{"id":492,"date":"2019-01-24T15:57:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T15:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T15:50:40","slug":"how-to-disable-gutenberg-editor-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/how-to-disable-gutenberg-editor-in-wordpress","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Gutenberg Editor in WordPress?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the modern, default editor in WordPress 5.0, Gutenberg was supposed to bring its WordPress users terrific writing experience. However, the WordPress community simply isn&#8217;t ready for Gutenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, Gutenberg looks better than the classic editor, with all the blocks for media-rich pages and posts. But for many of us who have already been so familiar with the classic editor, Gutenberg is too overwhelming. And not to mention don&#8217;t get me started on its comparability issues with certain themes and plugins.<\/p>\n<p>This makes you wonder: can I get the old WordPress editor back?<\/p>\n<p>Of course. Here is how you can <strong>revert to the old Classic WordPress editor<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>1) Login to your site as administrator, and search for<strong> Classic Editor Addon<\/strong> in the Add new Plugin page. Then click <strong>Install Now<\/strong> to get it downloaded.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-540 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_00-00-23.png\" alt=\"Search for Classic Editor Addon to replace Gutenberg\" width=\"643\" height=\"347\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Search for Classic Editor Addon to replace Gutenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2) <strong>Activate <\/strong>it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" style=\"width: 654px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-540 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_00-01-47.png\" alt=\"Activate Classic Editor Addon to disable Gutenberg \" width=\"654\" height=\"341\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Activate Classic Editor Addon to disable Gutenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>3) Viola! You&#8217;ve got your old classic WordPress editor back!<\/p>\n<h2>Alternative solution to disabling Gutenberg editor<\/h2>\n<p>The above approach could be just a temporary fix, since WordPress seems pretty determined to make Gutenberg the permanent thing.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of living with what could kill your productivity, why not say goodbye to the not so reliable writing experience online and say hello to the real authentic writing experience?<\/p>\n<p>Say, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/what-is-markdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">write and publish with <strong>Markdown<\/strong><\/a>? So you don&#8217;t have to decide the font for your content with the mouse, HTML or even CSS.<\/p>\n<p>Minimalist Windows markdown editor like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\"><strong>Inspire Writer<\/strong><\/a> creates a simple, safe, and clean immersive writing environment. But it doesn&#8217;t stop there. You can publish your work to your WordPress sites by hitting the publish button on Inspire. If PDF or DOCX is more to your appetite, by all means, export your work to these formats as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-493\" style=\"width: 908px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-493 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_23-56-21.png\" alt=\"Publish your work to WordPress directly from Inspire Writer. \" width=\"908\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_23-56-21.png 908w, https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_23-56-21-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Snipaste_2019-01-24_23-56-21-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Publish your work to WordPress directly from Inspire Writer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can also see Inspire as your work folder, where your work will stay forever, until, of course, you erase it.<\/p>\n<p>Download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspire-writer.com\/inspire-app\/inspire_windows_setup.exe\">Inspire\u00a0 <\/a>and try it out today. Its 10-day free trial offer won&#8217;t cause you a dime to try. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the modern, default editor in WordPress 5.0, Gutenberg was supposed to bring its WordPress users terrific writing experience. However, the WordPress community simply isn&#8217;t ready for Gutenberg. Admittedly, Gutenberg looks better than the classic editor, with all the blocks for media-rich pages and posts. 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