarity on approved plugins on u3a Local and Production sites

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Gutenberg and Gutenslider plugins/functionality are mentioned in the training notes but not apparently visible in the Local WP app. Are these something I can still develop with on a u3a website?

What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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Hi @ChrisH!

I’m not sure what training you’re doing, but it might be slightly out of date. Gutenberg is not a separate plugin anymore — it’s the block editor that’s built directly into WordPress core (since WP 5.0).

Gutenslider is a third-party block plugin that adds slider/carousel functionality to Gutenberg. It won’t show up automatically in Local. You need to install it like any other plugin:

  1. Go to your Local site’s WP Admin (/wp-admin).
  2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New.
  3. Search for Gutenslider and install it.

Once activated, it appears in the block editor as a block you can insert.