Disable Gutenberg

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 54% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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Reviewers keep calling it a must-have for switching off the block editor, and several say they've relied on it across many sites for years.

1. ★★★★★ kolakube

   4mo ago

   Whether you love or hate either editor, being able to switch between both feels like a major unlock to your workflow. Plus, you know anything by Jeff Starr is going to be good!

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2. ★★★★★ Anonymous User

   4mo ago

   Hopefully you will support it for long time … and i will never have to use this sloppy gutenberg disaster. Thank you Jeff for this fantastic plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ rrrFer

   7mo ago

   Собственно, пользуюсь лет 6 или 7… Когда там этот проклятый гутенберг встроили в вордпресс без моего ведома? Собственно, у меня блог и форум (на bbpress). При всем этом я пользуюсь плагинами подсветки программного кода. На момент появления гутенберга у меня имелось примерно 60 статей блога и 1500 тем форума, в каждой много программного кода. Дак вот, в этом коде знаки <, >, & и что-то еще вроде бы заменились после обновления вордпресса на &lt;, &gt; и &amp;. И это боль. Ну как заменились? не заменились, до тех пор пока я не открою статью в редакторе (чтобы что-то исправить в ней). При открытии по умолчанию открывался гутенберг, все ломал мне (не только это, а вообще все к чертям ломал). Ну а еще, у меня вот на сайте поддерживались теги типа [java][/java] и юзеры их вставляли на форуме. Но после гутенберга они перестали работать, а самое главное, плагины подсветки кода так и пишут до сих пор, что такие теги не работают с гутенбергом (только что проверил, – не работают). Ну и поэтому этот гутенберг надо отключать конечно. Спасибо автору плагина, починил весь вордпресс. Молодец. А автор Гутенберга – вообще не молодец, очень плохой человек.

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4. ★★★★★ tlatham

   7mo ago

   Hilarious this even has to exist. Gutenberg is a trainwreck. This topic was modified 5 months, 3 weeks ago by tlatham.

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5. ★★★★★ Gaunero

   8mo ago

   Must have plugin

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6. ★★★★★ Nate

   9mo ago

   I have dozens of WP sites I’ve built and manage. This is always the FIRST plugin I install and use. You are a hero. The best invention since the printing press.

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7. ★★★★★ James Joseph Finn

   9mo ago

   For those projects where you don’t need and/or want custom blocks, this plugin is indispensable.

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8. ★★★★★ defmans7

   10mo ago

   Sometimes the block editor is fine to use, but glad this plugin was made. Cheers.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.3.2 Updates plugin settings page Tests on WordPress 7.1 3.3.2
2. — Version 3.3.1 Fixes bug with reset options Updates plugin settings page Improves readme.txt documentation Tests on WordPress 7.0 Full changelog @ https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-gutenberg.txt 3.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 23 languages, 13 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-11 600K+ → 500K+ down after 536 days in tier
2. 2024-11-21 700K+ → 600K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-11-20 600K+ → 700K+ up after 5 days in tier
4. 2024-11-15 700K+ → 600K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Classic Editor 9M+ installs · 4.9★ · 4 shared tags A
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags B
• BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A
• TCD Classic Editor 5K+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Enable Classic Editor & Widgets 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
• C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B

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