No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor vs Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE

The most configurable way to leave the block editor behind. Activate it and everything block related is gone: the block editor, Global Styles, patterns, block widgets, the Site Editor and the block CSS and JavaScript that every page loads. From there you decide the scope: everywhere, or only for the post types, roles, templates and entries you choose. What this plugin removes: Core Gutenberg Features Gutenberg Block Editor (completely disabled) Full Site Editing (FSE) Global Styles and inline CSS Block-based Widget Editor (reverts to Classic Widgets) Block Patterns and Pattern Directory Theme.json support and processing Block Directory integration Site Editor functionality Performance Optimizations The block library CSS and JavaScript that every page loads The Global Styles inline CSS, which dequeuing the handle never reaches The block assets of any other plugin that registers blocks, on pages where no block appears The block editor assets in the admin, wherever the Classic Editor is the one opening WooCommerce Integration The block based product editor, which follows the same rules as any other post type The WooCommerce block styles and scripts, removed along with the rest of the block assets Nothing else: leave blocks on for products and the block product editor keeps working Admin Experience Removes the welcome panel that promotes the block editor Removes the Patterns submenu from the Appearance menu (WP 6.5+) Removes the Fonts submenu from the Appearance menu (WP 7.0+) Blocks access to Site Editor pages Shows activation success notice Warns you when a block theme is active Adds settings and support links to plugin actions A default that asks nothing, and a settings page for everything else – Activating the plugin disables the block editor and every block feature across the site, which is what most people install it for. The rest of this page is about wanting less than that. Full control when you need it – The settings page lives under Settings > No Gutenberg?, built around one master switch. Leave it on and the whole site keeps the complete disable. Turn it off and you decide where the block editor goes away: by post type, by user role, by page template or by individual entry. The site wide pieces (classic widgets, block patterns, frontend block assets, theme.json and the Site Editor) are then yours to keep or remove one by one. Every checkbox means the same thing, so no setting ever undoes another one. Switch editors entry by entry, where it makes sense – Editor switching is chosen per post type, right next to the rule that disables the block editor. Enable it for pages, for instance, and every page gets “Edit (Classic)” and “Edit (Blocks)” links in the list plus a switch inside both editors, while your posts stay untouched. Each entry remembers the editor chosen for it, and that choice beats the rules in both directions: one landing page can stay on the Classic Editor while the rest keep blocks, or the other way around. It tells you what it is doing – The settings screen opens with a status panel for your particular site: how many block patterns are being blocked, how much weight is off every page, whether your theme is a block theme, and how much of your published content is really built with blocks. That last number is the one that should decide whether you strip the block styles from the frontend or not, and no other plugin tells you. Built for agencies and managed sites – The whole configuration can be fixed from wp-config.php, and the settings screen locked as read only or hidden altogether, so a site you deliver keeps the setup you left behind. A whole network configured in one file – This is where the plugin stands alone. Every single setting it has, and not just which editor opens, can be written in wp-config.php, the same file every site of a multisite network reads. A network of a hundred sites is set up once, all of them with the same rules, all of them with the same block CSS gone, and none of them able to drift away from it. The plugin can also be network activated and left alone, because settings are stored per site, so a network can equally let each site decide for itself. Same mechanism as the locking above, and this is how it is written. One configuration for a whole network, or for a site you deliver Everything the settings screen does can also be written in wp-config.php, where nobody changes it by accident, and what you write there wins over whatever is stored in the database. It is the same file for every site of a multisite network, so it is also how you set up a network without repeating the configuration site by site. Add the lines you need above the comment that says “That’s all, stop editing! Happy publishing.” To disable Gutenberg everywhere and