Alternatives to Classic Editor

Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.

Snapshot
Rating: 4.9/5 (1,212 reviews)
Downloads: 84,324,636
Active installs: 9,000,000
Maintenance score: 30/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.9
Tested up to: 6.7.4
Requires PHP: 5.2.4

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Classic Widgets
Classic Widgets
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
(260)
Updated 413d ago
2,000,000 installs6,988,030 downloads27/100 • Possibly abandoned
No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor and Global Styles – Back to Classic Editor
No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor and Global Styles – Back to Classic Editor
Complete elimination of Gutenberg Block Editor, FSE Global Styles, Block Widgets, Patterns, and WooCommerce blocks. Back to Classic Editor.
(13)
Updated 33d ago
10,000 installs148,626 downloads63/100 • Actively maintained
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
(5)
Updated 78d ago
10,000 installs247,742 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
A simple & lightweight plugin to enable the classic editor on WordPress with advanced configuration options.
(5)
Updated 52d ago
2,000 installs75,441 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Duplicate Page, Hide Title, Custom CSS & JS, Exclude Search, Template Info – Pagely
Duplicate Page, Hide Title, Custom CSS & JS, Exclude Search, Template Info – Pagely
Duplicate pages & posts, disable comments, disable gutenberg, custom CSS & JS editor, hide page title, , page categories & tags, notes, ex …
(5)
Updated 108d ago
1,000 installs20,609 downloads52/100 • Maintained
Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets
Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets
Restore the classic widgets screen as a new menu item without replacing new block-based widgets.
(0)
Updated 254d ago
1,000 installs8,735 downloads38/100 • Stale
Gutenberg Manager
Gutenberg Manager
A simple and easy way to manage Gutenberg editor. You can disable/enable it for every post types and restore the Classic Editor.
(10)
Updated 2544d ago
900 installs11,360 downloads14/100 • Possibly abandoned
Disable Gutenberg
Disable Gutenberg
Auto Disable gutenberg plugin will help you to disable gutenberg block editor
(1)
Updated 322d ago
600 installs25,701 downloads40/100 • Stale
Remove Gutenberg
Remove Gutenberg
Remove Gutenberg Editor and get back to old version of editor. This provides Original Classic Editor and more.
(2)
Updated 546d ago
400 installs14,323 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Enable Default Editor
Enable Default Editor
Enable Default Editor is a free plugin maintained by the keendevs team (keendevs.com) that restores the previous ("classic") WordPress edito …
(2)
Updated 2325d ago
200 installs5,600 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPControl – The Easiest Optimization Plugin for WordPress
WPControl – The Easiest Optimization Plugin for WordPress
The easiest way to improve your website's security, performance, and user experience.
(2)
Updated 1352d ago
200 installs3,914 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
WP Disable Block Editor
WP Disable Block Editor
This plugin will WP Disable Block Editor & enable the Classic Editor and original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc all).
(0)
Updated 949d ago
100 installs2,340 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
SEPA Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
SEPA Payment Gateway for WooCommerce
Extends WooCommerce support SEPA Payment Gateway.
(0)
Updated 1260d ago
70 installs2,055 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets enables the traditional WordPress classic editor, classic widgets, and the previous version of the Edit Post scree …
(1)
Updated 951d ago
30 installs860 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Relive Classic
Relive Classic
Plugin Relive Classic is help you use editor, widgets in classic style and disable Gutenberg.
(0)
Updated 1266d ago
10 installs1,458 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Disable Classic Editor and Widget
Disable Classic Editor and Widget
This plugin disables the Gutenberg Editor and Gutenberg widget block.
(0)
Updated 812d ago
10 installs1,055 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Disable Block
Disable Block
Disable Block disables Gutenberg editor and Gutenberg Block Library CSS totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor & Classic Widgets.
(0)
Updated 1482d ago
10 installs1,003 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
haxtheweb
haxtheweb
Here is a short description of the plugin. This should be no more than 150 characters. No markup here.
(0)
Updated 2038d ago
0 installs1,244 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Block Editor Disabler
Block Editor Disabler
This plugin for disable gutenberg editor for specific role.
(0)
Updated 351d ago
0 installs779 downloads38/100 • Stale
Daisy Disable Blocks — Disable Gutenberg, Enable Classic Editor, Disable Block Editor
Daisy Disable Blocks — Disable Gutenberg, Enable Classic Editor, Disable Block Editor
Disable Gutenberg Blocks and restore the Classic Editor with a simple toggle.
(0)
Updated 124d ago
0 installs355 downloads50/100 • Maintained