No Gutenberg?
No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor
by Fernando Tellado · WordPress.org page · Website
No Gutenberg? has 9,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 177,092 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
No Gutenberg? at a glance
Is No Gutenberg? well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Gutenberg Block Editor (completely disabled)
- Full Site Editing (FSE) Global Styles and inline CSS
- Block-based Widget Editor (reverts to Classic Widgets)
- Block Patterns and Pattern Directory
- Theme.json support and processing
- Block Directory integration
- Site Editor functionality
No Gutenberg? reviews and ratings
16 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Thank you
I'm very grateful for this plugin. I feel that all those full-site-editing and page-builder concepts are built on the flawed assumption that a maximum of choices is what people need. But the more options you have, the more complicated it gets, and with full-site editing and a lot of people playing around with it on a website, every page and post will look different - or you need a LOT of self-discipline. And if you have the technical understanding and patience to master those systems to good effect, you may as well learn PHP and CSS to program your own shortcodes which will do exactly what you want. I for one tried the block editor and found it much more fun to write my own classic theme with a sophisticated design but a minimum of options for the non-technical people who write posts for our website, so it's all of one piece. And no, old Gutenberg is not to blame. He started his own media revolution, that's true, and Neil Postman wrote critically about him, but he didn't invent the block editor. Thank him for that. His full name, by the way, was Johannes Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg, which translates as "John Goose-Meat of the Good Mountain".
Daniel Fuchs -
Excelente plugin - Excellent plugin
Es un plugin sencillo que hace exactamente lo que se espera de él: ¡deshacerse completamente de Gutenberg!------It is a simple plugin that does exactly what it is supposed to do: completely get rid of Gutenberg!
Delia Carballo -
Yeah!
Thanks for that!
Alvaro Torres -
Of the best
Thank you so much for this plugin!
cf12 -
Gracias!
Gracias Fernando por esta iniciativa, la verdad uso otro plugin para esta funcionalidad, pero otro más siempre es útil. Espero que un dia abandonen la idea de que un editor de bloques es una buena idea ... BRAVO !!!
Alain Aubry -
A very good plugin
I've never had any problems with this plugin. I loved the other one with the same name but when it did not work for me once, I started working with this one and it's pretty cool. Love it big time.
elkanah2222
No Gutenberg? alternatives
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Otter Blocks 300,000+ installs · 4.7 -
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Ultimate Blocks 50,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Lazy Blocks 20,000+ installs · 4.9 -
Qubely 7,000+ installs · 4.0
Details
Decide where the block editor stays and where the Classic Editor comes back. It also removes Global Styles, patterns, block widgets and block CSS.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- blocks
- classic editor
- fse
- gutenberg
- woocommerce
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- Version
- 2.3.2
- Last updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- First published
- Apr 18, 2018
- Requires WordPress
- 6.1
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
No Gutenberg? FAQ
What does No Gutenberg? do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, No Gutenberg? offers Gutenberg Block Editor (completely disabled), Full Site Editing (FSE) Global Styles and inline CSS, Block-based Widget Editor (reverts to Classic Widgets), Block Patterns and Pattern Directory and Theme.json support and processing.
How many active installs does No Gutenberg? have?
WordPress.org reports 9,000+ active installs for No Gutenberg? as of September 7, 2026.
Is No Gutenberg? still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Does No Gutenberg? have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for No Gutenberg? are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is No Gutenberg? free?
No Gutenberg? is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.