Advanced Editor Tools vs No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Advanced Editor Tools
2.0M+ active installs
Free
No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor…
9.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 15 reviews) while Advanced Editor Tools leads in active installations (2.0M+ vs 9.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Advanced Editor Tools has accumulated 35M+ total downloads while No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… has 160K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Advanced Editor Tools | No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.5/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 352 | ◄ | 15 |
| Active Installs | 2.0M+ | ◄ | 9.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 35M+ | ◄ | 160K+ |
| Support Resolution | 20% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 months ago | ► | 1 week ago |
| First Released | 2007 | 2018 | |
| Age | 19 years | 8 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.9.2 | 2.1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
Advanced Editor Tools
No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Advanced Editor Tools averaged approximately 1,511 daily downloads while No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… averaged 125.
Recent Reviews
Advanced Editor Tools Reviews
Useful for Editing
Nice plugin for bringing back extra editing tools. Makes the editor more comfortable to use and helps with quick formatting. A few things could be better, but still quite useful.
Helpful Editor Upgrade
Nice plugin for improving the WordPress editor. Adds some useful options that were missing before. Setup was simple and works fine on my site so far. Not perfect, but still a solid tool.
Destroys your editing of website when deactivated.
Do not use this plugin. It create a sister paragraph and insert all your content in there. If the it is deactivated, all the content in their container (which they automatically integrate into every
No Gutenberg – Disable Blocks Editor… Reviews
Excelente plugin – Excellent plugin
Es un plugin sencillo que hace exactamente lo que se espera de él: ¡deshacerse completamente de Gutenberg!——It is a simple plugin that does exactly what it is supposed to do: completely get rid of Gut
Yeah!
Thanks for that!
Of the best
Thank you so much for this plugin!
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