leave no settings screen for anyone to touch, which is the usual setup both for a network and for a site you hand over to a client: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS', array( 'complete' => true ) ); define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_HIDE_SETTINGS', true ); Drop that second line and the settings page is still there, showing the configuration the site is really running, but read only. And if all you want is to lock the screen, leaving the configuration as each site has it stored: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_LOCK_SETTINGS', true ); NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS takes any of the settings on the screen, so a selective setup is written the same way: define( 'NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS', array( 'complete' => false, 'disable_post_types' => array( 'post', 'page' ), 'disable_roles' => array( 'editor', 'author' ), 'frontend_css' => false, ) ); The keys are the settings on the screen. complete, widgets, patterns, frontend_css, theme_json, site_editor and fse_notices take true or false, while disable_post_types, disable_roles, disable_templates and switch_post_types take an array of slugs, and disable_ids an array of entry IDs. Any key you leave out keeps the value stored on the site. Note that defining NO_GUTENBERG_OPTIONS already turns the whole screen read only, so NO_GUTENBERG_LOCK_SETTINGS is not needed on top of it. It fits sites that: – Work better in the Classic Editor and want it back – Run classic themes and plugins that were never built around blocks – Are paying for block CSS and JavaScript on pages with no blocks in them – Need the Classic Editor for everyone except a few post types, roles or people – Are a multisite network that wants the same editing experience on every site Support Need private support or custom development? Do you need one-on-one help, priority troubleshooting, or a custom feature, integration, or tweak built specifically for your site? I offer private support and custom development. Just contact me and tell me what you need. Need help or have suggestions? Official website WordPress support forum YouTube channel Documentation and tutorials Love the plugin? Please leave us a 5-star review and help spread the word! About AyudaWP We are specialists in WordPress security, SEO, and performance optimization plugins. 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Otter is a Gutenberg Blocks page builder plugin that adds extra functionality to the WordPress Block Editor (also known as Gutenberg) for a better page-building experience without the need for traditional page builders like Elementor and Divi. Quick Links 🔗 Do you want to see Otter blocks in action before installing? SEE OTTER BLOCKS DEMO New to the Gutenberg Blocks ecosystem? Check out our article on GUTENBERG EXPLAINED Need any help with setup? Checkout our DOCUMENTATION Interested in Otter Pro? Here are more details about OTTER PRO With Otter Blocks, You Get Access To 20+ extra blocks for Gutenberg Collection of Patterns Full-page Templates Visibility Conditions Custom CSS Animations Dynamic Content and more For all blocks including third-party blocks present on your website. The Custom CSS block feature makes it possible to directly customize the CSS properties of any Gutenberg block on the page, while the Animation feature makes it quick and easy to add animations to any block to enhance the appeal of your different page blocks and sections. With the Visibility Conditions feature by Otter, you can set which conditions should be met for your chosen blocks to be displayed on the page. Patterns Library, contains a range of different elements in a variety of styles to help you build great pages. All of your website’s most important areas are covered: headers, testimonials, pricing tables, sections, and more. Checkout a quick overview of Otter Blocks How Can Otter’s Gutenberg Blocks Help You? 🤔 A WordPress Gutenberg Blocks Plugin Otter adds 26+ amazing and useful blocks to make page building in Gutenberg a breeze! More than just blocks, you need advanced customization options to give you control over style and appearance. With Otter, you’ve got it all. Every block has customization support to help you style your site according to your vision: Color controls for primary, accents, and backgrounds. Animation backing, bouncing, fading, flipping, rotating, sliding, rolling, light speed, and more at the click of a button. Typography controls from spacing to font choice. Your AI Assistant for the Block Editor Otter brings AI right into the block editor to help you build, not just edit. Describe what you want, and Otter creates it as real, editable blocks. AI Content Generator: Generate a full section or an entire page from a simple prompt with the AI Block. Pick a type like Hero, Features, Pricing, Testimonials, or