How do I switch to the old classic editing mode?

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  adeleerussell · Member · Mar 17, 2015 at 4:15 am

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  How do you switch to the old classic editing mode? It used to give me the option, but now I don’t see it anywhere.

  The new one is extremely frustrating. I used to have to double space in the old one in order for the post to have spaces in between paragraphs for the preview/ published post (as opposed to being in one big lump of words), but on this new one I’ve tried spacing up to three times and it still shows it as one big lump in the preview…

  Does anyone know if there is any possible way I can switch to the old version?

  Thanks!

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  surlybond · Member · Mar 17, 2015 at 11:33 am

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  See this thread, adeleerussell:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format?replies=153

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  adeleerussell · Member · Mar 17, 2015 at 8:35 pm

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  @surlybond, Thank you! … I couldn’t find on the thread, however, about how to change it… do you happen to know? I saw the picture that guy posted, but when I go to that menu it showed, it still doesn’t give me the option…

  Do you know which user/comment had the link with the solution?

  Thanks so much!! :)

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  timethief · Member · Mar 17, 2015 at 8:37 pm

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  The link to the classic editor that used to appear in the new editor previously has been removed by Staff.

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  adeleerussell · Member · Mar 17, 2015 at 8:43 pm

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  Actually I just found it! Thanks so much!! :)

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  ellentim · Member · Mar 18, 2015 at 9:33 am

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  I completely agree that it is necessary that the classic editor is accessable in an easier way. Now if I jump into the stupid new editor I have to take to many steps.

  PLEASE WORDPRESS
  Add a possibility under options that you never get into the new mode and only see the classic editor. The same for the statistics page.

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  adeleerussell · Member · Mar 18, 2015 at 3:14 pm

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  @ellentim I agree!!

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  timethief · Member · Mar 18, 2015 at 5:43 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