Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance – Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
| Author: | WordPress Contributors (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.9 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.5 |
| Plugin version: | 0.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 05-05-2021 |
| Last updated: | 04-04-2024 |
| Rating, %: | 98 |
| Rated by: | 246 |
| Plugin URI: | https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-widgets... |
| Total downloads: | 5 307 814 |
| Active installs: | 2 000 000+ |
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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 to 2024, 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.
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