Call to action, or describe your own. Otter matches your theme colors and current page style, so the result arrives on-brand. AI Toolbar: Select any text to rewrite, summarize, expand, shorten, translate, change tone, fix grammar, or simplify it, all without leaving the page. You can also create your own custom actions with your own prompts and reorder the toolbar to fit how you work. AI Form Autoresponder [PRO]: Reply to every form submission with a personalized, AI-written message. Write a prompt using your form fields, set a fallback message, and let AI craft the rest. Native WordPress AI Connectors: Otter’s AI works with the native AI adapters in WordPress 7.0, so you connect your preferred AI provider once, and every Otter AI feature uses it. Mobile Responsiveness of Otter Blocks Create mobile-friendly designs with Otter’s built-in responsive settings. Each block can be tweaked to provide a consistent experience for mobile, tablet, and desktop. A WordPress Gutenberg Block Conditions Plugin Want to show certain blocks only when a user is Logged in or Logged Out? How about if they’re a customer of your store versus an editor for your blog or any other user role? With the Gutenberg Block Conditions feature available in Otter, it’s possible. Upgrade to the PRO version of Otter to unleash the power of more block conditions such as: URL Query String Date Range Day of the Week Time of the Day WooCommerce Products in Cart WooCommerce Total Spent WooCommerce Cart Total WooCommerce Categories WooCommerce Tags WooCommerce Attributes Cookie-based And more A WordPress Gutenberg Blocks Animation Plugin WOW, your website visitors with amazing animations that can be added to any block on the page. With over 50+ animations available to choose from; Otter makes it possible to add some extra flare to any post or page on your website A WordPress Gutenberg Popup Plugin Popups are one of the oldest lead-capturing and notice-conveying techniques on the web. With the Gutenberg Popup Block available in Otter, you can create popups made from any other block available in Gutenberg! Fine-tune your popups by setting when they should appear and how they can be closed. With our popup block, you gain access to multiple triggers such as on load, on exit, on anchor click, and on scroll. Additionally, you can design your popup with custom overlays to align with your brand identity and capture more attention. Check live demo Global Defaults for Otter’s Blocks Tired of always having to set the same options every time you add a block to the page? With Otter, you can set the default configuration for some of the most commonly used blocks like the Section Block, Icon Block, Advanced Heading, and more. Blocks Available in Otter: Accordion Gutenberg Block [FREE] Use this block to create vertically stacked lists of content that can be revealed or hidden with the click of a button; more commonly known as Accordions. Check live demo Advanced Heading Gutenberg Block [FREE] The heading block you didn’t know you needed. This Otter block has all the functionality of the default heading block with a few other capabilities like the ability to change the font, highlight parts of the text, and more. Check live demo AI Block [FREE] Build with AI, right in the editor. Describe the section or page you want, and the AI Block generates it as real, editable Gutenberg blocks, matched to your theme colors and page style. Adjust anything by hand afterward, just like blocks you built yourself. Button Group Gutenberg Block [FREE] Create multiple buttons quickly and easily and show them vertically or horizontally based on the device the page is being viewed on. Check live demo Countdown Gutenberg Block [FREE] Counting down to a big event? Show it by making use of these Gutenberg blocks. Count down from Days, Hours, Minutes, or Seconds. Check live demo Contact Form Gutenberg Block [FREE] Quickly and easily insert a contact form anywhere on the page. Optionally, turn the form into a lead-generating machine by integrating it with Brevo(Sendinblue) or Mailchimp. Plus, streamline data management with webhook integration and ensure enhanced security with hCaptcha integration. Check live demo Content Timeline Block [FREE] Elegantly display events in a chronological timeline. Ideal for highlighting historical events, process steps, or key milestones. Content Slider Block [FREE] A slider where every slide can hold any Gutenberg blocks, not just images. Add headings, text, buttons, images, or full layouts like testimonial, pricing, or feature cards inside each slide, then let visitors move through them with arrows or dots. Unlike a standard image slider, the Content Slider turns anything you build in Gutenberg into a swipeable carousel, with no extra plugin needed. Countdown Block [FREE] Counting down to a big event? Show it by making use of these Gutenberg blocks. 