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Brian Alexander

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.

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The free Classic Editor & Classic Widgets plugin helps you to easily disable Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets plugin enables old-style WordPress Classic Editor for “Edit Post” with TinyMCE (WYSIWYG), Meta Boxes (Custom Fields), and others. Once activated, this plugin hides all functionality available in the new Gutenberg block editor.
<h3>What does this plugin do?</h3>
<ul>
<li>Disables the Gutenberg Editor</li>
<li>Enables WordPress Classic Editor</li>
<li>Enables Classic Widgets</li>
</ul>
Features
<ul>
<li>Disable Gutenberg totally</li>
<li>Disable Gutenberg for any post type</li>
<li>Editor Switcher</li>
<li>Choose Editor for each Post</li>
<li>Choose Default Editor</li>
<li>Choose Widgets Editor</li>
<li>Full Support Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)</li>
<li>Hide plugin menu item</li>
<li>Enable/Disable frontend Gutenberg styles</li>
<li>WooCommerce compatible</li>
<li>WPML Compatible</li>
<li>Polylang compatible</li>
</ul>
Also, you will be able to use old-style Classic Widgets under Appearance > Widgets and Appearance > Customize > Widgets. There is no need to setup any configuration.
<blockquote>
By default, this plugin hides all functionality available in the new Gutenberg block editor without setting up any extra options.
</blockquote>
<h3>Upgrade to Pro Version</h3>
<a href="https://wpgrim.com/classic-editor-and-classic-widgets-pro/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cew" rel="nofollow ugc">Classic Editor and Classic Widgets PRO</a> plugin provides more additional features. Go to the Next Level with <a href="https://wpgrim.com/classic-editor-and-classic-widgets-pro/?utm_source=wordpressorg&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=cew" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Version</a>. Pro plugin works together with this Free Plugin and does not need any re-installation or deactivation of Free version.
Premium Features
<ul>
<li>Choose Editor for User Roles</li>
<li>Choose Editor for Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Remember Last used Editor</li>
<li>Displaying Post States</li>
<li>Exclude Posts/Pages by Autocomplete</li>
<li>Premium Support</li>
</ul>
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Classic Editor and Classic Widgets

Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.

Classic Widgets vs Classic Editor and Classic Widgets