And now do we still need the Gutenberg Plugin?

The plugin has a much faster release cycle than WordPress has. Keeping the plugin up-to-date will give you the latest block editor (and full-site editor) features and updates long before they make it into WordPress.

At this time, the plugins directory has version 12.3.0 of Gutenberg generally available. WordPress 5.9 (which is still “only” a Release Candidate) will ship with the equivalent of version 11.9 of Gutenberg.

Which is right for you? It depends on how much you value having the latest features as they come out.

@sdwire is correct. If you have time to regularly test your website when the latest version of the Plugin is out then you will get the latest features faster at the risk of some instability.

If you’d prefer a stable experience with a slower feature release cadence then disable and remove the Gutenberg Plugin. I’d probably recommending doing this carefully though as some Plugins or features you may have become used to won’t be available in WP 5.8.

Once WP 5.9 is released it will have a number of features baked in and you should be ok to disable the Plugin.

Always backup your site first and test carefully.

Many thanks

David

Thank you
it’s clear.