Four methods to restore WordPress classic widgets/disable WordPress block widgets

WordPress version 5.8 has updated the block widget function, and it has brought some trouble to many sites: they still want to use the classic widget function for various reasons. It should be Disable WordPress block widget ， Restore WordPress classic widget , Weiss notes provide four ways to solve this problem.

1. Use code

Log in to WordPress background>Appearance>Theme Editor, or use FTP software to locate the/wp content/themes/current theme directory of the website.

Find and edit the functions.php file, and add the following two lines of code at the end:

add_filter( ‘gutenberg_use_widgets_block_editor’, ‘__return_false’ );
add_filter( ‘wp_use_widgets_block_editor’, ‘__return_false’ );

Then save the update file.

If you have many pieces of similar custom code, you can use Code Snippets plug-in Centralized management, which is convenient and practical, is not afraid of theme updates being overwritten and lost in the future.

2. Using the classic editor plug-in

The above code is not friendly to novices. Lao Wei introduces a classic widgets plug-in, which can also play the same role. Please see Classic Widgets Plug in Installation and Use Tutorial Detailed explanation of.

Plug ins can be installed and enabled without any settings. You can automatically disable the WordPress block widget and restore the WordPress classic widget.

In fact, when you open the plug-in file, there are also the two lines of code above.

3. WPJAM plug-in

This plug-in has a built-in one button option to block the Gutenberg editor, which is easy to use.

meanwhile The WPJAM Basic plug-in can also speed up WordPress optimization , the domestic website works well.

4. Self contained theme

Weiss Notes Used DUX Theme It has a built-in one button function to disable Gutenberg, which is very convenient and saves a plug-in.

If you upgrade to the latest version of WordPress and don't want to use block widgets, you can try the code or plug-ins. Old Wei suggested that novices use plug-ins directly.