Getting rid of Gutenberg forever
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I want to go back to Classic editor and keep it. Does that mean I have to pay for it?
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Hi @rosemccormickbrandon, here’s how to access it for now, but please understand the classic editor is being deprecated, so the only way to truly keep it forever would be to run your own WordPress installation with another host, on an older version, and apply maintenance patches manually. It’s a lot of technical work.
But if you’ll let us know what’s bothering you about the current editor, we can definitely see if we can get those issues fixed.
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love those words: “if you will let us know what is bothering you.” lol In what universe would someone exchange a good format that is working for one that is awkward and cumbersome?
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We’re following the direction of what the WordPress open source project is moving towards. The open source project is what works on the actual WordPress software. The Block editor (also known as “Gutenberg”) is their first step in modernizing WordPress. Here’s a quote from their FAQ: https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/handbook/faq/
“Gutenberg” is the name of the project to create a new editor experience for WordPress — contributors have been working on it since January 2017 and it’s one of the most significant changes to WordPress in years. It’s built on the idea of using “blocks” to write and design posts and pages. This will serve as the foundation for future improvements to WordPress, including blocks as a way not just to design posts and pages, but also entire sites. The overall goal is to simplify the first-time user experience of WordPress — for those who are writing, editing, publishing, and designing web pages. The editing experience is intended to give users a better visual representation of what their post or page will look like when they hit publish.
Since the development of the WordPress software is moving in this direction, when new versions of the software is released, we update the software here at WordPress.com.
We also understand that people still use the Classic Editor, which is why it’s still available here (it’s not in the WordPress software). But, eventually newer versions of WordPress won’t be compatible with the legacy Classic Editor and that’s why we’re encouraging you to try the new Block editor which has a “Classic block” that will give you most of the same functionality that the Classic Editor has:
https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/classic-block/
Give it a try! I had similar reservations but now I enjoy the new editor. :)
Again, if there’s something specific that’s bothering you we can see if that’s something to improve upon. Thanks!
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