Poor UX after removing gutenberg_add_edit_link_for_post_type filter

[iandunn]

bdf94e6 removed the gutenberg_add_edit_link_for_post_type filter, which was added in 6884717 for #2750.

I think that filter -- or something comparable -- is necessary in order for some sites to test the plugin, because Gutenberg's support for meta boxes is still very limited, and many CPTs rely heavily on them.

If sites cannot choose to make the classic editor the default for those post types, then users have to manually choose the classic editor, which leads to confusion and annoyance. It may not sound like a big deal, but in less than 24 hours after upgrading to 1.5.0, I received 5 complaints from users, on a site that only has a couple dozen daily active users to begin with.

[aaronjorbin]

This was discussed a bit during today's dev chat with the decision that there needs to be a filter to turn things off on a per post type basis. It may not be included in the code as a part of the merge proposal though, and may instead live in a separate "turn Gutenberg off" plugin then.

[iandunn]

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I'm not too worried about being able to turn Gutenberg off after the merge, I imagine that it will have much better support for CPTs by then. I think that filter is most useful right now, for sites that want to help test it, but need their CPTs to continue working.

In the meantime, I've had to downgrade to 1.4, and this is a blocker for me installing any future updates.

[iandunn]

#3146 has a gutenberg_can_edit_post_type filter now, which would solve this.

[iandunn]

#3146 is merged now :)