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apermo/classic-to-gutenberg
===========================

Batch migration from classic editor content to Gutenberg blocks.

v0.3.1(1mo ago)010[18 issues](https://github.com/apermo/classic-to-gutenberg/issues)GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=8.2CI passing

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Classic to Gutenberg
====================

[](#classic-to-gutenberg)

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Batch migration of WordPress classic editor content to Gutenberg blocks.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.2+
- WordPress 6.2+
- Composer

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This plugin uses Composer for autoloading. You must run `composer install` before activating:

```
composer install
```

If dependencies are missing, the plugin displays an admin notice and does not load.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### WP-CLI

[](#wp-cli)

```
# Show how many classic posts need conversion
wp classic-to-gutenberg status

# Preview conversion without saving
wp classic-to-gutenberg convert --dry-run

# Convert all classic posts
wp classic-to-gutenberg convert

# Convert specific post types
wp classic-to-gutenberg convert --post-type=post,page --batch-size=100

# Rollback a converted post
wp classic-to-gutenberg rollback 42
```

### Admin Row Actions

[](#admin-row-actions)

On the Posts/Pages list screen, classic posts (without block markup) show two additional row actions:

- **Convert to Blocks** — converts the post content and saves immediately
- **Preview Blocks** — shows a preview of the converted block markup without saving

### Supported Conversions

[](#supported-conversions)

Classic HTMLGutenberg Block```core/paragraph```–```core/heading```, ```core/list` with `core/list-item````core/quote` with inner `core/paragraph````core/table` (requires `` + ``)```core/image` (standalone, linked, or in ``)```core/preformatted````core/separator````core/more````core/nextpage``[caption]``core/image` with caption`[gallery]``core/gallery` with inner `core/image`Other shortcodes`core/shortcode`Unrecognized HTML`core/html` (fallback)### Hooks

[](#hooks)

#### Filters

[](#filters)

- `classic_to_gutenberg_converters` — register custom block converters
- `classic_to_gutenberg_pre_convert` — filter content before conversion
- `classic_to_gutenberg_post_convert` — filter content after conversion
- `classic_to_gutenberg_finder_args` — filter post finder query arguments
- `classic_to_gutenberg_shortcode_handlers` — extend shortcode handler registry

#### Actions

[](#actions)

- `classic_to_gutenberg_post_converted` — fired after each post conversion
- `classic_to_gutenberg_post_rolled_back` — fired after rollback
- `classic_to_gutenberg_batch_started` — fired before batch conversion
- `classic_to_gutenberg_batch_completed` — fired after batch conversion

Development
-----------

[](#development)

```
composer cs               # Run PHPCS
composer cs:fix           # Fix PHPCS violations
composer analyse          # Run PHPStan
composer test             # Run all tests
composer test:unit        # Run unit tests only
composer test:integration # Run integration tests only
```

### Local WordPress Environment

[](#local-wordpress-environment)

```
ddev start && ddev orchestrate
```

### Git Hooks

[](#git-hooks)

Enable the pre-commit hook (PHPCS + PHPStan on staged files):

```
git config core.hooksPath .githooks
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.

Acknowledgements
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

Development of this plugin is supported by

- [Coding Pioneers](https://coding-pioneers.com)
- [Thomann](https://www.thomann.de)

License
-------

[](#license)

[GPL-2.0-or-later](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance96

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

4

Last Release

52d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/910b8010a35a86821d0b90d645374f5ae484513f2c195818e4c54bc0175d12e1?d=identicon)[apermo](/maintainers/apermo)

---

Top Contributors

[![apermo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4695889?v=4)](https://github.com/apermo "apermo (150 commits)")

---

Tags

wordpressmigrationblocksgutenbergclassic-editor

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