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Classic Widgets is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets settings screens. It will be supported and maintained to 2024, or as long as is necessary.
Once activated and when using a classic (non-block) theme, this plugin restores the previous widgets settings screens and disables the block editor from managing widgets. There is no other configuration, the classic widgets settings screens are enabled or disabled by either enabling or disabling this plugin.

Classic Widgets

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This has saved a lot of websites from having to be rebuilt, thank you!


Saved websites life

So far so good. But should be continued the development 

Helpful Widget Library


We love this plugin. Please maintain it for years and years beyond 2024!


What will we do without this?


This is one of the first plugins I install on any WordPress website and I am immensely pleased it exists. The block based widget editor is dreadful to use in comparison, I've tried to use it several times over the past couple of years since it was introduced and found it to be unintuitive, prone to errors, and easy to make mistakes with. I've tried so many times, I've completely given up on it and regardless of any updates, bug fixes, etc, I won't be using it until it comes to a point where Classic Widgets is deprecated.


Blocks: I've tried, I really have, but you're not worth the time/headache

Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.

Pieter Bos

gschoppe

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GDPR-compliant: does not collect any user data
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The free “Classic Editor +” plugin is targeted at everyone who does not want to use the WP Block Editor (Gutenberg), introduced in WordPress 5.0. Install it now on sites and the UX remains the same as you are used to without redundant styling being added to the frontend of your site!
What’s New: 
Removes WP Patterns
This plugin simply disables the WP Block Editor, removes any and all styling from both front- and backend and disables the block editor for widgets too.
And if WooCommerce and/or WPML are installed on the site, “Classic Editor +” removes the block styles of those plugins too.
There are no Settings, it simply does what it says on the label.
Therefore I highly recommend installing this “Classic Editor +” plugin.
I support this plugin exclusively through <a href="https://github.com/senlin/classic-editor-addon/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>. Therefore, if you have any questions, need help and/or want to make a feature request, please open an issue here. You can also browse through open and closed issues to find what you are looking for and perhaps even help others.
Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
If you like the “Classic Editor +” plugin, please consider leaving a <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/classic-editor-addon?rate=5#postform" rel="ugc">review</a>. Thanks!
“Classic Editor +” by <a href="https://so-wp.com/plugin/classic-editor-addon" rel="nofollow ugc">Pieter Bos</a> and <a href="https://gschoppe.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Greg Schoppe</a>.

Classic Editor +

The "Classic Editor +" plugin disables the block editor, removes enqueued scripts/styles and brings back classic Widgets.

Classic Widgets vs Classic Editor +