Classic Widgets

Autors Tonya Mork

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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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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.
Does this work with full site editing and block themes?: No, as block themes rely on blocks. See Block themes article for more information.

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hunterfox3 5 maijs, 2026

I only installed this cz the new widget editor was slowing me down. It does what I needed, no extra mess. Still, it feels kinda basic and not something I’d call perfect.

westonasher 24 aprīlis, 2026

Good if you don’t like the new widget screen. It made things easier for me, but honestly, it doesn’t add much else. Fine for simple use.

eangreine1 21 aprīlis, 2026

Does exactly what I needed. Brought back old widget system easily. No hassle, just install n done. Works smooth without any issue. Really helpful 👍

thomas452 16 aprīlis, 2026

Classic Widgets helped me quickly restore the old widget screen. Very easy to use and no confusing setup. Feels simple and useful, but a few more options would make it better.

malka22 7 aprīlis, 2026

Brought back the old widget screen, which made things easier for me. Very simple to use, with no extra setup required. Not fancy, but helpful if you like the classic way.