Title: Remove Gutenberg Author: Ravi A. Vadhel Published: February 23, 2019 Last modified: July 2, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/restore-classic-editor/assets/banner-772X250.png?rev=2484153) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/restore-classic-editor/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=2484475) # Remove Gutenberg By [Ravi A. Vadhel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmasterrv/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/restore-classic-editor.2.2.2.zip) * [Details](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/#description) * [Reviews](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/#installation) * [Development](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/) ## Description Have you upgraded WordPress and stucked with the new editor? Don’t worry, Just install the Remove Gutenberg plugin and enjoy the Classic editor. Additionally, There is an option in Reading settings from you can enable/disable the feature. If you like this plugin, please write a few words about it at wordpress.org. Your opinion will help other people. [Rate plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?rate=5&filter=5#new-post) ## Screenshots * [[ * Enable/Disable from the reading section of main website settings. ## Installation Upload the Remove Gutenberg plugin to your website, Activate it, and enjoy :). 1, 2, 3: You’re done! ## FAQ ### Can I disable Gutenberg feature? Yes, We can disable the Gutenberg plugin without deactivating or removing the plugin. Go to Settings > Readings > Remove Gutenberg Settings and check Disable Gutenberg option. ### Do I need to do anything to Remove Gutenberg? No, Just Install, activate and Gutenberg will be removed. ### Why should we Remove Gutenberg? Many WordPress themes are working on third party ready-made page builders that create conflict with Gutenberg at the moment we can remove Gutenberg and make it page builder works. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c18b28840679fb0d1255bceb0e2eb684d322c5fb576e161829c0f340bff2facc? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Most annoying plugin ever](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/most-annoying-plugin-ever/)󠁿 [agsays](https://profiles.wordpress.org/agsays/) June 8, 2023 The plugin begs for a review and when clicked to go away it keeps returning. The popup for a review is so annoying. Once is enough, not continually tho. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/167d99bdec49426acf031c91bc4a8c027ee836b4b153329963dcec413bf509db? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-5864/)󠁿 [SEO North Melbourne](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seonorthmelbourne/) February 26, 2019 This is very light weight and perfect plugin to remove Gutenberg and restore the old classic editor. Once update the WordPress, it was like headache to manage composer and other things. Thanks to the developer to resolve my issue. 🙂 [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Remove Gutenberg” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Ravi A. Vadhel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmasterrv/) [Translate “Remove Gutenberg” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/restore-classic-editor) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/restore-classic-editor/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/restore-classic-editor/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restore-classic-editor/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restore-classic-editor/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.2.2 _Release Date – 02nd July, 2024_ * Check compatibility with WordPress 6.5.5 * Minor Bug Fixing and update user experience. #### 2.2.1 _Release Date – 22nd March, 2021_ * Check compatibility with WordPress 5.7. #### 2.2 _Release Date – 02nd March, 2021_ * Minor Bug Fixing and update user experience. * Check compatibility. #### 2.1.1 _Release Date – 16th August, 2019_ * Minor Bug Fixing. #### 2.1 _Release Date – 09th August, 2019_ * We have added a shortcode for enable/disable gutenberg from Reading setting page. You can easily find that setting link from the main plugins page. #### 2.0 _Release Date – 03th July, 2019_ * You don’t need to delete this plugin if you want to disable/re-enable gutenberg temporary. There is an option in Reading settings from you can enable/disable the feature. #### 1.2 _Release Date – 20th May, 2019_ * Tested upto WordPress 5.2 version. #### 1.1 _Release Date – 25th Feb, 2019_ * “The plugin does not have a valid header.” Error is resolved. #### 1.0.0 _Release Date – 20th Feb, 2019_ * Provide functionality to remove Gutenberg editor. ## Meta * Version **2.2.2** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 4.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.5.8** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/) * Tags * [classic editor](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/classic-editor/)[disable gutenberg](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/disable-gutenberg/) [editor](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)[remove gutenberg](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove-gutenberg/) * [Advanced View](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/restore-classic-editor/advanced/) ## Ratings 3 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Ravi A. Vadhel ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webmasterrv/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restore-classic-editor/)