Classic Widgets is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets settings screens. It will be supported and maintained to 2024, or as long as is necessary.
Once activated and when using a classic (non-block) theme, this plugin restores the previous widgets settings screens and disables the block editor from managing widgets. There is no other configuration, the classic widgets settings screens are enabled or disabled by either enabling or disabling this plugin.
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Are there any settings?
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No, there are no settings. Once activated, this plugin restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets screen and disables the block editor from managing widgets.
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Does this work with full site editing and block themes?
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No, as block themes rely on blocks. See Block themes article for more information.
We love this plugin. Please maintain it for years and years beyond 2024!
First plugin to install with Classic Editor! Save my life 😉 Thanks again to the developers.
Amazing plugin I would say. Keep it up!
NOBODY wants blocks.NOBODY asked for blocks. The most installed plugins are classic editor and classic widgets. Can WP Developer team get their heads out of their rears and listen to the users who have to put up with their changes?
Personally, I don’t like the new block editor and I always install this classic editor. Please don’t stop supporting this one!
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“Classic Widgets” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Update for 5.9.
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Update filter name.
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Initial release.