Classic Widgets

Classic Widgets

Enables the previous "classic" widgets settings screens in Appearance – Widgets and the Customizer. Disables the block editor from managing widgets.
Rating:
4.9
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Active Installations:
2000000+
Last Updated:
Nov 13, 2024
WordPress Version:
4.9 or higher
Tested up to:
6.7.2

Simplify Widgets Management

Easily manage widgets settings without the complexity of the block editor.

Seamless Transition

Restore the familiar widgets settings screens for a smooth user experience.

Official WordPress Support

Trust in the reliability and longevity of Classic Widgets with support and maintenance until 2024.

Hassle-free Activation

No additional configuration needed, simply enable or disable the plugin to enable or disable the classic widgets settings screens.

0.3

Update for 5.9.

0.2

Update filter name.

0.1

Initial release.

Excellent plugin

By (happyandyk) on April 17, 2025

Useful, but needs an update now, as the Classic bar does not remain sticky now with the latest WP 6.8 update.

Perfect, easy to use

By Sepi (sepicompanywork) on April 7, 2025

Thanks to this plugin, I no longer get a headache from looking at the widgets page.

Best Plugin Ever

By Helison S. Cruz (detonasaurus) on April 4, 2025

Hello, guys from WordPress Team.

I want to thank you for keeping this plugin active until today.

I started to really like the block scheme within the posts (especially for those who like to develop their own blocks like me), but here in the widgets I think the application of the blocks didn't work very well.

You could create something similar to the old widget system, but without blocks. The cool thing about widgets was that they were easy to manipulate and allowed for faster customization within limits. The blocks in this part of the widgets became confusing and difficult to manage.

Classic Plugin

By Quotes Ninja (quotesninja) on March 29, 2025

I'm using this plugin because of simplicity and for classic experience.

This plugin totally saved me

By Erez Speiser (erezspeiser) on February 16, 2025

I experience from time to time glitches with the widgets block system and never got to like it.

Lately, it got worse to the point that I could not add/edit my widgets, getting all kinds of errors and strange behavior. I must say I was panicked because it was a huge issue for me.

After some research I found out the plugin that rolls us back to sanity.

The fact that it has 2M installations and a 5-star rating clearly means that WP made a lousy move with introducing the blocks into the widgets.

I hope they will take this seriously.

Excellent

By mattmx on February 9, 2025

thanks for providing such a tool

Very easy to understand!

By nealumphred on November 30, 2024

Great plugin!

Very easy to understand, set up, and use.

Keep on keepin' on ...

Great this solution

By Oliver Junior (webde5igner) on November 27, 2024

Great solution, thanks

Good plugin

By haydenashly on November 25, 2024

A good plugin.

A Must Have!

By shadowheezy on November 12, 2024

Makes my life easy.

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