Classic
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I am recovering from COVID…why I mention COVID it takes a long journey to come back…
I am asking a favor due to my situation. Would someone be so kind as to give me a link and or a line description of how to totally convert back to Classic editor…The brain is not up to speed yet. So I need step by step…Please I need the help…I tried the onboard tutorial with no luck.. -
Hi there,
The classic editor was removed from the open source WordPress software when version 5.0 came out in late 2019. That software is made by the community on WordPress.org.
We use that same software here on WordPress.com, so if the software changes, it also changes how WordPress.com works. So it is no longer possible to switch to the classic editor completely, as that editor no longer exists in the WordPress software.
On WordPress.com we do offer the classic editor plugin pre-installed on all sites, so the editor is still available here. But it cannot be set as the default. To use the classic editor, go to https://wordpress.com/me/account and enable the setting to show WP-Admin pages under Dashboard Appearance.
Now if you go to My Site ->Posts, you’ll have a choice whether to use the classic or block editor when editing or creating posts.
That said, the classic editor plugin won’t be supported indefinitely, and once the community on WordPress.org stops supporting that plugin, it will also stop being available on WordPress.com. At that point the block editor will be the only option, so I strongly recommend you give it a try. We have detailed tutorials on how all the different blocks work:
https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/
There is also a classic block in the editor that mimics the feel of the classic editor, and that will continue to exist even after the classic editor plugin is retired.
https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/classic-block/
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