No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor vs Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets

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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Widget Options gives you super powers to control your site’s sidebar widgets and all Gutenberg blocks on pages & posts. 👉 Over 2,700,000+ downloads 👉 Average rating of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.9 stars 👉 Reduce plugin bloat. Widgets AND Gutenberg block control in one plugin Widget Options expands Widget & Gutenberg block settings with feature-packed options so you can completely manage and control their visibility, appearance, and behavior. Show or hide content depending on user roles, devices, dates, URL…and more! ✨ INSIDER TIP: ✨ Power users love the Pro version—unlock conditional logic, animation effects, sticky widgets, custom styling, and dozens of advanced controls to make your blocks and widgets do exactly what you want. Take Full Control over your WordPress Widgets & Gutenberg Blocks Widget Options’ suite of controls makes it simple to achieve all of the following: ✅ EASILY MANAGE WIDGET & GUTENBERG BLOCK VISIBILITY ON YOUR WORDPRESS SITE Effortlessly manage visibility and access across different pages, posts, and categories with the Widget Options plugin.With intuitive search or checkbox selections, customize your site’s layout for categories, tags, custom post types, and more, ensuring your widgets and blocks appear exactly where you want them! ✅ SHOW OR HIDE WIDGETS OR BLOCKS ON MOBILE DEVICES, DESKTOP AND/OR TABLET Enhance your website’s mobile experience with Widget Options. This tool allows you to streamline navigation by selectively displaying widgets or blocks on mobile devices. Keep your desktop and tablet interfaces unaffected while optimizing mobile views. 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You can also add custom widget ID and additional classes for styling or javascript purposes. ✅ DISPLAY WIDGET LOGIC Use WordPress Conditional tags to manage and restrict your widgets or Gutenberg blocks using display widget logic option if you’re geeky enough to use PHP conditions and in need of custom restrictions. ✅ HIDE WIDGET TITLE Easily hide widget titles from the front-end display while retaining them on the backend dashboard for labeling. ✅ ENABLE / DISABLE WIDGET OPTIONS FEATURES Tailor your experience effortlessly by selecting only the features you desire, and easily disable any unwanted widget options features through the intuitive settings page. ✅ WIDGET BLOCK EDITOR Choose between the Classic Widget or Gutenberg Block Widget Editor with our latest feature. Experience the classic design with the old widget or embrace the power of blocks with the modern widget. Ideal for users who love the Gutenberg experience! ✅ STICKY/FIXED WORDPRESS WIDGETS (PRO) This premium feature allows widgets to be always visible to users as they scroll up and down a webpage. Make your most important widgets sticky or fixed so that users can access them easily. Widget Option’s Time-Saving Features Widget plugins shouldn’t only give you control over your widgets. They must also save you a lot of time! Here are Widget Options’ features that can do that: ✅ LIVE WIDGET SEARCH FILTER Admins save time and manage widgets more efficiently by enabling the live widget search box on your widget dashboard to locate widgets easier. No need to scroll the page. ✅ NO NEED TO DRAG WORDPRESS WIDGETS TO MOVE THEM Increase productivity and improve widgets management by moving any widgets easily with just a click-and-select action. No more drag-and-drop! This is a convenient option especially when using small-screen devices such as tablets or mobile phones. ✅ IMPORT & EXPORT WIDGETS AND WIDGET AREA BACKUP You can now import and export WordPress widgets easily and create backups of specific sidebar widget areas. Move widgets to another website with ease. ✅ VIEW YOUR CHANGES LIVE This plugin is customizer-ready for easier modification. View your changes live before saving it! Compatible with Most Major Page Builders Some widget plugins may not work well with page builders. Widget Options supports Gutenberg, SiteOrigin, Elementor, and Beaver, helping you manage widget visibility and placement with ease. 🛠️ GUTENBERG BLOCK EDITOR BY WORDPRESS Widget Options gives you full control over the visibility of Gutenberg Blocks, which are the building blocks for many themes and sites today. Simply select the content block you want to edit and you will see all of the Widget Options abilities on the right side settings panel. 🛠️ PAGE BUILDER BY SITEORIGIN PLUGIN COMPATIBLE With Widget Options on your website that is powered by SiteOrigin Page Builder, you can add more control to the widget panels. Manage visibility on specific device types, change alignments, hide widget panel title, add custom classes, and control visibility using display widget logic option! 🛠️ ELEMENTOR PAGE BUILDER READY Extend Widget Options’ visibility restrictions on elementor widgets! You can now have the same widget management features available to your Elementor-powered websites. 🛠️ BEAVER BUILDER PLUGIN READY Widget Options now comes with Beaver Builder plugin integration – integrated for a smooth website building workflow. You can fully manage each module in many ways you want! 🛠️ ADVANCED CUSTOM FIELDS (ACF) SUPPORT Easily show or hide any widget using your ACF fields and conditions. You can create restrictions on your widgets with the following conditions: Equal To Not Equal To Contains Does Not Contain Is Empty Is Not Empty The ACF function is also available for Elementor and Beaver Builder. UPGRADE TO THE WIDGET OPTIONS EXTENDED PLUGIN Turn Widget Options into an even more flexible widget area manager. Upgrade to Widget Options Extended today! ✨ PREMIUM FEATURES ✨ NEW: Unlock more features for Gutenberg widgets and blocks (pages, posts and other custom post types) NEW: Widget visibility for author’s contents and archive page Inherit page parent visibility NEW: Filter multiple pages by keyword-containing slug Target URLs and wildcard restrictions Clone widgets Custom widget links Advanced widget visibility control by user role Sticky / fixed WordPress widgets Custom widget columns display NEW: Widget visibility per days and date range (+ option to ignore year) Custom WordPress widget styling Widget cache Extended taxonomy and terms support Display sidebars and widgets using shortcodes Disable any WordPress widgets Permission options (control who can edit widget settings based on user role) 👉👉 Check out the full list of Widget Options Extended features here. ADD-ONS Check out the Sliding Widget Options add-on! Transform any of your widgets into: A modal pop-up A slide in/toaster A chat box …any other animated sliding panel you can think of to increase your website’s user engagement! CONTACT AND CREDITS Widget Options for WordPress is regularly maintained and developed by the Widget Options Team. We work hard to keep Widget Options up-to-date and expanding, to make the most powerful widget and block manager on WordPress even more, well… powerful! 💪 If you would like to contribute, report issues or have suggestions, you can find the development version on Github. You can also visit us at our Youtube Channel. Contact and Credits Widget Options for WordPress is maintained and developed by Widget Options Team.