Title: Back to Normal Widgets
Author: Ferrari Gabriele
Published: <strong>January 15, 2023</strong>
Last modified: January 15, 2023

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Back to Normal Widgets

 By [Ferrari Gabriele](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gabrieleferrari/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/back-to-normal-widgets.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-normal-widgets/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-normal-widgets/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-normal-widgets/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/back-to-normal-widgets/)

## Description

Back to Normal Widgets” is a simple plugin that restores the classic widgets settings
screens and disables the block editor from managing widgets.

With this plugin activated, you can continue to use the traditional widgets settings
screens to add and customize widgets on your WordPress site.
 The block editor will
no longer be able to manage widgets, and the “Customize” menu item and button will
be removed from the WordPress dashboard.

There is no configuration required – simply install and activate the plugin to restore
the classic widgets settings screens and disable the block editor for widgets.

### Installation Guide

 * Download the “Back to Normal Widgets” plugin from the WordPress plugin repository
 * In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
 * Click the “Upload Plugin” button.
 * Select the plugin back-to-normal-widgets.zip file you downloaded in step 1 and
   click “Install Now”.
 * Click the “Activate” button to activate the plugin.

The classic widgets settings screens will now be restored and the block editor will
be disabled for managing widgets.
 There is no further configuration required.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Go to Plugins
 * [[
 * Add New
 * [[
 * Choose File
 * [[
 * Activate Plugin
 * [[
 * Select Plugin file back-to-normal-widgets.zip
 * [[
 * Activate it
 * [[
 * Go to Appearance>Widgets

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Back to Normal Widgets” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Ferrari Gabriele ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gabrieleferrari/)

[Translate “Back to Normal Widgets” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/back-to-normal-widgets)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/back-to-normal-widgets/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/back-to-normal-widgets/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/back-to-normal-widgets/)
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## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **3 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  Tested up to **6.1.10**
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/back-to-normal-widgets/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Ferrari Gabriele ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gabrieleferrari/)

## Support

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