10 Best Classic Editor and Classic Widgets Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets has 20,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Classic Editor and Classic Widgets
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Classic Editor
Closest matchClassic Editor +
4.9 (31) 40,000+ active installsThe "Classic Editor +" plugin disables the block editor, removes enqueued scripts/styles and brings back classic Widgets.
Shares the classic editor, classic widgets tags on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.9 (272) 2 million+ active installsEnables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance - Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
Shares the classic widgets, disable gutenberg tags on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, last updated December 8, 2025.
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XML Sitemap & Google News
Paid version available4.4 (85) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.
About 5 times the installs, last updated June 10, 2026.
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Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages
4.4 (176) 200,000+ active installsAutomatically add a table of contents to your posts and pages, with smooth scrolling, anchor links, and simple styling options.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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No Category Base (WPML)
4.5 (34) 100,000+ active installsThis plugin removes the mandatory 'Category Base' from your category permalinks. It's compatible with WPML.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce
Paid version available4.2 (454) 100,000+ active installsMake your store multilingual and enable multiple currencies.
About 5 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.8 (205) 200,000+ active installsAdd a sitemap on any of your page using the simple shortcode [wp_sitemap_page]. Improve the SEO and navigation of your website.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless.
4.9 (378) 200,000+ active installsThe fastest feature-complete SEO plugin for professional WordPress websites. Secure, fast, unbranded, and automated SEO. Do less; get better results.
About 10 times the installs, last updated December 10, 2025.
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Slim SEO – AI SEO Plugin, Lightweight, Fast & Automated
4.7 (136) 70,000+ active installsAn AI SEO plugin for WordPress that's lightweight and fast. Automatically generates meta tags, sitemaps, schemas and more with no bloat.
About 3.5 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE)
5.0 (422) 200,000+ active installsDuplicate post, post order, image resize, email via SMTP, admin menu editor, custom css / code, disable gutenberg and much more in a single plugin.
About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
Switching from Classic Editor and Classic Widgets: common questions
What is the best alternative to Classic Editor and Classic Widgets?
Classic Editor is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 40,000+ active installs with a 4.9 out of 5 rating.
Which Classic Editor and Classic Widgets alternative has the most users?
Classic Widgets, with 2 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Classic Editor and Classic Widgets alternative is rated highest?
Admin and Site Enhancements, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 422 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Classic Editor and Classic Widgets alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Classic Editor and Classic Widgets score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Classic Editor and Classic Widgets on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Classic Editor is the closest match to Classic Editor and Classic Widgets by the data we track, and Classic Widgets has the widest reach with 2 million+ active installs. Admin and Site Enhancements shipped the most recent release, on September 7, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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