[Resolved] Blocks editor and classic editor

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[WilliamM1564]

OK, I changed the Testimonial post to Published and I got through that problem.

But fundamentally, editing the All Testimonials view is substantially different than editing the All Advisors view and I cannot figure out why. I am noticing this because I know how to format and work on the All Advisor view but I cannot do the same thing with All Testimonials.

I did find one clue (see attached screen capture).

In the list of views, All Advisors looks completely different than the other views. Why? You will see it is grey and not a link where the others are all blue links. You will also see that when I hover over it I ONLY get the option to edit within a page but I do not get that option for All Testimonials. Right now, I only know how to edit a view within a page, but I cannot seem to do that for All Testimonials.

Do I need to learn two methods of editing Views?

Is there a way to make All Testimonials like All Advisors so that I can edit it in the block editor?

One of the things I cannot figure out is the Rating block. When I try to add one to the All Testimonials view, I get a message that that block can only work inside a view -- but I cannot get it in there! If this was All Advisors I could just click inside the view and add the block I wanted. I cannot do that here.

Thanks so much

[Luo Yang]

Hello,

Toolset Blocks provides two different ways to edit post views:
- Blocks editor
- Classic editor(Legacy editor)

The blocks editor introduced by WordPress recently, so there might be some missing feature in blocks editor, in some cases, you have to use classic editor to setup the views, for example: taxonomy view and user view.

But both ways work in same workflow.

In my opinion, you need to learn both ways.

More help:
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/enabling-legacy-version-of-toolset-views/

[WilliamM1564]

I am still confused. Why the difference between Advisors (custom post type) and Testimonials (custom post type)?

Neither All Advisors nor All Testimonials is either a taxonomy or user view. Why do they even look different in the list? Why am I offered different things I can do with them?

Surely there is a clear difference between these two Views that is causing them to be presented so differently. For the life of me I cannot figure out what that difference is.

[Luo Yang]

The post view "All Advisors" is created with blocks editor, in your screenshot, that item title is ended with "- Blocks editor", means it is created with Blocks editor, but other items are created with classic editor, that is the difference.

[WilliamM1564]

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!