Guten Free Options

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1. ★★★★★ efrap

   6mo ago

   This plugin has the best approach to manage optional use of the block editor on chosen post type, and offers great flexibility. My setup is for new posts to default to classic editor for simplicity. A button on top of editor mode will switch to block editor. Nice unintrusive workflow for users. I almost removed a star because of the two dashboard widgets the plugin adds that are unrelated to its functions.

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2. ★★★★★ shawfactor

   7.7y ago

   If you like Gutenberg but you want to test drive gutenberg but default to classic, this is the plugin for you!

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3. ★★★★★ jimmy19742

   7.7y ago

   Incredible. Though I like Gutenberg I know I may need the old editor sometimes and this plugin makes switching between both of them a piece of cake.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, 2 still affect the current version.

1. Medium · 6.1 Guten Free Options <= 0.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-17 CVE-2024-13492 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.9.5 No patch available
2. Medium · 6.1 Guten Free Options <= 0.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-01-16 CVE-2025-23813 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 0.9.5 No patch available

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-11-30 300+ → 200+ down after 406 days in tier
2. 2023-10-21 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-10-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2023-10-19 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2023-10-16 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2023-10-13 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2023-10-12 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
8. 2023-10-10 400+ → 300+ down 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).

• 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
• Enable Classic Editor & Widgets 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
• Starter Templates – AI-Powered Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A

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Guten Free Options: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/guten-free-options