Enable Default Editor
Enable Default Editor is a free plugin maintained by the keendevs team (keendevs.com) that restores the previous ("classic") WordPress edito …
5(2 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Enable Default Editor is a WordPress editor plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Elementor Website Builder – more than….
5/52 reviews
200active installs
6.1K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019
Overview
Enable Default Editor is a free plugin maintained by the keendevs team (keendevs.com) that restores the previous (“classic”) WordPress editor and the “Edit Post” screen.
At a glance, this plugin adds the following:
- Add New plugin.
- search Enable Defult editor plugin
- Install and Active Defult editor plugin.
By default, this plugin hides all functionality available in the new Block Editor (“Gutenberg”).
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.2.24 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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Changelog
1.5
- Updated for WordPress 5.2 and Gutenberg 5.3+.
- Enhanced and fixed the “open posts in the last editor used to edit them” logic.
- Fixed adding post state so it can easily be accessed from other plugins.
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