Why Agencies Are Rethinking WordPress Classic

For decades, WordPress has been the go-to platform for building websites. Its flexibility, extensive plugin ecosystem, and open-source foundation have made it the world’s most trusted CMS. For agencies, WordPress is not simply familiar, it is the industry standard.

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For decades, WordPress has been the go-to platform for building websites. Its flexibility, extensive plugin ecosystem, and open-source foundation have made it the world’s most trusted CMS. For agencies, WordPress is not simply familiar, it is the industry standard.

Many teams are still building in WordPress Classic with Gutenberg switched off. This choice, often made out of habit or convenience, is in fact holding them back.

Shawn Johnston, founder of Refoundry, explains:

“If you are not building in Gutenberg, you are already two years behind.”

The shift to Gutenberg is no longer optional. It represents the future of WordPress, and Refoundry is designed to make that future easier, faster, and more efficient.

Gutenberg, Supercharged

Gutenberg introduced a modern block-based editing system that makes building websites faster, more visual, and more modular. Instead of wrestling with rigid templates or patching together custom code, agencies can build with reusable blocks that scale across projects.

Refoundry takes this further. With our advanced Gutenberg block system, agencies gain all the benefits of WordPress together with the speed, consistency, and creativity that comes from building smarter.

Modular Design That Works the Way You Do

Traditional WordPress Classic workflows often mean repetitive updates. If you change one page, you are stuck manually updating others to match. Gutenberg resolves that challenge with reusable blocks, and Refoundry builds on it.

Our modular design system allows you to adjust components globally so that updates ripple across your site instantly. It is a shift from manual fixes to effortless iteration, freeing your team to focus on strategy and creativity.

Consistency Without the Coding Headache

Agencies know the difficulty of keeping styles consistent. Fonts, buttons, shadows, and colours often break without careful developer oversight. With Refoundry’s code-free design system, reusable style elements make it simple to maintain consistency across every project.

Instead of writing custom CSS for every adjustment, your team can focus on delivering polished, on-brand websites at scale.

Workflows That Actually Make Sense

WordPress has always been powerful, yet workflows in Classic often feel clunky. Simple updates require developer time. Projects slow down. Teams spend hours repeating the same steps.

Refoundry’s integrated Gutenberg approach changes this. We streamline repetitive tasks, reduce reliance on developers, and empower teams to move faster without sacrificing quality. The result is more efficient projects, happier clients, and increased profitability.

The Moment It Clicks

When agencies experience Refoundry with Gutenberg, something shifts. Building websites stops feeling like a grind of workarounds and starts feeling like the intuitive block-based workflow WordPress was always meant to deliver.

This is not about replacing WordPress. It is about unlocking the best of WordPress. Refoundry makes Gutenberg not only usable but also extremely powerful.

For agencies ready to move past Classic and embrace the future, the path is clear:

WordPress + Gutenberg = Refoundry.

Explore how Refoundry makes Gutenberg the tool your agency should never build without.

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