How to Disable WordPress Gutenberg?Close the Gutenberg editor plugin

WordPressThe core team released WordPress 2018 on December 12, 7, and Gutenberg will be the default editor, which will replace the traditional WordPress editor.

Although Gutenberg looks very high-end, many users find it very inconvenient compared to traditional editing.

The classic editor has been replaced by version 5.0, how can I disable Gutenberg and keep the classic WordPress classic editor?

What is Gutenberg?

Gutenberg is the mandatory WordPress editor designed to modernize the WordPress writing experience.

It tries to act like a page builder plugin, allowing you to drag and drop items into a post or page.

The goal is to provide a more flexible and unique layout when creating rich multimedia content for users.

Since WordPress 4.9.8, the WordPress core team has released a trial version of Gutenberg ▼

• The purpose of this callout is to get feedback from millions of WordPress users and prepare for Gutenberg's first release.

With the release of WordPress version 5.0, Gutenberg will become the default WordPress editor.

Why disable Gutenberg editor?

Judging from the current situation, many users think that Gutenberg is not easy to use.

On the official WordPress plugin page, the average for the Gutenberg plugin is 2 XNUMX/XNUMX stars, which explains everything.

How to disableGutenberg Editor?

Despite the flood of negative reviews, the WordPress core team is working hard to make Gutenberg the default editor in WordPress 5.0.

This worries a lot of users who want an option to disable Gutenberg and keep the classic editor.

Fortunately we can useWordPress pluginsolve this problem.

Method 1: Use the Classic Editor plugin

• Use the Classic Editor plugin, developed and maintained by core WordPress contributors 

Step 1:Install and enable the Classic Editor plugin directly in the background.

• No setting required, when enabled disables the Gutenberg editor.
• This plugin can be set to keep the Gutenberg and Classic editors.

Step 2:Go toWordPress background settings → writepage.

Step 3:Check the option under "Classic Editor Settings" ▼

Method 2: Use Disable Gutenberg plugin

If you have a lot of columnist users on your site, maybe they have different editor habits, then their choices will be different.

This plugin will work if you want to disable Gutenberg for certain users and article types.

Step 1:Install and enable Disable Gutenberg plugin

• You need to install and enable the Disable Gutenberg plugin.

Step 2:Set up the plugin

Click "Settings → Disable Gutenberg” and save ▼

• By default, the plugin disables Gutenberg for all users on the site.
• However, if you want to specify that certain types of users and article types are disabled, you need to uncheck the "Complete Disable" option.

After canceling, more options will be displayed to selectively disable Gutenberg, such as: individual articles, article types, theme templates or specific users ▼

If you find that you are using a WordPress plugin that is not compatible with Gutenberg, and you want to use Gutenberg in other areas of your website, this plugin will solve your problem.

Disable Gutenberg editor code

Here's how to switch back to the previous editor without disabling the plugin.

Add the following code to the current theme function template functions.php file▼

//禁用Gutenberg编辑器
add_filter('use_block_editor_for_post', '__return_false');

• Of course you want to have more options, you can install the plugin above.

OnWordPress backendAfter disabling the Gutenberg editor, the frontend will still load the relevant style files...

To prevent the front end from loading style files, you need to add code▼

//防止前端加载样式文件
remove_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wp_common_block_scripts_and_styles' );

• According to the official WordPress instructions, the Classic Editor code will continue to be integrated into 2021.
• But you don't have to worry about it, there will be a full set of Classic Editor editor plugins for you to choose from in the future.