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Classic Widgets

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Description

Classic Widgets is an official plugin maintained by the WordPress team that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets settings screens. It will be supported and maintained until at least 2022, or as long as is necessary.

Once activated and when using a classic (non-block) theme, this plugin restores the previous widgets settings screens and disables the block editor from managing widgets. There is no other configuration, the classic widgets settings screens are enabled or disabled by either enabling or disabling this plugin.

FAQ

Are there any settings?

No, there are no settings. Once activated, this plugin restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets screen and disables the block editor from managing widgets.

Does this work with full site editing and block themes?

No, as a block themes relies on blocks. See Block themes article for more information.

Reviews

Thank you!

March 5, 2022
Thank you! classic widgets should not been removed in the first place. Thanks again for the plugin.

What Did They Do To The Widget Page??? OMG

February 28, 2022
Please WP do tell me how the "new" widget work area is "better" than the old. You push this block technology like is a mandatory government face mask, and onto people who neither want it or need it.

Thank goodness

February 27, 2022
Thank goodness. I have a theme with certain widgets that just do not display well in the new berg style widget UI. So relieved this exists! Matt M., look me up and let’s chat. I disagree that one should implement something in a web product’s core unless it’s pretty near perfect. I’m getting used to the berg (block editor) UI for writing posts. It’s at least somewhat less buggy than it once was. But, the new widget UI is still pretty buggy. Fingers crossed for WordPress that things get better with the berg. It’s definitely the most buggy WordPress has been since I started using it in 2005/2006.

Essential for older websites

February 22, 2022
Essential for older websites constructed prior to change. I have also installed it on newer sites - offers more flexibility and control.

Thankfully!

February 19, 2022
Working great with 5.8.3 + in combination with Classic Editor
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“Classic Widgets” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

0.3

Update for 5.9.

0.2

Update filter name.

0.1

Initial release.

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