Classic Widgets

Description

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 until at least 2022, or as long as is necessary.

Once activated, 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.

FAQ

Are there any settings?

No, there are no settings. Once activated, this plugin restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress widgets screen and disables the block editor from managing widgets.

Reviews

July 23, 2021
Appreciate this plugin; simple, clean and just works. It solves the empty widgets window problem in WordPress 5.8
July 23, 2021
Muito bom a velocidade que querem inovar mas o gerenciamento de widgets é muito melhor com a anterior. Que bom existir o Classic Widgets!!
July 23, 2021
Another plug-in that I didn't need, classic widgets were fine! Quit breaking things that work.
July 22, 2021
After completely messing up a very well working and simple to use widget editor with WP 5.8, at least this plugin here will save you. 5***** for the plugin, 0* for the new standard block widget editor.
July 22, 2021
The new block widget area is HORRIBLE. Just installed this with much relief to see it's been restored to the original. Have not actually used it yet, so let's hope there are no errors/issues while working. I have to say though, WHY the need to completely change the widgets area at all?? When what's been working for many years for millions of people is still working JUST FINE? I'm quick to leave this review because I was pretty pissed when I went to get work done today and was met with a new interface. Stop changing things on a whim, I never got any heads up the widget area was going to have a makeover. It really messes up workflow and efficiency for those of us on a schedule with our sites. I don't appreciate the inconvenience and SURPRISE of that.. but I DO appreciate the creators of this plugin.. saved the day!
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Contributors & Developers

“Classic Widgets” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Changelog

0.2

Update filter name.

0.1

Initial release.