Disable Gutenberg Blocks for Editors

Agencies often struggle with Gutenberg because of clients breaking layouts with wrong blocks. Here is how to fix it.

The Problem with Gutenberg for Clients

While Gutenberg is a powerful tool, it often presents too many options to the end-user. Clients logging in to manage their site are often overwhelmed by the sheer number of menu items and settings. This leads to:

• Confusion about where to go to perform simple tasks.
• "I broke the site" support tickets.
• A perception that WordPress is "clunky" or "hard to use".

The Manual Way (Hard)

You could try to use custom code in `functions.php` to hide these menus based on user roles. This requires maintaining code snippets, updating them when the plugin changes, and risking breaking the backend if you make a syntax error.

The Client Calm Way (Easy)

I've seen agencies lose days to clients who discovered the 'Custom HTML' block. Client Calm's role-based access lets you restrict which Gutenberg blocks appear for Editors and below. Admins still see everything.

With Client Calm, you just:

1. Install the plugin.
2. Go to the Menu Manager.
3. Toggle off the Gutenberg menus you want to hide.

It's that simple. No code, no maintenance.