I want my old post editor back. The new one's irritating and too busy.

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  cambodine · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 7:50 am

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  Please stop forcing these new post editors and stats pages down my throat finally. I’m sick of someone assuming I have to use their new great idea if I’m fine with the one I have. If I want some “improvement” I’ll ask for it. For now how the F&%k do I get back my old post editor?

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  abdurrahmanorg · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 8:10 am

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  In the new editor I have the below issues.
  – when I start typing the category, it is not showing the category even though the category is existing
  – when I start typing the tage, it is not showing the tag even though the tag is existing

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  grahaminhats · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 11:40 am

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  You may wish to know:-

  This topic is presently centering here, please join in.

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/disappointed-in-new-wordpress?replies=16

  There are 32 pages of earlier comments (now closed), here
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format/page/32?replies=553

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  kokkieh · Staff · Apr 2, 2015 at 12:36 pm

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  @cambodine
  To actually answer your question:

  The old editor still exists, you can still use it, and staff has indicated that there aren’t any plans at this stage to scrap it. The simplest option now is to bookmark your WP-Admin dashboard and always create and edit new posts and pages via that. To find your WP-Admin dashboard, click on the WP-Admin link on the My Sites page, or add “wp-admin/” at the end of your WordPress.com URLs. You can find the editor under the Posts and Pages links on that dashboard.

  If you don’t mind “getting your hands dirty” a bit, another user has created a workaround in the form of a user script you can install in your browser that will automatically take you to the classic editor every time the new one tries to load, like when you click the New Post or Edit buttons in the admin bar or on-site. It works like a charm and is much simpler than it appears. See this link for instructions: http://git.io/wpcom-restore-classic-ed

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  abdurrahmanorg · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 1:01 pm

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  @kokkieh Thank you very much, worked very well

  same issue for edit a published post, so work around will be go to dash board, then visit the posts and then edit your post which will take you to the classic editor

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  kokkieh · Staff · Apr 2, 2015 at 1:06 pm

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  Yes. Editing from the All Posts page on WP-Admin will take you to the classic editor.

  If you have that user script installed you can also reach the classic editor by clicking the Edit button on your blog itself. Without the user script that button takes you to the new editor.