Old vs. new editor

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  robsteijger · Member · Mar 30, 2015 at 7:59 am

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  The new editor doesn’t provide the flexibility of the old one. After writing or editing a blog, I like to return to my blog concepts, usually without posting right away. This is because I keep on editing blogs before I decide which one to post (on teiltjesentegeltjes.wordpress.com).
  The new editor seems to direct me to the ‘upper’, ‘first’ or ‘main’ blog (in my case: robsteijger.wordpress.com) and taking my away from my ‘sub blog’: teiltjesentegeltjes.wordpress.com. Not sure if these are the correct terms.
  There was a ‘back to the old (vintage?) editor’ option, which I’ve used everytime when prompted with this choice, but it seems to be no longer available.
  In short: can I still use the old editor please? Don’t really see the point of changing something that was working fine. (Excuse my English, I’m Dutch.)
  Thanks,
  Rob

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  kokkieh · Staff · Mar 30, 2015 at 8:48 am

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  Hi Rob

  They removed the “Switch to classic” link a few weeks ago. If you want, you can leave your feedback on this change and the new editor in this thread: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/please-reinstate-the-option-of-choice-to-use-the-old-publishing-format?replies=822

  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.

  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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  robsteijger · Member · Mar 30, 2015 at 8:59 am

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  Thanks for you quick reply! I’ll check it out, and let you know…