Alternatives to Classic Widgets
Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
Snapshot
Rating: 4.9/5 (266 reviews)
Downloads: 7,283,151
Active installs: 2,000,000
Maintenance score: 54/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.9
Tested up to: 6.9.4
Requires PHP: 5.6
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Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets(1,516)•Updated 54d ago
Widget Options gives you control over widgets and Gutenberg blocks across pages, posts, and custom post types to manage content visibility.
100,000 installs4,201,897 downloads81/100 • Actively maintained
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager(1,028)•Updated 165d ago
Flexible sidebars for custom classic widget configurations on any page or post. Create custom sidebars with ease!
100,000 installs5,200,079 downloads74/100 • Maintained
Classic Editor +(31)•Updated 126d ago
The "Classic Editor +" plugin disables the block editor, removes enqueued scripts/styles and brings back classic Widgets.
50,000 installs644,166 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin(724)•Updated 160d ago
Display new sidebars on any post, page, category etc. Works with Classic Widgets, Block Widgets, and all themes!
30,000 installs1,651,162 downloads61/100 • Maintained
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets(5)•Updated 56d ago
Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
20,000 installs293,407 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Restore and Enable Classic Widgets No Expiration(19)•Updated 152d ago
Miss the old widgets? Activate this plugin to restore and enable the previous classic widgets settings screens. No expiration date.
10,000 installs372,733 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Classic Widgets for WP(4)•Updated 1756d ago
Classic Widgets for WP will will restore classic mode of widgets under Appearance -> Widgets and under Customizer -> Widgets.
2,000 installs4,502 downloads12/100 • Possibly abandoned
Classic Widgets with Block-based Widgets(0)•Updated 392d ago
Restore the classic widgets screen as a new menu item without replacing new block-based widgets.
1,000 installs9,178 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Disable Blocks Widget Sidebar.(0)•Updated 1755d ago
Description: Disables Gutenberg Block widgets Sidebar and restores the Classic widgets Sidebar .
100 installs4,839 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets(1)•Updated 34d ago
WPDevs Classic Editor & Widgets enables the traditional WordPress classic editor, classic widgets, and the previous version of the Edit Post scree …
10 installs1,034 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
Disable Block(0)•Updated 1621d ago
Disable Block disables Gutenberg editor and Gutenberg Block Library CSS totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor & Classic Widgets.
10 installs1,135 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Restore Classic Editor & Widgets – Clean & Lightweight Dashboard(1)•Updated 409d ago
Restore classic editor & widgets, block admin ads, and speed up WordPress with one clean, lightweight, multilingual plugin.
0 installs822 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned