No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor

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1. ★★★★★ Daniel Fuchs

   2mo ago

   I’m very grateful for this plugin. I feel that all those full-site-editing and page-builder concepts are built on the flawed assumption that a maximum of choices is what people need. But the more options you have, the more complicated it gets, and with full-site editing and a lot of people playing around with it on a website, every page and post will look different – or you need a LOT of self-discipline. And if you have the technical understanding and patience to master those systems to good effect, you may as well learn PHP and CSS to program your own shortcodes which will do exactly what you want. I for one tried the block editor and found it much more fun to write my own classic theme with a sophisticated design but a minimum of options for the non-technical people who write posts for our website, so it’s all of one piece. And no, old Gutenberg is not to blame. He started his own media revolution, that’s true, and Neil Postman wrote critically about him, but he didn’t invent the block editor. Thank him for that. His full name, by the way, was Johannes Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg, which translates as “John Goose-Meat of the Good Mountain”.

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2. ★★★★★ Delia Carballo

   7mo ago

   Es un plugin sencillo que hace exactamente lo que se espera de él: ¡deshacerse completamente de Gutenberg!——It is a simple plugin that does exactly what it is supposed to do: completely get rid of Gutenberg!

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3. ★★★★★ Alvaro Torres

   8mo ago

   Thanks for that!

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4. ★★★★★ cf12

   3.5y ago

   Thank you so much for this plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ Alain Aubry

   5.8y ago

   Gracias Fernando por esta iniciativa, la verdad uso otro plugin para esta funcionalidad, pero otro más siempre es útil. Espero que un dia abandonen la idea de que un editor de bloques es una buena idea … BRAVO !!! This topic was modified 5 years, 8 months ago by Alain Aubry.

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6. ★★★★★ elkanah2222

   6.8y ago

   I’ve never had any problems with this plugin. I loved the other one with the same name but when it did not work for me once, I started working with this one and it’s pretty cool. Love it big time. This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by elkanah2222.

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7. ★★★★★ pulsme

   7.0y ago

   I like that dropdown option, nice 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ Gestoría

   7.4y ago

   Sencillo y práctico

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1.2 Tested up to WordPress 7.0 2.1.2
2. — Version 2.1.1 Fixed headers already sent error on plugin activation 2.1.1
3. — Version 2.1.0 Added removal of Patterns submenu from Appearance menu (introduced in WP 6.5+ for all themes) Added removal of Site Editor submenu Added blocking of direct access to Site Editor pages Better compatibility with WordPress 2.1.0
4. — Version 2.0.1 Tested up to WordPress 6.9 2.0.1
5. — Version 2.0 Complete plugin rewrite with object-oriented approach Added removal of FSE Global Styles and theme.json support Disabled block-based widgets completely Removed block patterns and block directory Added WooCommerce blocks 2.0
6. — Version 1.1.0 Fix Fatal Error with prior version 1.1.0

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

Translated into 14 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-29 10K+ → 9K+ 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).

• Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A
• Classic Editor 8M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Disable Gutenberg 500K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A

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No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor: 9K+ active installs, 5.0★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/no-gutenberg