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Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode

Disable the Block Editor fullscreen mode by default in WordPress 5.4+. Lightweight, no settings needed — just activate and it works.

By Ankit Panchal·Block-editor·Free
4.3(8 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago
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As of April 2026, Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode is a WordPress block-editor plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 50K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 9% this week. Top alternative: Classic Editor.

4.3/58 reviews
1.0K+active installs
50K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Tired of the WordPress Block Editor launching in fullscreen every time? This plugin automatically disables the default fullscreen mode in the Gutenberg editor for WordPress 5.4 and above. No configuration required — simply install, activate, and get straight to editing without the distraction.

Features:

  • Automatically disables Block Editor fullscreen mode on load
  • Zero configuration — works out of the box
  • Lightweight with no impact on performance
  • Compatible with the latest WordPress version

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Ratings & Reviews

4.38 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Technically works but now with ads
by Jonathan·1 year ago·1 reply

First off, the plugin technically works and up to recently I had no issues with it. However, it recently started displaying a giant ad for another of it’s plugins on all of my site dashboards when I logged in. The problem is the ad doesn’t even let you know that it’s associated with this plugin. I had to do a bunch of Googling to figure it out. I thought my sites had been hacked. There is a “Never Show This Again” link in the ad.

This was supposed to be a simple plugin. Essentially it was 4 lines of code to disable the fullscreen editor (83 if you count all the boilerplate WordPress plugin registration and comments). Now it’s bloated up to 280 lines with all the WP UltimaKit ad nonsense.

Amazing plugin
by mich08·3 years ago

Amazing plugin *****

Works fine with WP 5.5.3
by Michael Galli·5 years ago·2 replies

I installed the plugin, activated it and nothing happened. Still all in fullscreen mode. I guess it needs a fix.

Edit: It works totally fine. Found some bugs + incompatibility issues with custom code – that´s why it conflicted before and didn´t work.

  • This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by Michael Galli.
‘Ridiculous’ plugin (but good and necessary!)
by Jack·5 years ago·1 reply

It’s ridiculous that there should be a plugin like this one, but I’m very happy it exists! No way to turn the full screen editing off by default. Thank you!

  • This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by Jack.
Lost without it
by jmslbam·5 years ago·1 reply

I and all my clients were lost with this new full editing experience. They didn’t know, where to click to get back to the dashboard, thanks to this plugin, they can manage their website again in a logical way. Ciao!

I edited this to 2 star rating (just works) because it now shows a big unnecessary sales notice on the whole WordPress Dashboard to upsell his other works. Just don’t do this mate, don’t… and the guidelines also say, don’t do it… https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-org/detailed-plugin-guidelines/#11-plugins-should-not-hijack-the-admin-dashboard So a 2 star rating is generous.

  • This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by jmslbam. Reason: Big unnecessary sales notice

Download Trends

Today: 17Yesterday: 26This week: 116Period total: 11K

Compatibility

WordPress5.4+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v4.2
62.5%
Other
18.8%
v4.0
9.4%
v3.2
9.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

4.2.0 – 24-02-2026

  • Compatibility tested & Tested with the latest WordPress version.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Ankit PanchalAnkit Panchal
Plugin Info
Version
4.2.0
Last Updated
Feb 24, 2026
WP Requires
5.4+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
1.0K+
Downloads
50K+
Added
Apr 2, 2020
Business
Free

Tags

block-editorgutenberg editorwordpress editorgutenberg block editor

Developer

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Ankit Panchal
8 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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