How do I disable blocks

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  shakeddown · Member · Jun 11, 2021 at 10:33 pm

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  I just want to use the old normal editor instead of this block-based monstrosity

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  ezinneihenetu · Member · Jun 12, 2021 at 12:29 am

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  Hi there,

  You can revert to the old text editor by downloading and installing the Classic Editor plugin.

  This way you can edit your posts using both the block editor and the classic editor.

  Once the plugin is installed, you can set the old text editor as your default editor by going to Settings > Writing>Default editor for all users.

  Then, select Classic Editor and save your settings.

  Once your settings are saved, the Classic Editor will be your default editor for your pages and posts.

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  However, you may want to get comfortable using the block editor as it would eventually be the standard editor used in WordPress.
  You can check out this link to help with that.
  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/

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  ezinneihenetu · Member · Jun 12, 2021 at 12:31 am

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  Hi there,

  You can revert to the old text editor by downloading and installing the Classic Editor plugin.

  This way you can edit your posts using both the block editor and the classic editor.

  Once the plugin is installed, you can set the old text editor as your default editor by going to Settings > Writing>Default editor for all users.

  Then, select Classic Editor and save your settings.

  Once your settings are saved, the Classic Editor will be your default editor for your pages and posts.

  However, you may want to get comfortable using the block editor as it would eventually be the standard editor used in WordPress.
  You can check out this link to help with that.
  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/

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  ryrhino00 · Member · Jun 12, 2021 at 3:49 am

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  Hi,

  This document explains how to access the Classic editor without using the plugin using a plugin on WordPress.com requires paying for the business plan

  https://wordpress.com/support/classic-editor-guide/

  There is a classic block that is similar to the classic editor that you may want to use since the Classic editor is going to be removed at some point.

  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/classic-block/

  Here is some more information about the changes to why the blocks are being used.

  https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-com-classic-editor-deprecation-faqs/