Title: Block Widget Normal?
Last modified: September 28, 2026

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# Block Widget Normal?

 *  [Reed Sutton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reedus33/)
 * (@reedus33)
 * [2 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-widget-normal/)
 * Is it normal for the block widget to look like this when classic editor is enabled(
   see attached)? I don’t recall having to edit raw code like this when I created
   this widget.
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/unRZDxr)

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 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-widget-normal/#post-19031629)
 * To view this, the Classic Widget plugin must be enabled. And yes, in that case,
   the blocks are displayed as source code, since no Gutenberg components for managing
   the widgets are loaded at that time. The Classic Editor plugin does not affect
   this.
 *  Thread Starter [Reed Sutton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/reedus33/)
 * (@reedus33)
 * [2 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-widget-normal/#post-19031727)
 * I see. So to edit the block, I must disable the classic widget plugin and make
   the edits, then re enable classic widgets plugin?
 *  Moderator [threadi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/threadi/)
 * (@threadi)
 * [2 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-widget-normal/#post-19031732)
 * Theoretically, yes, but then why do you want to use Classic Widgets at all?

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 * Last activity: [2 days, 4 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/block-widget-normal/#post-19031732)
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