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Classic Editor

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Description

Classic Editor is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous („classic“) WordPress editor and the „Edit Post“ screen. It makes it possible to use plugins that extend that screen, add old-style meta boxes, or otherwise depend on the previous editor.

Classic Editor is an official WordPress plugin, and will be fully supported and maintained until at least 2022, or as long as is necessary.

At a glance, this plugin adds the following:

  • Administrators can select the default editor for all users.
  • Administrators can allow users to change their default editor.
  • When allowed, the users can choose which editor to use for each post.
  • Each post opens in the last editor used regardless of who edited it last. This is important for maintaining a consistent experience when editing content.

In addition, the Classic Editor plugin includes several filters that let other plugins control the settings, and the editor choice per post and per post type.

By default, this plugin hides all functionality available in the new Block Editor („Gutenberg“).

Screenshots

  • Admin settings on the Settings -> Writing screen.
  • User settings on the Profile screen. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
  • "Action links" to choose alternative editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
  • Link to switch to the Block Editor while editing a post in the Classic Editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
  • Link to switch to the Classic Editor while editing a post in the Block Editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
  • Network settings to select the default editor for the network and allow site admins to change it.
  • The "Switch to Classic Editor" link.

FAQ

Default settings

When activated this plugin will restore the previous („classic“) WordPress editor and hide the new Block Editor („Gutenberg“).
These settings can be changed at the Settings => Writing screen.

Default settings for network installation

There are two options:

  • When network-activated this plugin will set the Classic Editor as default and prevent site administrators and users from changing editors.
    The settings can be changed and default network-wide editor can be selected on the Network Settings screen.
  • When not network-activated each site administrator will be able to activate the plugin and choose options for their users.
Cannot find the „Switch to Classic Editor“ link

It is in the main Block Editor menu, see this screenshot.

Reviews

Solves Gutenberg nightmare… for now

19. decembra 2019
I wish WordPress would reverse their decision to make Gutenberg standard. It should have been a plugin, not part of the core. We develop content managed websites for clients using WordPress and ACF. We have absolutely no requirement for Gutenberg, and I'm sure there are a lot of other developers out there who feel the same. If you're looking for a Wix or Squarespace replacement then maybe WordPress with Gutenberg is an alternative, but lots of WordPress developers are beyond the stage of creating little homespun blogs. The day that this plugin is made obsolete and Gutenberg is well and truly forced upon us, will be the day that we abandon WordPress.

Best for writers

18. decembra 2019
I can see how the block editor could be useful for some things, but it is more tool than I need, to the extent that managing the tool becomes a burden. I tried converting some of my existing content to blocks, which was a big waste of time. I write long documents with a few images and the occasional table. I have no need for blocks and they just distract me and slow down the writing process. I think that the two editors should live side by side in the main product forever. Tools are suited to particular tasks and the classic editor is wonderfully well suited to writing. The block editor appears to be designed to for producing complex, hybrid content. I don't see how the block editor could ever become a practical tool for what I do.

Ich bin so froh…! Danke für dieses Plugin!!

16. decembra 2019
Ich bin so froh, wieder den guten alten Editor zu haben! So kann ich viel schneller arbeiten als mit der umständlichen Klickerei mit dem Gutenberg. Ich arbeite direkt mit dem Code (visuelles Arbeiten macht mir immer wieder den Code kaputt und sieht vor allem ganz anders aus als auf der Webseite!) und komme so viel schneller an alles, was ich benötige. Eine immense Zeit- und Nervenersparnis 🙂 Also: wer direkt mit Code arbeitet, der ist mit diesem Plugin genau richtig!! Bitte entwickelt den Editor noch ganz lange weiter....!

Old is GOLD!!

14. decembra 2019
First plugin to install after fresh WP install, Love the classic editor as we all do..
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Contributors & Developers

“Classic Editor” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Classic Editor” has been translated into 52 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

1.5

  • Updated for WordPress 5.2 and Gutenberg 5.3+.
  • Enhanced and fixed the „open posts in the last editor used to edit them“ logic.
  • Fixed adding post state so it can easily be accessed from other plugins.

1.4

  • On network installations removed the restriction for only network activation.
  • Added support for network administrators to choose the default network-wide editor.
  • Fixed the settings link in the warning on network About screen.
  • Properly added the „Switch to Classic Editor“ menu item to the Block Editor menu.

1.3

  • Fixed removal of the „Try Gutenberg“ dashboard widget.
  • Fixed condition for displaying of the after upgrade notice on the „What’s New“ screen. Shown when the Classic Editor is selected and users cannot switch editors.

1.2

  • Fixed switching editors from the Add New (post) screen before a draft post is saved.
  • Fixed typo that was appending the edit URL to the classic-editor query var.
  • Changed detecting of WordPress 5.0 to not use version check. Fixes a bug when testing 5.1-alpha.
  • Changed the default value of the option to allow users to switch editors to false.
  • Added disabling of the Gutenberg plugin and lowered the required WordPress version to 4.9.
  • Added classic_editor_network_default_settings filter.

1.1

Fixed a bug where it may attempt to load the Block Editor for post types that do not support editor when users are allowed to switch editors.

1.0

  • Updated for WordPress 5.0.
  • Changed all „Gutenberg“ names/references to „Block Editor“.
  • Refreshed the settings UI.
  • Removed disabling of the Gutenberg plugin. This was added for testing in WordPress 4.9. Users who want to continue following the development of Gutenberg in WordPress 5.0 and beyond will not need another plugin to disable it.
  • Added support for per-user settings of default editor.
  • Added support for admins to set the default editor for the site.
  • Added support for admins to allow users to change their default editor.
  • Added support for network admins to prevent site admins from changing the default settings.
  • Added support to store the last editor used for each post and open it next time. Enabled when users can choose default editor.
  • Added „post editor state“ in the listing of posts on the Posts screen. Shows the editor that will be opened for the post. Enabled when users can choose default editor.
  • Added classic_editor_enabled_editors_for_post and classic_editor_enabled_editors_for_post_type filters. Can be used by other plugins to control or override the editor used for a particular post of post type.
  • Added classic_editor_plugin_settings filter. Can be used by other plugins to override the settings and disable the settings UI.

0.5

  • Updated for Gutenberg 4.1 and WordPress 5.0-beta1.
  • Removed some functionality that now exists in Gutenberg.
  • Fixed redirecting back to the Classic Editor after looking at post revisions.

0.4

  • Fixed removing of the „Try Gutenberg“ call-out when the Gutenberg plugin is not activated.
  • Fixed to always show the settings and the settings link in the plugins list table.
  • Updated the readme text.

0.3

  • Updated the option from a checkbox to couple of radio buttons, seems clearer. Thanks to @designsimply for the label text suggestions.
  • Some general updates and cleanup.

0.2

  • Update for Gutenberg 1.9.
  • Remove warning and automatic deactivation when Gutenberg is not active.

0.1

Initial release.

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