Gutenbye
by Chris Lanphear · Blocks
A very simple plugin to disable the Block Editor (formerly known as Gutenberg) and restore the classic WordPress editing experience.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-29 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-28 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-26 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-25 800+ → 700+ down after 26 days in band
- 2026-05-30 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-29 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-27 700+ → 800+ up after 17 days in band
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