Enable Classic Editor & Widgets
by Ayon M · Blocks
A simple & lightweight plugin to enable the classic editor on WordPress with advanced configuration options.
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Health
B 71/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.7K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block editor” for “inline editor”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
71 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 79.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 357 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| enable classic editor your tag | #4 | #16 | up 1 |
| classic editor widgets | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| enable | #15 | #20 | down 2 |
| classic editor your tag | #16 | #21 | down 4 |
| classic | #20 | #19 | up 1 |
| classic widgets | #22 | #21 | down 6 |
| inline editor | #24 | #21 | — |
| enable gutenberg | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| block editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
11 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block editor” for “inline editor”. “block editor” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “inline editor” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “classic editor”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v3.2 · 8 Nov 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Honey Bramble3.9y ago
So thankful for this plugin, as I’m not a huge fan of the modern, updated and latest WordPress editor. It’s just not simple enough; too complex. The classic editor is the greatest of all times and this plugin is so simple and works so wonderfully well. I tried a few other classic editor plugins, but this one has seemed to work the best, even with the updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hifi20075.0y ago
Have been using the most popular downloaded version of the classic editor but was not 100% working for me I tried this and it’s as simple as installing and nothing else to touch and will instantly show classic editor thankyou very much for this lite weight version
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kylemx9205.7y ago
I have used this plugin for sometime and it has proved to be just what it says. It’s lightweight and just does the job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hi176.5y ago
Allowed me to continue using the UI which I was familiar and comfortable with !! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jacksinclair7.0y ago
Simple and does the job!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A simple & lightweight plugin to enable the classic editor on WordPress with advanced configuration options."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 870 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "disable gutenberg", "enable classic editor" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 3K+ → 2K+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-16 2K+ → 3K+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
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).
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Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A - C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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