Disable Gutenberg vs Giraforms – Contact Form, Booking Form, Survey & Custom Form Builder for Block Editor

This plugin disables the new Gutenberg Editor (aka Block Editor) and replaces it with the Classic Editor. You can disable Gutenberg completely, or selectively disable for posts, pages, roles, post types, and theme templates. Plus you can hide the Gutenberg nag, menu item, and more! ♠ The all-in-one, COMPLETE solution for handling Gutenberg ♠ Hide ALL traces of Gutenberg and replace with Classic Editor ♠ Restores original Edit Post screen (TinyMCE, meta boxes, etc.) The Disable Gutenberg plugin restores the classic (original) WordPress editor and the “Edit Post” screen. So you can continue using plugins and theme functions that extend the Classic Editor. Supports awesome features like Meta Boxes, Quicktags, Custom Fields, and everything else the Classic Editor can do. Easy to Use Just activate and done! The default plugin settings are configured to hide all traces of the Gutenberg Block Editor, and fully restore the original Classic Editor. Further options for customizing when/where Gutenberg is enabled are available in the plugin settings. ♠ Disable Block Widgets and restore Classic Widgets 🙂 Options Disable Gutenberg completely (all post types) Disable Gutenberg for any post type Disable Gutenberg for any user role Disable Gutenberg for any theme template Disable Gutenberg for any post/page IDs 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: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thanks! 🙂

Giraforms is a Gutenberg-native form builder for people who want full control inside WordPress. Build and manage forms directly in the block editor, using real blocks instead of shortcode builders. You can create contact forms, booking forms, surveys, registrations, quote requests and more while keeping all data on your own server. Try Demo | Upgrade to Pro | Documentation Why Giraforms? Truly native Gutenberg workflow — Build forms where you already build pages Performance-focused — Frontend assets load only on pages that contain a form Privacy-first by default — Submissions stay in your WordPress database Built-in anti-spam stack — Honeypot, timestamp checks, Turnstile, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha Flexible layouts — Use Columns, Groups, Headings and core blocks inside forms Ready in minutes — Start from 10 pre-built templates or create from scratch Free Features 18 form field blocks 10 pre-built templates (contact, booking, survey, job application and more) AJAX form submission (with graceful non-JS fallback) Client-side and server-side validation Honeypot + timestamp anti-spam Captcha providers: Cloudflare Turnstile, reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha Submissions dashboard in WordPress admin CSV export Admin email notifications + user confirmation emails Custom success message or redirect GDPR consent field Privacy options (disable IP and user-agent collection) Mobile-friendly and translation-ready Free vs Pro (quick overview) Free is ideal if you need: – Contact/lead forms built in Gutenberg – Local entry storage in WordPress – CSV export and email notifications – Strong anti-spam and GDPR-friendly options Pro is ideal if you need: – Payments with Stripe – Advanced booking workflows and calendar export – File uploads, signatures, ratings, geolocation, advanced phone – Conditional logic and multi-step forms – Webhooks, Brevo & Mailchimp sync, statistics and custom email templates Available Form Fields (Free) Text — Single line text input Number — Numeric input with min/max Email — With built-in validation Phone — Phone number input URL — Website URL input Textarea — Multi-line text area Select — Dropdown with custom options Checkbox — Multiple selections Radio — Single selection Date — Date picker Time — Time selection Password — Secure input Hidden — Hidden data field Range Slider — Visual numeric slider Color Picker — Color selection Consent — GDPR checkbox Submit Button — Customizable button Pro Features Unlock advanced capabilities with Giraforms Pro: File Upload — Accept file attachments in your forms Star Rating — Collect ratings with a star field Calendar — Inline calendar date picker Booking — Booking fields with time slots, admin calendar view and calendar export Phone (Advanced) — International phone input with country flags Signature — Digital signature pad Currency — Formatted currency input Geolocation — Location-aware field Stripe Payments — Collect payments directly inside your forms Conditional Logic — Show/hide fields based on user input Multi-step Forms — Split long forms into guided steps with progress bar Custom Styles — Control fonts, colors, borders and label position per form Access Restrictions — Limit forms to logged-in or logged-out users Form Scheduling — Open and close forms on specific dates Unique Entry Validation — Prevent duplicate submissions by email Submission Statuses — Track and update entry status from the admin Statistics Dashboard — View form performance and submission trends Custom Email Templates — Branded notification emails Webhooks — Send form data to external services via HTTP requests Brevo — Sync form submissions with your Brevo contact lists Use Cases Giraforms is ideal for: Contact forms Booking and reservation forms Survey and feedback forms Job application forms Event registration forms Quote and order request forms Newsletter subscription forms Support ticket forms Who is it for? Freelancers and agencies building Gutenberg websites Local businesses that need booking and lead forms Teams that want data ownership and privacy-first form handling Site owners who want to avoid bulky shortcode-based form builders Pre-built Templates Get started in seconds with 10 ready-to-use templates: Contact Form Registration Form Newsletter Subscription Feedback Form Support Request Quote Request (multi-column) Event Registration (multi-column) Job Application (multi-column) Survey Form Booking Form (multi-column)