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Guten Free Options

by Tony Hayes · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.9.7 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 5.2.4+

Guten Free Options has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 5,472 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 2, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Guten Free Options at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
5,472
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 Guten Free Options well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Awesome button on either editor page to switch between editors
  • Disable the Gutenberg install plugin nag (for WP 4.9 only)
  • Remove the Gutenberg menu (for Gutenberg plugin only)
  • Prevent update disabling the Gutenberg plugin (on update to WP 5 only) (so you can continue to update Gutenberg plugin separately to core.)

Guten Free Options reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Best approach for optional block editor

    This plugin has the best approach to manage optional use of the block editor on chosen post type, and offers great flexibility. My setup is for new posts to default to classic editor for simplicity. A button on top of editor mode will switch to block editor. Nice unintrusive workflow for users. I almost removed a star because of the two dashboard widgets the plugin adds that are unrelated to its functions.

    efrap

  • Works perfectly

    If you like Gutenberg but you want to test drive gutenberg but default to classic, this is the plugin for you!

    shawfactor

  • Awesome

    Incredible. Though I like Gutenberg I know I may need the old editor sometimes and this plugin makes switching between both of them a piece of cake.

    jimmy19742

Details

Gutenberg Free Options for your WordPressed Burger err I mean Editor.

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

Tags

  • block-editor
  • classic editor
  • gutenberg
  • options

More from Tony Hayes

Version
0.9.7
Last updated
Jul 2, 2025
First published
Nov 23, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.9.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Guten Free Options FAQ

What does Guten Free Options do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Guten Free Options offers Awesome button on either editor page to switch between editors, Disable the Gutenberg install plugin nag (for WP 4.9 only), Remove the Gutenberg menu (for Gutenberg plugin only) and Prevent update disabling the Gutenberg plugin (on update to WP 5 only) (so you can continue to update Gutenberg plugin separately to core.).

How many active installs does Guten Free Options have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Guten Free Options as of September 7, 2026.

Is Guten Free Options still maintained?

The last release was on July 2, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Guten Free Options free?

Guten Free Options is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.