I have created a custom post type, Events, and it is set to use the Block editor.
But when I add or edit an Event, the classic editor is shown.
When adding/editing a regular Post or Page, the block editor is shown correctly.
I don't want a content editor area because I want people who add/edit Event posts to put all content in the custom fields. If there is a content editor area, it's easy for them to put event information there by accident. Is this just a limitation of WP 5?
I'm not sure what you want to achieve with the gutenburg block editor then since the editor is the default wordpress body editor ?
You can use the block editor for the content template.
However i'm confused as to why you would want the block editor to show up on Events but have the content section disabled. Because the block editor requires that this section be enabled.
The rest of the site (Pages and Posts) use the block editor, since it's the WP default editor. If the custom post type uses the classic editor, it's confusing, because things like the categories, revisions, post status, permalink, etc. are in different places than they are in the posts and pages. I don't need the content area, but I do need for the add/edit interface to match what is used for posts and pages.
Thank you for the information. It's too bad that this limitation exists in WordPress and I hope your team will continue to evaluate to see if you can eliminate this incompatibility with future WP versions.
May I also suggest you add this to documentation/errata? I did not find this information when searching your site.
Thank you!