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Disable Widget Block Editor

by Express Themes · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 5.5.20

Disable Widget Block Editor has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 6,656 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 25, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.

Disable Widget Block Editor at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
6,656
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 Widget Block Editor well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.5.20, not yet with the current 7.1

Disable Widget Block Editor reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

4 reviews

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  • Essential plugin

    How the new block widget mess can be so slow and buggy and still shipped in production, is embarassing.

    Anonymous User 11986954

  • not good

    I don't like the way it shows the older widget, not full featured, there are better ones out their

    samy9980

  • didn't work for me

    This didn't work for me but the plugin named "Restore Classic Widgets" did work.

    earth_human

  • Very handy!

    This plugin is very handy. Because of a bug, I had the need to disable the Widget Block Editor while still using the Gutenberg plugin.

    strarsis

Details

Disables the new widget block editor page of gutenberg and brings back the old widgets page.

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

Tags

  • gutenberg

More from Express Themes

Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Sep 25, 2020
First published
Sep 25, 2020
Requires WordPress
4.9
Tested up to
5.5.20
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Disable Widget Block Editor FAQ

How many active installs does Disable Widget Block Editor have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Disable Widget Block Editor as of September 7, 2026.

Is Disable Widget Block Editor still maintained?

The last release was on September 25, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Disable Widget Block Editor free?

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