Classic Editor

classic-editor · By WordPress.org
8M+ installs 4.9 (1,251) Updated 5 months ago v1.7.0 WP 4.9–7.0.8 PHP 5.2.4+

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

64 scans · last scan 1 day ago

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Homepage Score

Impact measured on the public homepage

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100/100 Excellent

Negligible impact on performance

v1.7.0 · 16 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions

What it adds to every page load

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0 ms
Added memory
0.0 MB
SQL queries
+1
CSS/JS files
+0
External calls
0

Admin Score

Impact measured in the WordPress admin

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v1.7.0 · 6 scans · Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions

Not enough data to publish the grade (15 scans min, currently 6).

What it adds to every page load

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0 ms
Added memory
0.0 MB
SQL queries
+2
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External calls
0

About

Classic Editor is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress editor and the “Edit Post” screen. It makes it possible to use plugins that extend that screen, add old-style meta boxes, or otherwise depend on the previous editor.

Classic Editor is an official WordPress plugin, and will be fully supported and maintained until 2024, or as long as is necessary.

At a glance, this plugin adds the following:

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In addition, the Classic Editor plugin includes several filters that let other plugins control the settings, and the editor choice per post and per post type.

By default, this plugin hides all functionality available in the new block editor (“Gutenberg”).

Description published by WordPress.org on WordPress.org, licensed under GPLv2 or later.

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block-editor classic editor editor gutenberg
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Screenshots

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Admin settings on the Settings -> Writing screen.
Admin settings on the Settings -> Writing screen.
User settings on the Profile screen. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
User settings on the Profile screen. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
"Action links" to choose alternative editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
"Action links" to choose alternative editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
Link to switch to the block editor while editing a post in the classic editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
Link to switch to the block editor while editing a post in the classic editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
Link to switch to the classic editor while editing a post in the block editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
Link to switch to the classic editor while editing a post in the block editor. Visible when the users are allowed to switch editors.
Network settings to select the default editor for the network and allow site admins to change it.
Network settings to select the default editor for the network and allow site admins to change it.
The "Switch to classic editor" link.
The "Switch to classic editor" link.

Per-version history

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How the plugin evolves version by version.

Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v1.7.0 A
100/100 · 39
 A
100/100 · 18
 1 day ago

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Scan history

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Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 99/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 17 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 42 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 14 ms 0.0 MB
3 months ago v1.7.0 Homepage 98/100 A 0 ms 8.0 MB