Hope do I get the functionality of the Classic Editor back?

  • Unknown's avatar
    mike632t · Member ·

    As far as I can see the only purpose of the ‘improvements’ to the editor are to force me to upgrade to a paid for plan. Unless I can figure out how the format stuff the way I want then I don’t have much option but to host my blog somewhere else…
    Stuff like this would be way too time consuming in the block editor.

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          type table is ARRAY(1 .. 12) of STRING(1 .. 3);
     
          MONTHS : table := (‘Jan’, ‘Feb’, ‘Mar’, ‘Apr’, ‘May’, ‘Jun’, 
                             ‘Jul’, ‘Aug’, ‘Sep’, ‘Oct’, ‘Nov’, ‘Dec’);
  • Unknown's avatar
    mike632t · Member ·

    Managed to work out how to stop the editor rejecting my HTML as ‘invalid content’ , possibly by accident as I’ve not managed that before. Would still prefer to edit the whole page in one go doing it block by block is so slow…

  • staff-mckluskey · Staff ·

    Hi there!

    Could you please share a link to the post in question so we can have a look?

    Please note that not all code is permitted on WordPress.com free plans:

    https://wordpress.com/support/code/.

    As for the editors, it sounds like your account has been switched to the unified navigation, which is being rolled out on WordPress.com. You can read about this here: https://wordpress.com/forums/topic/unified-navigation/.

    If your account has been switched and you used to access the Classic Editor through WP Admin, you’ll need to turn on the Advanced Navigation in your Account Settings>Dashboard Appearance to access the Classic Editor.

    The Classic Editor is currently available, but in the long run, you’ll want to give the full Block Editor or the Classic Block a workout as the WordPress core development team do plan to phase this editor out in the future. We have a guide specifically for writers and bloggers that you can find here https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor-for-writers-bloggers/.

    If you prefer to work with code, though, you may want to consider moving to a self-hosted version.

    I hope that helps!

  • Unknown's avatar
    jennajaxon · Member ·

    Can you explain why Classic Editor is being phased out when so many people would prefer using it? Would it really be that difficult to leave it as an option as not everyone thinks this change is advantageous?

  • Unknown's avatar
    helper-heroponriki · Member ·

    @jennajaxon

    Can you explain why Classic Editor is being phased out when so many people would prefer using it? Would it really be that difficult to leave it as an option as not everyone thinks this change is advantageous?

    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). The navigation unification we’re working on now moved where you access it. 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 ability to use more keyboard shortcuts when composing my blog posts. :)

    I hope that clarifies things.

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