Description
The lightest Classic editor plugin out there which takes up just 3 KBs. With WordPress 5.x we were introduced to a brand new block editor called Gutenberg. Due to compatibility reasons, ease of use many users still preferred the WordPress Classic Editor. This plugin will simply disable Gutenberg and enable the classic editor on your WordPress website.
What does this plugin do?
- Disables the Gutenberg Block Editor
- Reverts back to the Classic WordPress Editor
- Reverts to classic widgets section
How to use this plugin? It’s easy. Just enable and activate it and you’re good to go!
Screenshots
WordPress page before plugin activation. 
WordPress page after plugin activation.
FAQ
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How can I get back the Gutenberg Editor?
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Simply disable this plugin and you’ll be back to the brand new Gutenberg Editor.
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The plugin doesn’t seem to be working?
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Make sure you have at least PHP version 5.6. For the plugin to work, it requires WordPress 4.9 or greater with the Gutenberg installed.
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Enable Classic Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.0
- General maintenance & upgrades
1.96
- General maintenance
1.95
- Compatibility update
1.94
- General maintenance
1.91
- General maintenance
1.90
- Restores classic Widgets from block widgets brought from 5.8
1.85
- General maintenance
1.80
- Latest WordPress version compatibility
1.75
- General maintenance
1.7
- Latest WordPress version compatibility
1.6
- Version & Support updates
1.5
- Version update
1.4
- Updated to support WordPress 5.4
1.3
- Improved plugin security
1.2
- Minor code changes
1.1
- Minor security patch to prevent direct access.
1.0
- The first release.