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Classic Editor Free + Pro options

Bring back the classic WordPress editor

Replace the block editor with the classic editor for teams and content that work better with it. Pro lets you choose which post types use it.

Download free or read the Classic Editor docs

Free on WordPress.org. Pro adds the extra options listed below.

with extra Pro options
Free
setting to configure
1
developer hooks
2
Content Management modules
12
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Why you need Classic Editor

Some sites, themes and editorial teams still rely on the classic editor. Installing a separate plugin to get it back adds one more thing to update.

What Classic Editor does

  • Classic editing back The familiar editor with the visual and text tabs.
  • Per post type Pro keeps the block editor for pages while posts use the classic editor, or any mix you need.

Free and Pro options

What you can set in the free plugin, and what WP Extended Pro adds.

Added by Pro Pro

  • Post Types Select the post types to enable classic editor for.

Pro options unlock on any Pro plan, from $29 a year.

Where Classic Editor helps

  • A developer working late with WP Extended Code Snippets open across two monitors

    Older themes

    Sites built before the block editor, where layouts depend on classic content.

  • An account manager walking a client through WP Extended on a laptop in a café

    Editorial teams

    Writers who want a plain editor for long-form posts.

WP Extended vs the Classic Editor plugin

The Classic Editor plugin has 8M+ active installs on WordPress.org. If you only need this one job, that’s a fine choice. If the site also needs other modules on this list, it’s one less plugin to update.

The difference
Classic Editor does the same core job inside WP Extended, so it shares one settings screen, one update and one support team with every other module you use.

For developers

Classic Editor has 2 hooks for changing its behaviour per project, without editing the plugin.

All Classic Editor hooks
filter functions.php or a Code Snippet
add_filter( 'wpextended/classic-editor/disable_gutenberg', function ( $value ) {
    // Return the value you want to use
    return $value;
} );
  • classic-editor/disable_gutenberg
  • classic-editor/excluded_post_types

Classic Editor questions

Classic Editor documentation

Yes. Choosing post types is part of WP Extended Pro.

Block content opens in the classic editor as HTML. Switch the module off to edit those posts in the block editor again.

Pairs well with

All Content Management

Get Classic Editor free

Classic Editor is in the free plugin on WordPress.org, alongside 34 other free modules you can switch on when you need them.

Download free See Pro pricing

Pro from $29 a year · 14-day money-back guarantee