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Classic Editor
v1.7.0
Enables the previous "classic" editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports all plugins that extend this screen.
by WordPress.org · Website
block-editorclassic editoreditorgutenberg
- Rank
- #4 24h 0 · 7d 0
- Est. installs
- 8,000,000+ bucket floor only
- Total downloads
- 94M all time
- Rating
- 4.9 ★ 1.2K reviews
- Official installs
- 8,000,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 2 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 0% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.7 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
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Last release
- Version
- 1.7.0
- Requires WP
- 4.9
- Requires PHP
- 5.2.4
- On WP.org since
- 2017
About Classic Editor
Classic Editor is a WordPress plugin by WordPress.org, first published on WordPress.org in 2017. It has 8,000,000+ active installations and 93,831,416 downloads in total, and ranks #4 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Its directory rank held steady over the past week. Users rate it 4.9 out of 5 across 1,249 reviews. Version 1.7.0 was released 5 months ago. It is tested up to WordPress 7.0.7 and requires WordPress 4.9 and PHP 5.2.4 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 2 support threads were marked resolved (0%). It is listed under block-editor, classic editor, editor and gutenberg. Plugins with a similar focus include Advanced Editor Tools, Disable Gutenberg and Classic Widgets.
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