Classic Editor

classic-editor · By WordPress.org
8M+ installs 4.9 (1,247) Updated 3 months ago v1.7.0 WP 4.9–7.0.5 PHP 5.2.4+

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

Homepage Score

Impact measured on the public homepage

A
100/100
v1.7.0 · 26 scans
Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions
Time
0 ms
Memory
0.0 MB
SQL
+2
Assets
0
HTTP ext.
0

Admin Score

Impact measured in the WordPress admin

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v1.7.0 · 13 scans
Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions
Not enough data to publish the grade (15 scans min, currently 13).
Time
37 ms
Memory
0.0 MB
SQL
+2
Assets
0
HTTP ext.
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:

Read more

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”).

Tags
block-editor classic editor editor gutenberg
View on WordPress.org ↗ Homepage ↗ Support ↗

Screenshots

Author-supplied previews from wordpress.org.

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

Show per-version detail (1 versions)

How the plugin evolves version by version.

Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v1.7.0 A
100/100 · 26
 13 scans 4 weeks ago

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Scan history

Show individual scan log (39 scans)

Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
4 weeks ago v1.7.0 Homepage 97/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
4 weeks ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 45 ms 0.0 MB
4 weeks ago v1.7.0 Homepage 90/100 A 389 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 89/100 A 62 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 25 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 94/100 A 112 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 1 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 93/100 A 125 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 94/100 A 152 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 93/100 A 46 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 98/100 A 37 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Admin 94/100 A 59 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 92/100 A 198 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 95/100 A 104 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 41 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 17 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 87/100 A 168 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 21 ms 2.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 99/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 17 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 42 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 100/100 A 14 ms 0.0 MB
1 month ago v1.7.0 Homepage 98/100 A 0 ms 8.0 MB