WordPress, the world’s most popular website builder and content management system (CMS), is making a big change with its newest update: Gutenberg. The new editor, which replaces the current TinyMCE editor, is designed to make WordPress more user-friendly and allow for more flexibility and creativity with content creation. However, not everyone is happy with the change. In fact, some WordPress users are so unhappy with Gutenberg that they’re looking for ways to disable it.
If you’re not a fan of Gutenberg or if you’re just not ready for the change, there are a few ways you can disable the new editor. Below, we’ll show you how to disable Gutenberg in WordPress.
First, you need to install the plugin Classic Editor. This will allow you to keep using the TinyMCE editor while still having access to Gutenberg if you want to use it.
Once you have the Classic Editor plugin installed and activated, go to your WordPress dashboard and click on “Settings” and then “Writing”. Under the “Classic Editor Settings” section, select the “Disable for all users” option.
Alternatively the plugin Disable Gutenberg can be installed and activated. Once activated, it will disable Gutenberg for all users on your WordPress site.
If you don’t want to install a plugin , you can also disable Gutenberg by adding a line of code to your WordPress functions.php file. Just add this line of code:
add_filter( 'use_block_editor_for_post', '__return_false' );
Once you’ve added the code, save and close the file. WordPress will now use the TinyMCE editor by default.
Keep in mind that if you disable Gutenberg, you will no longer have access to the new features and blocks that come with it. If you decide you want to try Gutenberg after all, simply follow the instructions above and select “Enable for all users” under the Classic Editor Settings.
Conclusion
Gutenberg is a big change for WordPress and not everyone is ready for it. If you’re not a fan of the new editor, you can disable it using the methods above. Keep in mind that if you disable Gutenberg, you won’t have access to the new features and blocks that come with it.
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