Disable Gutenberg for WordPress

Disable Gutenberg admin notice (nag)

Option to restore Classic Widgets

Option to hide the plugin menu item

Option to hide the Gutenberg plugin menu item (settings link)

Adds “Classic Editor” link to each post on the Posts screen

Adds item to the WP sidebar menu: “Add New (Classic)”

Option to enable Custom Fields Meta Box for ACF

Choose which editor to use for each post

Whitelist any post title, slug, or ID

Option to enable/disable frontend Gutenberg stylesheet

♠ Works same as Classic Editor plugin, but can do a LOT more!

♠ Lightweight and super fast, built with WP APIs 🙂

Fully configurable, enable or disable Gutenberg and restore the Classic Editor wherever is necessary.

Automatically replaces Gutenberg with the Classic Editor.

Features

Super simple

Clean, secure code

Built with the WordPress API

Lightweight, fast and flexible

Regularly updated and “future proof”

Works great with other WordPress plugins

Plugin options configurable via settings screen

Focused on flexibility, performance, and security

One-click restore plugin default options

Translation ready

♠ Works great with Google AMP and the WordPress AMP plugin

Disable Gutenberg is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

Super light & fast plugin, super easy on server resources!

Why?

Gutenberg is a useful editor but sometimes you want to disable it for specific posts, pages, user roles, post types, and/or theme templates. This plugin enables you to disable Gutenberg and replace it with the Classic Editor wherever you want. For example, lots of WordPress users already enjoy robust page-building functionality via one of the many great plugins like Composer or Elementor. So many options, no need to feel “locked in” to using Gutenberg!

If you like Disable Gutenberg, please give it a 5-star rating, thank you!

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

Support development

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:

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