by Tonya Mork 4.9 (272 reviews)

Classic Widgets

Name: Classic Widgets
Rating: 4.9 (272 reviews)
Author: Tonya Mork

Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.

Classic Widgets ranks #24 among WordPress.org plugins with 2,000,000+ active installations, is #3 of 1,141 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.9/5 rating from 272 reviews, and was last updated Dec 8, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.9 (Current: 7.1)

v0.3 Current Version v0.3

Updated 9 months ago Last Update on 08 Dec, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#3 of 1,141 in Editor & Writing Top 1% by installs Downloads -14.4% this week

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#24

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2M+

-26.3%

KW Avg Position

15.6

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Downloads

7.2M

+1,577 today

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98%

Review 4.9 out of 5

4.9 (272 reviews)

Next Milestone 3M

Total Progress 57.1%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.9

272 reviews

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Plugin Details

Version: 0.3
Last Updated: Dec 08, 2025
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 6.9
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Tonya Mork

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9
Reviews: 272
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners using a classic (non-block) theme who want to keep the pre-block widgets experience. It restores the previous classic widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer while disabling the block editor from managing widgets.