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Check live demo Tabs Gutenberg Block [FREE] Use this block to create horizontally stacked lists of content that can be revealed or hidden with the click of a button; more commonly known as Tabs. Check live demo Add to Cart Gutenberg Block [PRO] Drop an Add to Cart button block for any WooCommerce product anywhere on the post or page that you’re editing. Business Hours Gutenberg Block [PRO] Create a beautifully styled Business Hours table and fine-tune its settings until it’s perfect. Live Search [PRO] The Live Search feature enhances the core block Search by adding two additional attributes ( isLive and postTypes ) that can be set inside the inspector under the Live Search panel. Modal [PRO] Implement modal dialogs for an interactive experience, displaying forms, content, or announcements directly within the page layout. Review Comparision Table [PRO] Get ready to impress your readers with Otter’s “Review Comparison Table” block. Effortlessly create professional-looking product comparison tables for your blog or website. We’re constantly adding new Gutenberg Blocks to Otter to assist in your website page building. Feel free to tell us what we’re missing on our Support Forum! Some other blocks include: Ready to Import Patterns & Full-page Templates in Otter: Easily launch your site with our customizable patterns and full-page WordPress templates. Import ready-made designs with just one click and get started in no time. Explore a wide range of Otter patterns and full-page templates for services, testimonials, pricing, features, call-to-action sections, and more. Browse the available designs here. Get More Options in Otter Pro 🤩 WooCommerce Builder Blocks Build custom Single Product Pages using WooCommerce Builder Blocks by Otter. All the new features are designed to maximize your conversion rate and bring more improvements. With Otter Pro, you get a lot more features, including: Add to Cart Block Business Hours Block Modal Block Product Review Comparison Block Live Search Block Pro Add-ons for Free Blocks More Dynamic Content options More Visibility Conditions options More Patterns & Full-page templates and more! You can try a live demo of Otter Blocks – no setup required. Click here to try it out. Who is Otter For? 👀 Anyone looking to bring out the best features of the new Gutenberg Editor with useful and easy-to-use Gutenberg blocks. Anyone thinking of moving away from traditional page builders like Elementor and Divi Builder in favor of the new Gutenberg Block Editor. Anyone trying to build quick Gutenberg pages in record time. Anyone trying to hide/show Gutenberg blocks based on conditions like user logged in/out status. Anyone trying to add animations to Gutenberg blocks. Let’s See Some Use Cases 🚀 Otter opens up a world of opportunities! Discover how different audience segments can make the most of it: Travel Bloggers: Enhance your travel blog with captivating maps using Otter’s Maps and Google Maps blocks to showcase your journeys to the world. Non-Profit Organizations: Engage your audience and promote your cause with Otter’s Circle Counter and Testimonial blocks to share inspiring success stories. Restaurant Owners: Showcase your restaurant’s menus and gather reservations easily with Otter’s Flip Card and Form blocks for a mouth-watering online presence. Tech Product Reviewers: Present detailed product reviews with Otter’s Product Review, making your content informative and captivating. Bloggers: Enhance your blog posts with Sharing Icons, creating easy sharing options for your readers. Use Slider to display image galleries and engage your audience. Content Creators and Digital Product Sellers: Stripe checkout gutenberg block offers a convenient way to sell digital products, such as e-books, online courses, software licenses, or digital artwork, without the need to set up a full-fledged online store. By integrating this block, you can provide a streamlined and secure checkout experience to customers. Product Reviewers: Create informative and attractive product review comparisons with a Review Comparison Table, helping users make informed decisions. Restaurant Owners: Display your business hours in a stylish format using Business Hours blocks, making it easy for customers to find you. Online Directories: Websites offering directories, listings, or extensive content where live search simplifies content access. Support 🤝 We’re here to help. Feel free to open a new thread on the Support Forum. Documentation 📚 Discover how to make the most of Otter Blocks with our detailed and user-friendly documentation. Become a Contributor 💁‍♂️ Otter Blocks is an open-source project, and we welcome contributors to be part of our vibrant community! Help us improve the plugin and make it even better – GitHub Link Useful Resources 📌 …