Classic Editor toggle link

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  redhawkhi · Member · Mar 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

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  WP developers : PLEASE restore the toggle link to the ‘Classic style editor’ in both posting AND editing recent posts .

  There used to be a choice between new version and ‘Classic’
  This link no longer exists . Forcing one to have to go back to the
  WP Admin bar to create Posts using the Classic posting editor . Yet once the post is created , and you wish to further edit , choosing the
  Edit tab , you are automatically taken to ‘ beep beep boop ‘
  How to lose ‘beep beep boop ‘ ?

  Beep Beep Boop also causes unwanted multiple tabs to generate .
  When you wish to only work within one tab .
  It takes more time to sort out and shut down multiple tabs than it does to await the old editor to do it’s thing . So no time at all is saved .

  Will WP developers PLEASE restore “Classic appearance ‘ option .
  Please…. thanks

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  timethief · Member · Mar 23, 2015 at 7:55 pm

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  The Classic Editor will continue to exist in wp-admin. We know some users prefer to use this editor, so we want you to have access to it, instead of phasing it out with the new version of the Dashboard. However, a link to the Classic Editor will not return to the New Editor. From: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/when-editing-an-old-post-how-do-i-switch-to-the-classic-editor?replies=5#post-2316097

  Dashboard > Posts > Add New

  Bottom line: Staff removed the link in the new editor to the classic editor but there are two workarounds that can be used found here:
  https://tpenguinltg.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/a-hack-to-use-the-classic-editor-in-wordpress-com/
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format/page/17?replies=507#post-2322624

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  redhawkhi · Member · Mar 23, 2015 at 8:08 pm

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  I have figured out this work-around for the initial posting , yet when one wishes to further edit a newly created posting , the default editor goes to ‘beep beep boop ‘ ( also generating unwanted new tabs ) .
  Is there no way to avoid all this ‘beep beep boop ‘ stuff? It escapes me what the point is ? Not to have a choice any longer . The Classic editor worked great ! Why alter a good thing ? ( an no longer offer any options?)

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  wpvins · Member · Mar 24, 2015 at 12:57 am

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  @redhawkhi
  You might want to check out the main thread on the classic vs. new editor controversy here [http://tinyurl.com/qedvdd8] and see that the developers are not in the least interested in what the users want.

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  patrickhenryhawaii · Member · Mar 24, 2015 at 1:47 am

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  as the owner and purchaser of 2 Premium Upgrades ( $100 per yr. ea) and as a WordPress user/blogger for 8 years or more ; I would like to also request an option to post/edit using the ‘classic ‘ editor be restored .