Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
Disables Gutenberg editor totally everywhere and enables Classic Editor and Classic Widgets.
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets ranks #1,294 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Aug 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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Security History
Source: WPVulnerability2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 days ago
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Classic Editor and Classic Widgets [classic-editor-and-classic-widgets] < 1.4.2
CVE-2024-47312 · Fixed in v1.4.2
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Classic Editor and Classic Widgets [classic-editor-and-classic-widgets] < 1.2.6
CVE-2023-27434 · Fixed in v1.2.6
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- Version
- 1.5.5
- Last Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.9+
- Tested Up To
- 7.1.3
- PHP Version
- 5.6 or higher
- Author
- WP Grim
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
- Reviews
- 5
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who prefer the old editing experience over Gutenberg. It disables the Gutenberg block editor everywhere and restores the Classic Editor for posts and Classic Widgets for widget management.
- Disable Gutenberg totally
- Disable Gutenberg per post type
- Editor Switcher
- Choose editor per post
- Choose default editor
- Choose widgets editor
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) support
- WooCommerce compatible
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