New Editor Has Removed Key Features

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  jeremylukehill · Member · Mar 18, 2015 at 1:35 pm

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  I can’t find a way to do simple things from the new editor. There is no way to begin a second post directly from the editor once I’m done a current post. There’s no way to copy a post directly from the editor.

  I know it only means a click or two more, but when I’m posting many times in a day, it’s not an insignificant inconvenience.

  I don’t object to redesigning the interface, but redesign should be about adding functionality, and this editor is actually less functional than the one it replaced.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 20, 2015 at 7:19 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

  See here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format/page/13?replies=368