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Guten Free Options

Gutenberg Free Options for your WordPressed Burger err I mean Editor.

By Tony Hayes·Options·Free
5(3 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 9 months ago
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As of April 2026, Guten Free Options is a WordPress options plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 5.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9.0+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Top alternative: Redux Framework.

5/53 reviews
200active installs
5.1K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Want to use and/or not use the new Block Editor (Gutenberg) according to your needs?

Guten Free Options provides this for your WordPressed Burger err I mean Editor.

Guten Free Options allows you to smoothly transition your writing experience to WordPress 5+ by giving you full control over when a post should be edited with the Classic Editor or Block Editor… plus have a button to easily switch between them like other page builders.

With this plugin you can set the default editor to be used at ANY level, and more specific levels will override the previous ones – but only if they are set (similar to how cascading stylesheet inherit rules.)

This means complete flexibility – defaults for multisite networks, single sites, any user role, author preference, as well as being able…

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Ratings & Reviews

53 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.9.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5
PHP5.2.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.9.7

  • Fixed: extra sanitization and escaping
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Tony HayesTony Hayes
Plugin Info
Version
0.9.7
Last Updated
Jul 2, 2025
WP Requires
4.9.0+
Tested Up To
6.8.5
PHP Requires
5.2.4+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
5.1K+
Added
Nov 23, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

optionsgutenbergblock-editorclassic editor

Developer

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Tony Hayes
6 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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