{"id":21264,"date":"2023-08-24T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T08:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/?p=21264"},"modified":"2023-07-06T11:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:00:20","slug":"using-wordpress-with-the-old-editor-turning-off-gutenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/en\/using-wordpress-with-the-old-editor-turning-off-gutenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Using WordPress with the old editor – turning off Gutenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Gutenberg editor has been in use for quite some time now, and while it has several advantages, not everyone finds the Gutenberg editor pleasant to work with.<\/strong><\/p>\n For some, the Gutenberg editor is a reason not to update WordPress to 5.0+. You cannot choose between the old and new editor because the creators of WordPress want to encourage everyone to use the new way of working with the Gutenberg editor.<\/p>\n This is understandable since they aim for unity in the WordPress community and a standard that makes WordPress workable for everyone.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, updating to WordPress 5.0+ is unavoidable because there are various vulnerabilities in the old WordPress releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n But what about my beloved old editor?!<\/p>\n Fortunately, there are several plugins that allow you to bring back the old WordPress text editor.<\/strong> “The Classic Editor” is one of the most well-known plugins, and it does exactly what it needs to do: make Gutenberg disappear and display the old editor.<\/p>\n Download the Classic Editor<\/a><\/p>\n The Classic Editor is great, but what if you still want to occasionally write a page or post using the Gutenberg editor<\/strong>? In that case, you can install the plugin below. You can enable or disable the plugin’s functionality under Settings > Reading<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nYou won’t be the only one swapping Gutenberg for the familiar old text editor of WordPress. At the time of writing, there are 5 to 8 million websites that use the Classic Editor, one of the plugins that removes Gutenberg and restores the old editor.<\/p>\n3 plugins to bring back the old text editor<\/h2>\n
Swapping Gutenberg for the Classic Editor<\/h2>\n
Switching between the Classic Editor and Gutenberg<\/h2>\n