[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48758: Repurpose 'Hello World' post to also serve as a Gutenberg tutorial

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#48758: Repurpose 'Hello World' post to also serve as a Gutenberg tutorial
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 Reporter:  nrqsnchz     |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:  needs-design-feedback has-
  Focuses:  ui, ui-copy  |  screenshots
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 (This ticket has been migrated from GitHub:
 https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/17874)


 On new WordPress installs, users get a 'Hello World' post by default. The
 post's content is minimal and does not do a great job of explaining users
 what to do next.

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/fI5eLunpwG.png)]]

 I'm wondering if we can instead make better use of the 'Hello World' post
 and maybe have some pre-loaded content that can help new users learn the
 basics of the Block Editor and maybe serve as a little showcase of the
 cool things you can do.


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 **The new 'Welcome to WordPress" demo post**

 [[Image(https://cldup.com/MtjDPstIuV.png)]]

 ☝️ The above is a quick example that hopefully can serve as starter to
 iterate to something better.

 Because the guide is in the block editor, the idea is that the guide
 itself shows what users can do by using different types of blocks and
 features. For example, the guide can make use of column blocks, video,
 group, etc. We can use it as a nice showcase of what can be done with
 Gutenberg.

 We can also probably use better images or even fancy illustrations, to
 make it more interesting and engaging.

 In the example above, which again is just a quick attempt, the guide
 starts by showing users how to add a block using the Block Inserter in the
 top toolbar. That right there communicates to the new user that the plus
 sign icon adds blocks and when/if they find it somewhere else in the
 interface, they will already know what it does. It also discretely shows
 that there's more options in the toolbar that the user can then explore.

 The guide then moves on to explain that there are different types of
 blocks and that they can be customized by using the options in the Block
 Toolbar.

 And finally, the guide explains that there's a sidebar with additional
 settings for the document and the blocks.

 Again, this could be improved in so many different ways:

 - we can iterate on the contents and topics of the guide,
 - we can use better images or illustrations,
 - we can be more clever and use different blocks and make the guide more
 interesting

 I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

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