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Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode

by Ankit Panchal · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.0.4

Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 53,984 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
53,984
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Automatically disables Block Editor fullscreen mode on load
  • Zero configuration — works out of the box
  • Lightweight with no impact on performance
  • Compatible with the latest WordPress version

Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode reviews and ratings

8 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.3 out of 5

8 reviews

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  • Technically works but now with ads

    First off, the plugin technically works and up to recently I had no issues with it. However, it recently started displaying a giant ad for another of it's plugins on all of my site dashboards when I logged in. The problem is the ad doesn't even let you know that it's associated with this plugin. I had to do a bunch of Googling to figure it out. I thought my sites had been hacked. There is a "Never Show This Again" link in the ad. This was supposed to be a simple plugin. Essentially it was 4 lines of code to disable the fullscreen editor (83 if you count all the boilerplate WordPress plugin registration and comments). Now it's bloated up to 280 lines with all the WP UltimaKit ad nonsense.

    Jonathan

  • Lost without it

    I and all my clients were lost with this new full editing experience. They didn't know, where to click to get back to the dashboard, thanks to this plugin, they can manage their website again in a logical way. Ciao! I edited this to 2 star rating (just works) because it now shows a big unnecessary sales notice on the whole WordPress Dashboard to upsell his other works. Just don't do this mate, don't... and the guidelines also say, don't do it... https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#11-plugins-should-not-hijack-the-admin-dashboard So a 2 star rating is generous.

    jmslbam

  • Amazing plugin

    Amazing plugin *****

    mich08

  • Works fine with WP 5.5.3

    I installed the plugin, activated it and nothing happened. Still all in fullscreen mode. I guess it needs a fix. Edit: It works totally fine. Found some bugs + incompatibility issues with custom code - that´s why it conflicted before and didn´t work.

    Michael Galli

  • 'Ridiculous' plugin (but good and necessary!)

    It's ridiculous that there should be a plugin like this one, but I'm very happy it exists! No way to turn the full screen editing off by default. Thank you!

    Jack

  • Merci !

    Excellente Extension

    jamesdoukaga

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Details

Disable the Block Editor fullscreen mode by default in WordPress 5.4+. Lightweight, no settings needed — just activate and it works.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • block-editor
  • gutenberg block editor
  • gutenberg editor
  • Wordpress Editor

More from Ankit Panchal

Version
4.3.0
Last updated
Jul 7, 2026
First published
Apr 2, 2020
Requires WordPress
5.4
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode FAQ

What does Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode offers Automatically disables Block Editor fullscreen mode on load, Zero configuration — works out of the box, Lightweight with no impact on performance and Compatible with the latest WordPress version.

How many active installs does Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode as of September 7, 2026.

Is Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on July 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode free?

Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.